Registered nurse residency | post-baccalaureate | veterans affairs

MISSION To facilitate the transition of newly graduated nurses from novice to competent professional in a caring and skilled environment, while developing professional leadership ability and

promoting excellence in Veteran care. OUR VALUES Our values is to provide care that exhibit: Integrity Commitment Advocacy Respect Excellence PHILOSOPHY The philosophy of our PB-RNR

programs is to reach the “the highest levels of significant learning that include personal involvement at both the affective and cognitive levels, are self-initiated, and are so pervasive

they could change attitudes, behavior, and in some cases, even the personality of the learner (Carl Rogers). PROGRAM This is an intensive 12-month residency program for 10 competitive

positions. A. CLINICAL COMPONENT: Three-phase of precepted clinical rotation on preparing the new graduate nurse to transition into professional role in the following site: acute care,

Critical or Specialty Care and Leadership/site of chosen area for final rotation. Experiential clinical rotation in, mental health, ambulatory, Telehealth and outpatient settings. B.

DIDACTIC COMPONENT: There will be an average of weekly classroom activities, that includes academic/learning activities, post-clinical conference for experiential learning and evaluation,

and/or opportunities to complete experiential assignments. This includes guided evidence-based study. As federally funded, each resident will receive the following benefits: * 12-month

stipend amounting to $61,462 * Insurance: multiple options are available for medical, dental, vision & life * Accrual of paid Sick and Annual leave: 4 hours of sick Leave and 4 hours of

annual leave every 2 weeks. Prior military members may receive more based-on time in service. All nursing staff will receive 4 hours of sick and 8 hours of annual leave after they finish

their residency. * Access to the VA-Trainee Recruitment Event (VA-TRE) connecting trainees with VA facilities across the nation that have job openings, match them to interview with these

sites, place trainees where there is a good fit and retain trainees in the VA system. * Reserve Military Leave – 2 weeks of paid leave for Reserve annual tour APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS FOR

APPLICANTS TO POST-BACCALAUREATE REGISTERED NURSE RESIDENT: * Must be a U.S. citizen * BSN from a CCNE or ACEN accredited program * Must not have had ANY paid RN or paid Graduate Nurse

Technician (GNT) work experience * Current unrestricted RN license (passed NCLEX at the latest, a month prior to the start of the residency program) * Must have graduated less than a year

from program start date with a GPA 3.0. To apply, please submit the following: * Application/Essay * Resume: must include your “unpaid” and “paid” clinical experiences * Unofficial

Transcript * School of Nursing Faculty References (3) using the recommendation form. Email the program director for application packet and brochure. FOR MORE INFORMATION, CONTACT: Shoba

Abraham DNP, RN,CCRN-K Interim Director, Post – Baccalaureate Registered Nurse Residency Program (PB-RNR) Cell : Phone: Email : [email protected] Jamie Chatzipoulios, Coordinator, at  

ext. 13827 Email: [email protected]