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All new graduates joining VCU Health participate in a new Graduate Residency Program coordinated through the Department of Education and Professional Development (EPD) in partnership with nurse managers and nurse clinicians.
Since 2004, in collaboration with the VCU School of Nursing, we have offered the Vizient and America Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN) Nurse Residency Program curriculum. This one-year program supports new graduates of baccalaureate and associate degree nursing programs. The Nurse Residency Program at VCU Health System – VCU Medical Center is accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education, 655 K Street NW, Suite 750, Washington, DC 20001, (202) 887-6791.
All newly hired new graduate nurses are enrolled and must be:
Our program incorporates a variety of individual and group learning activities which complement unit-based clinical learning activities. Nurse Residents commit the following components of the one-year program:
Our program includes two phases:
Months 0-6
Perspectives I: Self-Care
Perspectives II: Communications & Collaboration
Perspectives III: Kaleidoscope Challenge
Perspectives IV: Ethics/End of Life
Perspectives V: Performance Improvement & Professional Development
Months 7-12
Best Practices I: Johns Hopkins EMP Model
Best Practices II: Pain
Best Practices III: Skin
Best Practices IV: Med Administration/Falls
Best Practices Project Presentation
For HR questions about job interviews or HR-related questions, please contact HR4U@vcuhealth.org
For Nurse Residency Program questions, contact one of our coordinators NRPAdmin@vcuhealth.org
There is no separate application to the Nurse Residency Program. You will automatically start the program (if you have less than 6 months RN experience) once you accept an RN position at VCU Health.
Step 1: Visit www.vcuhealth.org/careers
Step 2: Search current Registered Nurse job openings in our online job portal
Step 3: Create a user account within the online job portal
Step 4: Apply for a Registered Nurse position
Once you have been selected to interview for a Registered Nurse position, offered and accept a position at VCU Health, you are automatically enrolled in the Nurse Residency Program.
New grads are encouraged to watch for new career postings!