Parkridge Health System, TriStar Health kicked off the inaugural HCA Nurse Residency at TriStar Division Winter 2017 Cohort at Parkridge Medical Center Feb. 13.
Parkridge Health System welcomed its nurse residents to the inaugural cohort of the HCA Nurse Residency at TriStar Division. Selected after a rigorous application and interview process, these 11 nurses launched their professional nursing careers with orientation for the Winter 2017 Cohort on Feb. 13 in Chattanooga.
“We are excited to welcome our nurse residents to the Parkridge Health System family of hospitals,” said Deborah Deal, Chief Nursing Executive for Parkridge Health System. “This group of nurses shares our health system’s commitment to patient-centered care. We are honored to share our knowledge and experience with these nurse residents and are dedicated to supporting them in every way possible.”
The full-time, entry-level nurse residency leverages the expertise of Parkridge Health System nurses, who will support the nurse residents as they transition from being a student to professional nurse. During the 12-month program, nurse residents complete a comprehensive curriculum that includes on-site immersion, mentoring and coaching, classroom and simulation learning, networking, career progression pathway planning, and a collaborative evidence-based practice project.
The Winter 2017 Cohort includes over 100 nurse residents from 11 states and 28 schools of nursing who are now working in 14 HCA-affiliated hospitals within TriStar Division, including Parkridge.
HCA’s TriStar Division offers two nurse residency cohorts annually. Each cohort includes opportunities in 10 specialty areas at 22 facilities located in Northwest Georgia, Northeast Atlanta, Bowling Green, Kentucky, and Chattanooga and Nashville, Tennessee. Nurse residency can launch a nursing career that may grow within a single facility or expand to one of nearly 170 HCA-affiliated hospitals across the country and in the United Kingdom.
Nurse resident positions at Parkridge Health System are available in more than 20 specific units including behavioral health, critical care, emergency, inpatient rehabilitation, medical-surgical, neuroscience, oncology, orthopedics, pediatrics, progressive care, surgical services, trauma and women’s services. Applications are being accepted through March 15, 2017, for the Summer 2017 Cohort, which begins July 24, 2017.
For more information about the HCA Nurse Residency at TriStar Division, visit HCATriStarNurseResidency.com.