RN Nurse Residency (May Grads - Summer '25 Cohort)

Nurse Residency Program

To provide quality healthcare services that meet the needs of our communities.

Job Description

• Full-time position, 36 to 40 hours per week.
• Summer 2025 Nurse Residency Programs offered in Adult Acute Care, Critical Care, and Emergency Department.
• Sign-on bonus of up to $12,500.
• Student loan repayment assistance of up to $5,250.
• Potential relocation assistance available.
• The RN Nurse Residency is for newly graduated Registered Nurses with less than one year of nursing experience. This year-long program includes:
  • 12 paid weeks of 1:1 precepted experiences on 1-2 patient care units.
  • Online orientation modules.
  • Professional development classes.
  • Clinical lecture day.
  • Basic arrhythmia training (for required units).
  • Arrhythmia treatment training (for required units).
  • Complex patient management.
  • Delegation and communication skills.
  • Time management and conflict resolution training.
  • Completion of an evidence-based project with implementation opportunity.
  • Scheduled support meetings with the residency coordinators.

With the completion of our RN Nurse Residency, our Nurse Residents can competently:

• Utilize the nursing process to promote and restore patients' health status.
• Collaborate with physicians and multidisciplinary team members.
• Provide physical and psychological support to patients, family members, and significant others.
• Use a systematic critical-thinking approach to guide data gathering, assessment, nursing judgment, intervention, and evaluation of human responses as well as supervise assigned team members.
• Ensure all responsibilities are carried out in accordance with the mission, vision, strategic imperatives, and standards of the organization, American Nurses Association, Emergency Nurses Association, and in accordance with the provisions/statutes set forth by the South Carolina Nurse Practice Act.

Requirements

• Minimum Education: Graduate of an accredited nursing school within the past year is preferred. Entry-level nurses serving in their first nursing role are required to participate in the Nurse Residency Program. Entry-level nurses who are not in their first nursing role may participate at the discretion of the program leadership team. No longer than 12 months shall elapse from the time of graduation from the prelicensure nursing program to admission into the Nurse Residency Program. ADN, BSN, or MEPN degrees accepted. New graduate RNs who acquire their generic RN education through an online program will not meet LMC minimum qualifications.

• Required Certifications/Licensure: Registered Nurse (RN) licensure through SC (or multi-compact state), or Graduate Nurse (GN) licensure through SC. If hired with GN licensure, must pass NCLEX-RN by GN license expiration date to continue in Nurse Residency program. Current BLS certification.

Responsibilities

• Immediately inform management of receipt of official licensure notification by the Board of Nursing, denial of permanent licensure by the Board of Nursing, failure of NCLEX, revocation of temporary authorization, or any criminal charges (other than minor traffic offenses).
• Flexibility to work dayshift or nightshift, depending on unit needs.
• While completing the RN Nurse Residency program, the Nurse Resident will be expected to adhere to organizational standards including:
  • Patient care and support: Establish positive rapport with patients, family, team members, and other disciplines to provide a compassionate confidential environment, promote patient independence, and encourage collaboration between treatment team members. Use ethical decision-making processes and advocate for acceptable patient outcomes.
  • Clinical work quality: Assure quality of care by adhering to therapeutic standards; measuring health outcomes against patient care goals and standards; making or recommending necessary adjustments; following hospital and nursing division's philosophies and standards of care set by state board of nursing, state nurse practice act, and other governing agency regulations. Protect patients and employees by adhering to infection-control policies and protocols, medication administration and storage procedures, and controlled substance regulations. Provide safe, appropriate quality of care and support to patients and family members.
  • Resource management: Ensure operation of equipment by completing preventive maintenance requirements; following manufacturer's instructions; troubleshooting malfunctions; calling for repairs; maintaining equipment inventories; evaluating new equipment and techniques. Assist in performing and documenting environmental checks as required by LMC policy and regulatory agencies.
  • Professional responsibilities: Meet or exceed all LMC requirements for attendance and service expectations. Maintain required certifications. Complete yearly safety training and other mandatory classes. Comply with all annual employee health requirements. Earn a minimum of 15 hours of continuing education annually within specialty. Perform all other duties as assigned.

Benefits

• Day one medical, dental, and life insurance benefits.
• Health care and dependent care flexible spending accounts (FSAs).
• Employees are eligible for enrollment into the 403(b) match plan day one. LHI matches dollar for dollar up to 6%.
• Employer-paid life insurance equal to 1x salary.
• Employee may elect supplemental life insurance with low-cost premiums up to 3x salary.
• Adoption assistance.
• LHI provides its full-time employees employer-paid short-term disability and long-term disability coverage after 90 days of eligible employment.
• Tuition reimbursement.
• Student loan forgiveness.

Community Overview

Rated as one of the Top 25 Best Hospitals to Work for in the U.S., the heart of LMC is our 607-bed modern state-of-the-art facility. Winning the prestigious "Summit Award" from Press Ganey for outstanding patient satisfaction and "Consumer Choice Award" from the National Research Corporation contributes to our reputation for providing our patients the highest quality care. Ranked in the Columbia metro area by U.S. News & World Report, Lexington Medical Center is the only hospital named one of the Best Places to Work in South Carolina and the first hospital in the state to achieve Magnet with Distinction status for excellent nursing care.

We are located in the heart of the Midlands, right outside of Columbia, SC, and one of the most successful integrated healthcare systems in the Southeast. As the third largest employer in the Midlands, we invite you to be a part of our ongoing success and join our LMC Family!