New Grad RN Med Surg AG Natl

*Overview*

Marian Regional Medical Center a 191-bed facility located in Santa Maria California is recognized as one of the Top 250 Hospitals in the Nation by Healthgrades and was awarded Best Maternity Care by Newsweek. It ranks among 10% in the nation for safety core measures in cardiac services and has the only comprehensive cancer treatment and resource program from Los Angeles to San Francisco. Marian’s beautiful mission-style facility houses the latest technology to support excellent physicians and caregivers who deliver compassionate care each and every day. Marian Regional Medical Center is a part of Dignity Health’s Southwest Division and is a member of CommonSpirit Health the largest not-for-profit health care system in the nation boasting an integrated network of top quality hospitals with physicians from the most prestigious medical schools and comprehensive outpatient services - all recognized for quality safety and service. Marian's offers Santa Maria Valley residents access to the most advanced technologies an expanded and enhanced Emergency Department Critical Care Unit neonatal intensive care unit and an array of women's services.

[One Community. One Mission. One California ](https://youtu.be/RrPuiSnALJY?si=pvQgPZ6ZWZM60TPV)

*Responsibilities*

• JOB SUMMARY / PURPOSE* A CommonSpirit Health Nurse Resident is a *new graduate *direct clinical care registered nurse (RN) who continues to develop nursing knowledge, skills, abilities, and behaviors introduced in formal education as they *transition into practice*. They are expected to demonstrate the appropriate competency in both core and functional areas, listed below.
  
  

Progression is expected in the areas of leading through mission vision and values, patient/customer focus, taking ownership, health care knowledge, teamwork, clinical performance improvement, service excellence, decision making and critical thinking, and patient safety.

• ESSENTIAL KEY JOB RESPONSIBILITIES* *Evidence-based Practice (EBP) and Patient Care: *Builds skills to utilize current evidence based practice knowledge, the nursing process, critical thinking and problem solving skills to provide holistic care to individuals across the lifespan and care continuum.
  
  

I*nterprofessional Collaboration and Communication: **Learns to *collaborate and communicate with the interprofessional team to ensure effective and efficient patient care delivery and the achievement of desired patient outcomes.

• Leadership: **Develops *accountability for own practice, delegated care, and the coordination of care delivery. Behaves in a manner that supports colleagues, and maintains respect, trust and dignity.
• Professionalism: *Acquires and maintains knowledge in nursing practice and assumes responsibility for the professional development of self.
  
  

Attainment Of Core Competencies

• Taking Ownership: *Has a basic understanding and knowledge of the current situation or issue at hand; ability to take full personal responsibility or ownership for assignments, activities, decisions and results.
• Teamwork: *Basic understanding and knowledge of the necessity and value of teamwork; participates effectively as part of a team.
• Patient / Customer Focus: *Basic understanding ensuring that the patient/customer perspective is a driving force behind our actions and business decisions; crafting and implementing service practices that meet patients'/customers’ and own organization’s needs. (Focus also includes internal and external customers.)
• Leading through Mission, Vision and Values: *Basic understanding keeping the organization’s mission, vision and values at the forefront of associate decision making and action.
• Effective communication: *Basic understanding of effective communication concepts, tools and techniques; ability to effectively transmit, receive, and accurately interpret ideas, information, and needs through the application of appropriate communication behaviors.
• Patient Safety: *Basic understanding and knowledge of the risks faced by patients in a healthcare environment, and the ability to take steps to reduce these risks.
• Clinical Performance Improvement: *Basic understanding and knowledge of the factors contributing to quality patient care, and the ability to influence these factors in a positive way.
• Continuous Learning: *Basic understanding of the rationale behind the necessity to continually learn and grow and the ability to seek performance feedback and identify approaches to improve one's own performance and that of others.
• Followership: *Basic understanding of and ability to carry out strategies and tasks that support the mission and goals of the leader and the organization.
• Service Excellence: *Basic understanding and knowledge of customer service concepts and techniques; ability to meet or exceed customer needs and expectations and provide excellent service in a direct or indirect manner.
• Healthcare Knowledge: *Basic understanding and knowledge of the operating principles, major issues, governmental regulations, and code of ethics for the healthcare industry; ability to apply this understanding appropriately to healthcare related situations.
• Nursing Assessment and Care: *Basic understanding of and ability to assess ailments and injuries of patients and implement a treatment plan.
• Decision-Making and Critical Thinking: *Basic understanding and knowledge of the decision-making process and associated tools and techniques; ability to accurately analyze situations and reach productive decisions based on informed judgment.
• Clinical Skills: *Basic understanding of and ability to provide clinical skills necessary for patient care, e.g. history taking, therapeutic planning and monitoring, etc., to achieve optimized outcomes in medication therapy and clinical treatment.
  
  

The job summary and responsibilities listed above are designed to indicate the general nature of the work performed within this job. They are not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all job responsibilities required of employees assigned to this job. Employees may be required to perform other duties as assigned.

*Qualifications*

RN Residency Program

*Start Date: July 21, 2025*

Our next RN Residency program start date will begin July 2025. Completion will be based on 100% validation of competencies during your clinical hours. Our target candidates are nurses who have graduated within one year prior to the start of the program and who have not previously worked as a registered nurse or interim permittee.

Qualifications

• Graduate of an accredited School of Nursing with a minimum of an Associate's Degree in Nursing within the past 12 months from start of program.
• 0-12 months of professional nursing (RN) experience.
• An active Registered Nurse (RN) license in California (interim permits cannot be accepted) upon hire.
• Current Basic Life Support (BLS) from the American Heart Association required prior to start date.
  
  

* *Current ACLS from the American Heart Association required prior to start date.*

• Additional Certifications to be required based on department selection.
  
  

*Pay Range*

$48.43 - $72.26 /hour