New Graduate Nurse - Registered Nurse; RN Residency - Columbia County​/Grovetown

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This is a pipeline requisition for the upcoming New Graduate RN Residency opportunity at the new Wellstar location in Columbia County. Interested candidates would be starting late 2026. All Interested candidates should ensure their resume includes their
graduation month and year
for consideration.

This requisition is intended for candidates looking to start their first RN role in 2026.

The RN Resident is expected to successfully complete the 12‐month Nurse Residency Program (NRP). The Wellstar program is designed to facilitate and provide support for a successful transition into professional practice for the new graduate RN with less than 6 months of experience as a Professional Registered Nurse.
RN Residents will participate in programs designed by
1) specialty/service line and
2) NRP sessions to support their development. The RN Resident will be supported by the Unit‐Based Leaders, Educators, NRP RN educators, Site Coordinators, and Unit‐Based Preceptors trained to support professional role transition, strengthen nursing practice comprehension, critical thinking, and clinical skills in preparation for providing excellent patient care on the unit. The Nurse Resident's orientation is comprised of the following sequential phases:
System Orientation,
Core Nursing Onboarding Sessions, Specialty Onboarding Sessions, and monthly NRP sessions.
The RN Resident, under the direct supervision of the Unit Manager and in collaboration with the Professional Nurse Educator, Assistant Nurse Manager, and his/her Preceptor, is responsible for the provision of nursing care to assigned patients in accordance with current Wellstar Standards of Care.
The RN Resident is a proactive member of an interprofessional team of licensed and unlicensed care givers who ensure that patients receive individualized, high quality, safe patient care. Families and significant others are viewed as engaged care team partners supporting the patient across the continuum of care. The framework for practice is guided by the Wellstar Professional Practice Model, Patient Care Delivery Model, evidence‐based practice, and research.

RN competencies are derived from these models and supported by the Wellstar Values in Action.
It is expected that all RN Residents are licensed, knowledgeable and uphold the practice of nursing as outlined by the Georgia Professional Nurse Practice Act and implements the Nursing Scope and Standards of Practice and the Code of Ethics Standards for Nurses put forth by the American Nurses Association. As a member of the patient services team, it is expected that the individual upholds the voice of the patient, system policies and procedures while supporting service excellence goals.

Additionally, it is expected that RN Resident successfully complete the 12‐month RN Residency in the unit in which they are hired.

Exemplary Practice and Outcomes
Performs the Nursing Process (assessment; diagnosis; identification of outcomes; planning; implementation and evaluation) in the performance of clinical care using evidence base practice, uses analytical/critical thinking and ensuring that care is individualized; coordinating care through effective partnerships recognizing that caring is central to achieve optimal patient care outcomes.
Provides patient and family centered care that is consistent with population specific characteristics (e.g. age, gender, disease, etc.) in a manner that adapts service delivery to reflect an understanding of cultural diversity Always partners with the patient and significant others (as appropriate) using such appropriate method for…