Nurse Residency Program Starts at Atmore Community HospitalBanner picture of four Nurses standing outside Hospital and folding their arms. There is one male and three females.
Escambia County (AL) - Atmore Community Hospital Starts Nurse Residency Program
Atmore Community Hospital has announced that they have launched a Nurse Residency Program. The ACH Nurse Residency Program is a career path program aimed at offering a more comprehensive onboarding and education process by rotating program nurses through the four main nursing departments - Med/Surg, ICU, ED, and Surgery.
"The program will be eighteen (18) months of full-time, paid employment with emphasis on providing in-depth, hands-on education focused on challenges faced by new nurses," stated Brad Lowery, ACH Hospital Administrator.
Officials stated that the goal of the new program is to expose new nurses to various fields of expertise and specialties not afforded to the collective whole to give them experience and perspective to better identify departments that they best fit.
"We want new nurses to succeed and employees that are exposed to a rural hospital to have the opportunity to gain experience in multiple areas of specialty to help build nursing skills and determine future career path," stated Suzanne McGill, ACH Director of Nursing."
Upon program completion, if a nurse wants to stay, they may interview for open hospital positions (PRN float, or any full-time departments), and they will not lose their tenure or earned benefits. A nurse may be offered employment at any time during the program and can transition to full-time employment. The 18-month sign on obligation would remain, however.
Rebecca Livermore, RN - Med/Surg Manager will help lead the program. A webpage has been created to accept applications, as well as, provide information for prospective nurses. For those interested, they can access that page by going to the Atmorehealth.org website "Careers" tab and selecting "Nurse Residency Program" from the dropdown menu. Or you can view by following this link - Nurse Residency Program.
