Nurse Residency Programs
DeKalb Medical's paid nurse residency programs allow growth, development and career advancement or a change in specialty. We offer all-inclusive residency programs for new nursing graduates, experienced nurses who want to specialize or change their specialty and nurses who have been away from the bedside and want to return to a hospital setting. Our comprehensive orientation program includes classroom and clinical time under the direction of a dedicated preceptor on the assigned unit.
Residency Programs are offered in ICU/CCU, Intermediate Care, ER, Med/Surg, Oncology, Telemetry, Inpatient Rehab, Labor & Delivery, Mother/Baby, NICU, and Long-term Acute Care. These programs include both clinical and didactical training/instruction to include a dedicated preceptor.
Download our Brochure on New Graduate Residency and Nurse Extern Programs
PLEASE NOTE: The brochure indicates which months we accept applications for Nurse Residencies and Nurse Externs as a guideline. If available, Nurse Residencies and Extern positions will be posted at www.dekalbmedical.org/careers. If there are no opportunities listed, please set up a search agent so you can be notified via email to apply.
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Benefits and Incentives:
- Nursing Loan Repayment Scholarships Eligible for $6,000 to pay off a school loan or another hospital scholarship for 24 months of employment as a Registered Nurse.
- Relocation Assistance We pay $2,000 for you to relocate!
- Competitive Salary Rates Receive additional compensation – if you have current working experience as a DeKalb Medical Nurse Extern.
- Shift Differentials Incentives for working evenings (+3.75/hr), nights (+4.00), and weekends (+3.00/hr).
- Continuing Education Staff development classes offered to include Case Study Workshops, ACLS, TNCC, CATN, Critical Care Courses, EKG courses, and much more.
Eligibility:
- Graduate of accredited school of nursing.
- Recipient must pass the National Council Licensure Examination for Registered Nurses (NCLEX) and have Georgia issued RN license within the past 12 months.
- Sign an 18-month Nurse Residency service agreement. The employment service begins from the date recipient successfully completes his/her RN orientation and has a Georgia RN license.
- Have a minimum GPA of 3.0 and be in good standing.
- Recipient must agree to work full-time (minimum 64 hours pay period).
Admissions and Deadlines:
We admit into the Nurse Residency Program one time per year. Starting in March of each year, a full listing of Nurse Residency opportunities along with the exact program and deadline will be posted on our Careers page.
- Program Start Date: July
- Application Deadline: April
- Interviews: May
Applicants are required to submit the following materials:
- Beginning in March, you will need to complete an application for “Nurse Resident.”
- An official transcript from current undergraduate school
- Two letters of recommendation from nursing instructors
Standard Uniform Policy:
- Hunter Green for Externs and New Grad Residences
- Navy and/or White for Registered Nurses
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