Nurse Resident. A nurse resident is a newly graduated registered nurse who is assigned under the close and direct supervision of a designated preceptor and shall have limited responsibilities as defined by the supervisor. At the completion of the resident program, the preceptor and/or supervisor and department manager will evaluate the nurse intern. The department manager will determine if additional training or supervision up to ninety (90) calendar days is necessary, based on input from the preceptor and/or program coordinator. A nurse intern shall not be given independent patient care assignment prior to completion of his/her internship in each particular unit, unless his/her preceptor/resource RN is available who is not in charge. After receiving a successful evaluation, the nurse intern will be considered a staff nurse. If a nurse intern does not successfully complete the program (including any extension thereof), the nurse may be terminated.
Nurse Resident. A nurse resident is a newly graduated registered nurse who is assigned under the close and direct supervision of a designated preceptor and shall have limited responsibilities as defined by the supervisor. Nurse resident positions will be posted as variable or night shifts. At the completion of the resident program, the preceptor and/or supervisor and department manager will evaluate the nurse intern resident. The department manager will determine if additional training or supervision up to ninety (90) calendar days is necessary, based on input from the preceptor and/or program coordinator. A nurse intern resident shall not be given independent patient care assignment prior to completion of his/her their internship residency in each particular unit, unless his/her preceptor/resource RN is available who is not in charge. After receiving a successful evaluation, the nurse intern resident will be considered a staff nurse. If a nurse intern resident does not successfully complete the program (including any extension thereof), the nurse may be terminated.
Nurse Resident. A General Nurse Resident is a graduate who is waiting to take the NCLEX exam, or who has taken the NCLEX exam but whose clinical experience after graduation is less than six (6) months, or a Registered Nurse who is returning to practice with no current acute care clinical training or experience. A General Nurse Resident shall be assigned under the supervision of more experienced nurses and the guidance of a designated preceptor. (A Nurse Resident is a temporary position that is not included in the bargaining unit, until the Nurse Resident successfully completes the residency, acquires a Washington State RN license if applicable, and applies for and is hired by the Hospital into an open Staff Nurse position.) It is an expectation that the period of general residency shall not exceed six (6) months. The residency may be extended up to an additional three (3) months, if the evaluation indicates the orientation has not been successfully completed. Each Nurse Resident shall receive a copy of the evaluation. A General Nurse Resident may apply for open Staff Nurse positions upon satisfactory completion of the residency program. (Seniority and bargaining unit status will commence at the time a Nurse Resident is promoted and begins working in such a Staff Nurse position.)
