Fall 2025 Nurse Residency: Emergency Department Track
Company: ChristianaCare
Location: Newark
Posted on: February 3, 2025
Job Description:
Application will be open until Thursday, April 10th at 11:59pm
with start date in November 2025. Calling all Senior Nursing
Students, Nurse Graduates and new RN's, it is time to apply for our
-Fall 2025 Nurse Residency: Emergency Department Track!The
ChristianaCare Nurse Residency Program is accredited with
distinction as a Practice Transition Program by the American Nurses
Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation in Practice
Transition Programs.Research validates that new to practice nurses
completing a structured and accredited residency program leads
to:
- increase in competency
- reduction of error
- reduced self-reported stress
- increased job satisfactionTherefore, we are committed to
supporting all registered nurses with under one year of experience
through a nurse residency specialty track.This exciting curriculum
integrates:
- Lecture and simulation education
- Peer support
- Preceptor-led clinical experiences structured to foster
critical thinking, evidence-based practice, interdisciplinary
collaboration, effective communication, quality and safety, and
professional development. -This unique 26-week program is a
combination of classroom and clinical experiences. Participants
will work under the supervision of experienced emergency nurses for
the length of the program. -Upon program completion, the
participant will be hired as a staff member in one of our 3
Emergency Departments within ChristianaCare. -This program has been
devised by the nurses in the Emergency Department at Christiana
Hospital. This program allows for a smooth transition from GN to
the ED staff RN role into ED nursing, for those candidates
qualified. The 26-week preceptor led program will be followed by
continued residency meetings during months 8, 10, and 12 to further
develop as professional nurses and integral members of our
caregiver team.
ChristianaCare has 3 Emergency Departments:
- ChristianaCare Newark Campus,
- ChristianaCare Wilmington Campus
- Middletown Emergency Department - -Christiana Care Newark
Campus is the only Level 1 Adult Trauma Center between Philadelphia
and Baltimore. - ChristianaCare Wilmington Campus is a Level 3
Adult Trauma Center. - Middletown Emergency Department is a
freestanding ED. -Our Emergency Departments see approximately
195,000 patients annually, servicing an average of 500 patients per
day in combined visits from all 3 departments. There are 162
patient rooms, including state-of-the-art trauma resuscitation
facilities between the 3 departments.Upon successful program
completion, you will be hired as a staff nurse in one of the 3
Emergency Departments within ChristianaCare. Nurse residents are
required to pass State Boards and be licensed as a RN in the State
of Delaware prior to starting position. Nurse residents are
required to pass State Boards and be licensed as a RN in the State
of Delaware (or compact state) prior to starting position. Upon
hire, a commitment agreement to work at the ChristianaCare will be
signed. The agreement requires completion of two years within
ChristianaCare and 15 months of those two years on the unit of
hire. Individuals unable to fill this commitment will be charged
$10,000.Requirements:
- Graduating from accredited registered nursing school before
October 2025 (BSN Preferred)
- BLS required
- Less than 12 months of nursing experience by the start of the
program
- Eligible for Delaware licensure as a Graduate Nurse/Registered
Nurse or Compact Nurse Registered Nurse LicenseHow to apply:
- In the section "My Experience," on the application, be sure to
upload your cover letter and transcripts in the section
"Resume/CV/Other Documents." PDF format works best.
- Submit a cover letter for the Emergency Department Nurse
Residency expressing your interest in this specific
program/specialty.
- Please address your Emergency Department Nurse Residency cover
letter to Meghan Blomquist.
- Resume
- Transcript (unofficial)
- Two clinical recommendations will be required, but not at the
time of the application. If it is determined the minimum
qualifications are met, a separate email will be sent from an
outside vendor for you to provide us with your clinical
instructors' information.What to Expect After Application:
- Communication from Talent Acquisition Team about specific next
steps including: video interview and clinical references
- Applications to be sent for review by residency coordinators on
April 17th
- All tasks (SkillSurvey and HireVue) must be completed BEFORE
April 17th in order to be considered. -
Digital real-time interviews will begin the second week of May
2025.
Offers to be made beginning of June 2025.If you have any issues
with your application or any inquiries, please contact -It is
important to note that the DE RN licensure process may take 6-8
weeks to complete and the failure to do so will directly impact
employees' ability to start a position if an offer is made. We
strongly encourage applicants to visit the DE Board of Nursing
website and begin the fingerprinting and background check process
immediately after you submit your nurse residency application to
ChristianaCare.
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