Graduate Nurse- Nurse Residency - Cohort

Position: Graduate Nurse- Nurse Residency - June Cohort
Located in Franklin, Tennessee, Williamson Health is one of the South's most exceptional health care systems with a 203 bed hospital (Williamson Medical Center), over 40 providers at our Williamson Health Medical Group locations, the Bone & Joint Institute and the Monroe Carell Junior Children's Hospital Vanderbilt at Williamson Medical Center. Williamson Health offers comprehensive in-patient and out-patient services. We have more than 825 providers representing over 70 medical specialties and sub-specialties.

Williamson Health is a system where your talents will be valued and your skillset expanded. We are rooted in our promise to world-class, compassionate care for the residents of Williamson County and surrounding communities, taking exceptional pride in serving our community. We're committed to empowering our employees to work in innovative ways and reserve time and space for curiosity, laughter and creativity.

We value and support the diversity and cultural differences among one another and are committed to upholding an inclusive environment that appreciates the uniqueness of all individuals. Our values are at the heart of everything we do: respect for every individual, the health and total well-being of all people, human compassion and integrity. These shape who we are as an organization and are essential for delivering the highest level of culturally competent care and treatment of every patient, family member, visitor, physician and employee.

Williamson Health is pleased to offer a comprehensive benefits program, that offers you choice and flexibility, so you can take charge of your physical, financial, and emotional well-being.
o Medical, Dental, Vision
o PTO
o Retirement Matching
o Tuition reimbursement
o Discount programs
o FSA (Flexible Spending Accounts)
o Identity Theft Protection
o Legal Aid

Williamson Health is an equal-opportunity employer and a drug-free workplace.

Williamson Health is accepting applications for the Nurse Residency Program to start in June 2026. If you will graduate at the end of the Spring Semester OR have less than a year of experience and have recently graduated with a nursing diploma/degree, please apply today!

For more information, please contact Dena Lloyd at
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OVERVIEW OF WILLIAMSON HEALTH NURSE RESIDENCY PROGRAM

The Nurse Residency Program, at Williamson Health, is designed to support your transition as a new graduate nurse to the bedside nursing practice. The education and support you will receive, through the program, will help you in continuing to develop your skills while using research-based evidence linked to positive outcomes. The 12-month program requires a 24-month commitment from the date of program entry.
The Nurse Residency Program is usually offered 2-3 times per year.

• Winter

• Summer

• Fall (if available)

PROGRAM DESIGN

In your first year, the program aims for you to :

• Build on your skills related to clinical judgment and performance

• Provide clinical nursing leadership at the point of care

• Strengthen your commitment to nursing as a professional career choice

• Create an individual development plan for your new clinical role

• Provide care using research-based evidence linked to practice outcomes.

The program curriculum provides an array of learning opportunities with skill development.

• Classroom Orientation Training

• Rotation to Ancillary Departments

• Individualized 3 Month Preceptorship

• Monthly Seminars covering subjects related to Leadership, Quality Outcomes and Professional Roles

• Progression Surveys

ELIGIBILITY/APPLICATION/INTERVIEW PROCESS

• Eligibility to apply to the program requires meeting one of the following:

Graduating with a nursing diploma the semester immediately prior to the start date of the Nurse Resident Program

Graduate with a nursing diploma with less than one year of nursing experience.

• It is recommended to apply at the beginning of the last semester before graduation.

• Applications are accepted continuously on the Williamson Health Careers page liamsonmedicalcenter.org/careers

• Panel interviews are conducted for the selection process