What are the responsibilities and job description for the RN Residency Program - Edward Hospital position at Endeavor Health?
Position Highlights
What You Will Need
Required Education, Skills, and/or Experience:
The Nurse Resident is a new graduate registered nurse who is in the Nurse Residency Program. The New Graduate Residency Program supports the graduate nurse to make a successful transition to competent practice by providing a safe, nurturing, learning environment during the first year of practice. Focused curriculum concepts include disease-specific care, evidence-based practice, communication and teamwork, person-centered care, and quality improvement. Critical thinking, professional accountability and responsibility are threaded throughout the curriculum. The residency program fosters peer support, nurse mentorship, and clinical guidance during this time of transition in practice.
Endeavor Health Edward Hospital is proud to offer its semi-annual Nurse Residency Program. Our program is accredited with distinction as a Practice Transition Program by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation in Practice Transition Programs (ANCC, COA-PTAP). As an ANCC Practice Transition Accreditation Program (PTAP), Endeavor Health Edward Hospital's Nurse Resident Program demonstrates excellence in transitioning new graduate nurses into practice. Accreditation with distinction is the highest recognition awarded by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Accreditation Program. Accredited workplace settings at Endeavor Health Edward Hospital include: Medical, Surgical, Medical-Surgical, Oncology, Step-Down and Critical Care
Endeavor Health Edward Hospital is offering positions in the following departments: Cardiac Telemetry (CTU 2 & 8, 3 and 7) , Medical Oncology, Pulmonary Medicine, Ortho/Spine, Surgical Care, and Critical Care.
Benefits (For Full-time Or Part-time Positions)
When you work for Endeavor Health, you will be part of an organization that encourages its employees to achieve career goals and maximize their professional potential.
Please explore our website (www.endeavorhealth.org) to better understand how Endeavor Health delivers on its mission to “help everyone in our communities be their best”.
Endeavor Health is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodation to individuals with disabilities. Please refer to the main career page for more information.
Diversity, equity, and inclusion is at the core of who we are; being there for our patients and each other with compassion, respect, and empathy. We believe that our strength resides in our differences and in connecting our best to provide community-connected healthcare for all.
EOE: Race/Color/Sex/Sexual Orientation/ Gender Identity/Religion/National Origin/Disability/Vets, VEVRRA Federal Contractor.
- Position: Registered Nurse Resident
- Hourly Pay Range: $34.68 - $55.15. The hourly pay rate offered is determined by a candidate’s expertise and years of experience, among other factors.
- Endeavor Health is currently conducting a comprehensive review of our compensation structure. The new minimum for this role will be adjusted to $36.00 base pay hourly rate beginning May 2025.
- Location: Endeavor Health Edward Hospital – Naperville, IL
- Full Time: 36 hours/week
- Hours: Days 7:00am-7:30pm or nights 7:00pm-7:30 am with rotating weekends and holidays
What You Will Need
Required Education, Skills, and/or Experience:
- Baccalaureate Degree or higher in Nursing
- On rare occasions an internal candidate with an Associate’s Degree in Nursing may be considered. The RN must obtain a Baccalaureate Degree or higher in Nursing within five years of date of transfer to RN position. Only candidates strongly recommended by their Director, approved by the Chief Nursing Officer and who have been evaluated as a top performer will be considered for this position.
- External candidates with an Associate’s Degree in Nursing may be considered after approval by the Chief Nursing Officer. The RN must obtain a Baccalaureate Degree or higher in Nursing within five years of start date into RN position.
- Required Certification and/or License:
- Current CPR card issued by the American Heart Association or American Red Cross.
- Current State of Illinois Registered Nurse license.
- If the State of Illinois Registered Nurse license is not obtained before hire, candidate can obtain employment as a license-pending registered nurse and practice under the direction of a registered professional nurse until license to practice is received or until license is denied if the following criteria is met.
- Official written notification of passing NCLEX and Illinois RN license application, including payment of required fees upon position start date.
- The State of Illinois RN license must be obtained within 90 days from the official date of passing the licensure exam as inscribed on the formal written notification.
- The 3-month license pending period may be extended if more time is needed by the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation to process the licensure application.
- If the State of Illinois RN license is not obtained within 90 days of position start date, employee will be subject to disciplinary action up to and including termination.
- Provide professional nursing care in accordance with the Illinois Professional Registered Nurse Practice Act, and hospital policies and procedures.
- Participate in unit specific orientation which provides experiential learning at the bedside, supervised acquisition of skills, training, and practice in the use of clinical equipment, documentation, and other information systems.
- Actively participate in classroom activities with peers including didactic lecture, group discussion, simulation training and reflective learning exercises.
- Progress through “task-based” learning to demonstrating critical thinking by anticipating and understanding you patients’ needs, to effectively intervene to achieve desired patient outcomes.
- Demonstrate effective use of communication and conflict management strategies to promote safe, seamless, and person-centered care.
- Collaborate with the interprofessional team to ensure optimal patient outcomes and continuity of care.
- Consult with patient, families and interprofessional team members on ethical issues including end of life, palliative care, and hospice transition.
The Nurse Resident is a new graduate registered nurse who is in the Nurse Residency Program. The New Graduate Residency Program supports the graduate nurse to make a successful transition to competent practice by providing a safe, nurturing, learning environment during the first year of practice. Focused curriculum concepts include disease-specific care, evidence-based practice, communication and teamwork, person-centered care, and quality improvement. Critical thinking, professional accountability and responsibility are threaded throughout the curriculum. The residency program fosters peer support, nurse mentorship, and clinical guidance during this time of transition in practice.
Endeavor Health Edward Hospital is proud to offer its semi-annual Nurse Residency Program. Our program is accredited with distinction as a Practice Transition Program by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation in Practice Transition Programs (ANCC, COA-PTAP). As an ANCC Practice Transition Accreditation Program (PTAP), Endeavor Health Edward Hospital's Nurse Resident Program demonstrates excellence in transitioning new graduate nurses into practice. Accreditation with distinction is the highest recognition awarded by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Accreditation Program. Accredited workplace settings at Endeavor Health Edward Hospital include: Medical, Surgical, Medical-Surgical, Oncology, Step-Down and Critical Care
Endeavor Health Edward Hospital is offering positions in the following departments: Cardiac Telemetry (CTU 2 & 8, 3 and 7) , Medical Oncology, Pulmonary Medicine, Ortho/Spine, Surgical Care, and Critical Care.
Benefits (For Full-time Or Part-time Positions)
- Premium pay for eligible employees
- Career Pathways to Promote Professional Growth and Development
- Various Medical, Dental, Pet and Vision options
- Tuition Reimbursement
- Free Parking
- Wellness Program Savings Plan
- Health Savings Account Options
- Retirement Options with Company Match
- Paid Time Off and Holiday Pay
- Community Involvement Opportunities
When you work for Endeavor Health, you will be part of an organization that encourages its employees to achieve career goals and maximize their professional potential.
Please explore our website (www.endeavorhealth.org) to better understand how Endeavor Health delivers on its mission to “help everyone in our communities be their best”.
Endeavor Health is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodation to individuals with disabilities. Please refer to the main career page for more information.
Diversity, equity, and inclusion is at the core of who we are; being there for our patients and each other with compassion, respect, and empathy. We believe that our strength resides in our differences and in connecting our best to provide community-connected healthcare for all.
EOE: Race/Color/Sex/Sexual Orientation/ Gender Identity/Religion/National Origin/Disability/Vets, VEVRRA Federal Contractor.
Salary : $35 - $55
