New Graduate Nurse Residency
Cooley Dickinson Hospital (CDH)

Cooley Dickinson Hospital (CDH) is committed to supporting new graduate nurses with a pathway to success as you transition from nursing school to practicing registered nurse. Our Nurse Residency Program and Specialty specific orientation programs will provide you with increased clinical support and education during orientation.

Cooley Dickinson Hospital also offers a Mentorship program which is designed to help transition to a professional nursing role during your first year of clinical practice. The program fosters trust, vulnerability, empathy, and respect. It begins at the conclusion of your orientation and lasts throughout your first year here at Cooley. You will be paid an hour of time biweekly to meet with a mentor of your choice, at a time most convenient for you, about topics that are most important to you. Benefits to these mentorship programs include increased confidence, satisfaction, and collaborative relationships.

There are many additional benefits available to you as a nurse at Cooley Dickinson. You will have access to tuition reimbursement programs, loan forgiveness programs, free contact hour courses for license renewal, free AHA certifications as required for your role and paid educational time to complete them at CDH. We also offer competitive paid time off, generous health benefits with low employee contribution levels, and free on-campus parking.

We anticipate openings for the Nurse Residency Program for Spring 2024 in these units:

• Telemetry
• Med/Surg
• Emergency Department
• Resource (Float) Pool

Applications will be accepted on a rolling basis until all spaces are filled. Acceptance into the program will be based on the following:

• Application
• Resume & cover letter indicating the department(s) where you are interested in working
• Interview

Qualifications
Other Qualifications:

• Nursing school graduate
• Current American Heart Association BLS certification required
• Demonstrated excellent technical, interpersonal, organizational, oral, and written communication skills required.
• Additional unit-specific education and experience requirements are outlined in the Addendum for each unit.
  

EEO Statement
It is the policy of Cooley Dickinson Health Care to provide equal employment opportunity (EEO) to all persons regardless of age, color, national origin, citizenship status, physical or mental disability, race, religion, creed, gender, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, genetic information, marital status, status with regard to public assistance, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law. In addition, Cooley Dickinson Health Care will provide reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities.

Cooley Dickinson Health Care embraces diverse skills, perspectives and ideas, and encourages people of color, veterans, people with disabilities, LGBTQ candidates, and people from other underrepresented groups to apply.

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