RN NEW GRAD RESIDENCY INTERNSHIP PROGRAM
Nursing at GW Hospital
Nurses at GW Hospital identify as essential partners with providers, ancillary, and support staff in an academic medical center, that is Defining Medicine. Our professional RN staff seek best practice opportunities to enhance patient care through unit and system-based quality initiatives and shared governance. Evidenced based research, practice and interdisciplinary care contribute to our philosophy that Every Moment Matters in patient care. Recently, GW Hospital embarked on the ANCC Magnet journey. Our nurse leaders and staff are laser focused on exceptional patient outcomes and are defining healthcare for the 21st century. Nurses love working at GW Hospital as their top choice workplace for:
- Professional development opportunities
- Teamwork and Collaborative Care Model
- Experience at a Level I Trauma Center
- Interdisciplinary Care
- Advances in academic medicine
Job Summary
The GW Hospital nurse residency program combine lectures, e-learning, and hands on-skills lab experience with a clinical application in an acute care setting. Each intern is paired with an experienced RN preceptor in the clinical area. At the conclusion of the internship nurses begin the Nurse Residency Program as our goal is to achieve a successful and smooth transition for the new nurse. This one-year program is designed to assist the nurse in his/her continued development. The program includes monthly classes, debriefing sessions, and evidence based project, and Nurse Residency Coordinator oversight.
GW Hospital’s New Graduate Residency program is a ANCC PTAP (American Nurses Credentialing Center – Practice Transition Accreditation Program) certified nursing program in Northern Virginia. The ANCC Practice Transition Accreditation Program® (PTAP) sets the global standard for residency or fellowship programs that transition registered nurses (RNs) and advanced practice registered nurses (APRNs) into new practice settings.
New grad RNs MUST have taken their NCLEX and passed before the start of the program. It is strongly recommended to sit for a DC RN license when registering to take your boards.
Units where we hire New Grads
- ICU & CVICU
- Emergency Department
- Cardiovascular Center / PCU / IMCU
- Med Surg / Telemetry units
- Operating Room
- Ambulatory Surgery Center
- Neuro Trauma (Comprehensive Stroke Center)
- General Surgery (Bariatric Surgery Center of Excellence)
- General Medicine
- Oncology
- Rehab
- Women’s Health (OB/GYN Post-Partum , Labor and Delivery, NICU Level III)
Qualifications
- Min GPA of 3.0 or greater from an accredited NLN or AACN RN program.
- BSN required OR enrollment and completion of BSN within 5 years
- DC License or eligibility
- Current CPR Certification by AHA or ARC
RN Benefits, Special Incentives & Perks:
- $500 for Personal Development annually
- $4 to $8 per hour shift differential
- $1,000 annual certification bonus
- $5,000 RN Referral Bonus
- $100 monthly commuter subsidy
- Tuition Reimbursement
- Challenging and rewarding work environment with advanced technological systems, processes, and practice
- 401(k) with company match up to 6%
- Excellent medical, dental, vision and prescription drug plan
- Shared Governance Model
- ASN-BSN Scholarship*(restrictions apply)
- No Mandatory Overtime. Schedule your own shifts
- L.E.A.R.N. Clinical Nurse Advancement Program with monetary reward
- Significant opportunities to grow and develop through job-related training, continuing education, and mobility up and across UHS subsidiaries.
- The Option to Waive your Paid Time Off Days and take an additional 12% Increase on your Base Rate.
- Employee discounts and much more…!!
About The George Washington University Hospital:
GW Hospital is a 385-bed tertiary care, academic medical center located in downtown Washington, DC. Featuring a Level 1 Trauma Center and a Level 3 NICU offers clinical expertise in a variety of areas including cardiac, cancer, neurosciences, women’s health, and advanced surgery including robotic and minimally invasive surgery. GW Hospital is owned and operated by Universal Health Services, Inc. (UHS), a King of Prussia, PA-based company that is one of the nation’s largest healthcare management companies. Primary care and specialty outpatient care are available through the Medical Faculty Associates, a multi-specialty physician practice group of more than 750 physicians covering 51 specialty and subspecialty areas. The Medical Faculty Associates’ doctors have offices in the Ambulatory Care Center, an outpatient clinic building located one block from the hospital https://www.gwhospital.com/
The mission of GW Hospital is to provide the highest quality healthcare, advanced medical technology, and world-class service to its patients in an academic medical center dedicated to education and research.
United Health Services, Inc: One of the nation’s largest and most respected providers of hospital and healthcare services, Universal Health Services, Inc. (UHS) has built an impressive record of achievement and performance. Growing steadily since its inception into an esteemed Fortune 500 corporation, annual revenues were $13.4 billion in 2022. During the year, UHS was again recognized as one of the World’s Most Admired Companies by Fortune; and listed in Forbes ranking of America’s Largest Public Companies. Headquartered in King of Prussia, PA, UHS has approximately 94,000 employees and continues to grow through its subsidiaries. Operating acute care hospitals, behavioral health facilities, outpatient facilities and ambulatory care access points, an insurance offering, a physician network, and various related services located all over the U.S. states, Washington, D.C., Puerto Rico and the United Kingdom. www.uhs.com
