NATIONAL RESIDENT RN California

Bakersfield Memorial Hospital; Oxnard (CA); On-site; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

CommonSpirit Health in California invites applications for a National Nurse Resident. This hands-on, mentorship-driven program helps new graduates grow confidence from day one as part of a supportive team committed to compassionate care.

You will collaborate with physicians and a multidisciplinary team, administer treatments, monitor vitals, and educate patients and families while advancing through an evidence-based Nurse Residency Program designed for professional development and clinical

Qualifications

• RN licensure in CA at hire.
• 0-12 months of RN experience.
• BLS/CPR certification required at hire.

Responsibilities

• Apply evidence-based practice to patient care.
• Collaborate with interprofessional team to ensure patient care delivery.
• Show leadership through accountability and coordination of care.
• Maintain professionalism and ongoing professional development.
• Take ownership for assignments and results.

Skills

Evidence-based Practice

Interprofessional Collaboration

Leadership

Professionalism

Ownership

Education

Associate of Science in Nursing

Bachelor of Science in Nursing (preferred)

Job description

Job Summary and Responsibilities

As a National Nurse Resident, you’ll step into a hands-on, supportive experience designed to help you grow and build confidence from day one. You won’t be on your own. You can expect real mentorship, meaningful feedback, and a team invested in your long-term success.

Every day, you’ll collaborate with physicians and a multidisciplinary team to deliver care that sees each patient as an individual. You’ll administer treatments, track vitals, educate patients and families, and play a key role in making sure people feel seen, heard, and cared for.

To succeed in this role, you’ll actively engage in our comprehensive, evidence-based Nurse Residency Program designed to support your growth and professional development. With a strong drive to learn and a team-first mindset, you’ll continue sharpening your skills while building a meaningful, fulfilling nursing career.

• Evidence-based Practice (EBP) and Patient Care: Builds skills to utilize current evidence based practice knowledge, the nursing process, critical thinking and problem solving skills to provide holistic care to individuals across the lifespan and care continuum.
• Interprofessional Collaboration and Communication: Learns to collaborate and communicate with the interprofessional team to ensure effective and efficient patient care delivery and the achievement of desired patient outcomes.
• Leadership: Develops accountability for own practice, delegated care, and the coordination of care delivery. Behaves in a manner that supports colleagues, and maintains respect, trust and dignity.
• Professionalism: Acquires and maintains knowledge in nursing practice and assumes responsibility for the professional development of self.
• Attainment of Core Competencies: Taking Ownership: Has a basic understanding and knowledge of the current situation or issue at hand; ability to take full personal responsibility or ownership for assignments, activities, decisions and results.

Job Requirements

• Minimum Required
• Associates Of Science Nursing and 0-12 months of professional nursing (RN) experience, upon hire and
• Registered Nurse: CA, upon hire and
• Basic Life Support - CPR, upon hire
• Other certifications may be required prior to start depending on specialty requirements.

Preferred

• Bachelors Of Science Nursing, upon hire

Where You'll Work

CommonSpirit Health was formed by the alignment of Catholic Health Initiatives (CHI) and Dignity Health. With more than 700 care sites across the U.S., from clinics and hospitals to home-based care and virtual care services, CommonSpirit is accessible to nearly one out of every four U.S. residents. Our world needs compassion like never before. Our communities need caring and our families need protection. With our combined resources, CommonSpirit is committed to building healthy communities, advocating for those who are poor and vulnerable, and innovating how and where healing can happen, both inside our hospitals and out in the community.

One Community. One Mission. One California