New Grad RN Residency Program

This comprehensive, evidence-based onboarding program is designed to nurture and develop newly graduated RNs as they transition from nursing students to professional practitioners. The curriculum combines interactive classes and skills labs with real-time, hands-on experience that helps new nurses gain judgment, skills and confidence. The Baptist Health South Florida residency is fully integrated into our educational structure and has more than 500 employees serving as preceptors, managers, clinical educators and mentors.
Residency choices include:
12-18 week RN Residency in Multispecialty Adult Care (Cardiac, Oncology, Neuro, Rehab, Mother/Baby, Ortho, Progressive Care, Float Pool and more)
12-22 week RN Residency in Specialty Adult Care (Critical Care, Emergency Care, Surgery, Labor & Delivery, Out Patient Care, Bone Marrow Transplant & NICU)
Residencies run in the summer and fall. Additional programs may be offered throughout the year based on business needs.
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[On Camera: Christina A.] If you're deciding on where to start your career, I highly suggest that you go with a RN Residency here with Baptist Health. [Video: Nurses training]
[On Camera: Sally B.] Our residency program is the first system-based accredited program with distinctions. The vision of the RN Residency Program of Baptist Health South Florida is to hire, train, and retain newly graduate nurses that can provide safe and quality care to our patients.
[On Camera: Kelly D.] The residency program is the perfect link between the school and the hospital site.
[On Camera: Laura C.] There's a lot of great classroom experience, along with clinical experience. And it gave me the confidence that I needed to move ahead with my career.
[On Camera: Sally B.] The residency critical components are the clinical preceptorship, didactive activities debriefing and mentoring, simulation experience, and the collaborative support meetings.
[On Camera: Jacqueline L.] The collaborative support model is a model in which the clinical nurse educator, the leadership, the preceptor, and the preceptee. They come together in different phases of the residency to see how they're progressing.
[On Camera: Natalie F.] The didactic piece is the theoretical component of the RN Residency. So, the nurse is able to grow not only clinically, but also be able to apply those concepts. Those evidence-based concepts to her or his practice.
[On Camera: Nicole M.] The simulation labs were a chance to really learn without having to have that fear of a real patient. And you were able to make mistakes and learn from them. And then you were able to go and debrief during the debriefing session, we would all as a group of go and sit down with the leaders and we would each talk about what we felt was what we did well, and then what we didn't do well. And it was a safe space where we, no one would judge if we made a mistake because it was all a learning process and all of us took it as a opportunity to grow.
[On Camera: Isabel M.] It develops their confidence. It increases their critical thinking. So, they feel empowered at the end of the residency program, it's an easier transition for them.
[On Camera: Javier F.] So coming out of school, a lot of times getting that transition between being in the classroom and being in practice, you could go through a lot of hard times. And the residency program basically has a lot of safety net. So that, that transition
is very progressive. And what that does is it allows you to once you do reach the floor, you're very prepared.
[On Camera: Marlene Y.] Well, I liked it cause it kind of made you feel comfortable in your own skin. As a new nurse that feels really unattainable initially.
[On Camera: Jonathon G.] When considering options for where I wanted my first job to be as a nurse, I did a little bit of research and I heard from a lot of people who were previous nurses and said that Baptist is a very trusted organization here in South Florida. You can grow as a nurse in Baptist. [Video: Nurses training, pineapple fountain]
[On Camera: Sasha T.] If anything, I was prepared very well to be able to start as a brand-new nurse in an ICU and then grow to become an educator, assistant manager than a manager. And then also have my nurse practitioner license. So, going through the residency program is the foundation for my growth.
[On Camera: Yaismary O.] As a new nurse who are looking for excellence. This is the place where you need to start.
[On Camera: Elisia E.] We are dedicated, we love what we do. We support our nurses,
days, nights, weekends whatever's needed to give them that support for them to be comfortable, confident and competent nurses in the workforce.
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