Registered Nurse New Grad Residency - March 2027 Start

South Shore Hospital; Weymouth (MA); On-site; USD 54,000 - 116,000; Full time

Job summary

South Shore Health System is offering a highly structured residency for new graduate RNs in Weymouth, MA. The program runs full-time with a 14-week orientation, ongoing lectures, simulations, and hands-on skills training, including precepted transition to independent practice.

Nurses join a magnet-designated facility, work 36–40 hours weekly with night shifts and every-other weekend rotation. Base pay starts at $39.50 per hour with night/weekend differentials. March 22, 2027 program start date.

Qualifications

• New Graduate RN with no prior RN experience.
• Willingness to complete a 14-week orientation program.
• Commitment to practicing in a magnet-designated facility.

Responsibilities

• Administer medications following SSH policies and procedures.
• Develop and document individualized plans of care for patients.
• Support patient/family education and discharge planning.
• Maintain safety and quality through adherence to policy and best practices.

Skills

Medication administration

Documentation

Plan of care

Discharge planning

Education

RN license

Job description

Requisition Number: R-23990

Facility: LOC0001 - 55 Fogg Road55 Fogg Road Weymouth, MA 02190

Department Name: SSH Med Surg Admin

Budgeted Hours: 36

Shift: Night (United States of America)

South Shore Health System offers a highly structured and intensive residency program for New Graduate RN's twice per year. This highly sought after program is designed to support successful transition to clinical practice for the novice nurse (no prior RN working experience). We welcome complete applications from nurses who are committed to joining this magnet designated facility and providing the best quality of care to our community, friends, neighbors, and family from the South Shore area.

Compensation Pay Range: $39.50 - $84.02

The program begins March 22, 2027. Residency members will work full time and participate in a variety of activities to support the transition including lectures, simulated scenarios and hands on skills training. Nurses will be assigned a preceptor and transition to independent practice over the course of the program.

Candidates are expected to complete the full 14 week orientation program in full with their cohort and be available to work 36-40 hours per week encompassing all shifts, including every other weekend rotation. Upon completion, New Graduate nurses will be scheduled to work 36 hour Night shifts with every other weekend rotation.

Base Pay is $39.50

Off Shift Differentials: Weeknights $8/hour Weekend Nights $15/hour

Staff Nurse Responsibilities include:

1. Medication Administration
   1. Demonstrates knowledge of and follows SSH policies and procedures for administering, transcribing, and recording medications.
   2. Completes medication reconciliation process following SSH policy and procedure.
   3. Demonstrates proper procedure for the documentation of narcotic withdrawal, administration, verifies count, wastes per policy and resolves narcotic discrepancy.
2. Plan of care/Documentation/Patient Family Centered Care/Patient Experience Develops, discusses, and communicates a prioritized problem list/plan of care for each patient.
   1. Develop, evaluate and update individualized plan of care for patient and documents outcomes.
   2. Initiating admission assessment within 8 hours of admissions, identifies and documents patient/family/significant other teaching needs upon admission and throughout hospitalization.
   3. Continues assessment/reassessment and identifies care needs within established nursing practice.
   4. Documents all patient care following the department of nursing policy, unit based standards, disease processes (CHF, PNA vaccines) and nurse sensitive indicators (falls, skin, CAUTI)
   5. Assess/reassesses and documents patient's level of comfort utilizing the appropriate pain scale and the patient's response to each intervention both pharmacological and non-pharmacological per South Shore Hospital policy.
   6. Works on behalf of patient /family. Seeks help to represent patient/family when they are unable to represent themselves.
   7. Raises ethical questions and concerns with clinical team. Seeks available resources to help formulate and understand ethical decisions.
   8. Actively communicates plan of day via white board updating every shift.
   9. Facilitates discharge/transfer by goal of 12:00pm, communicates barriers utilizing chain of command.
3. Safety/Quality - Foster's a "Culture of Safety" through personal ownership and commitment to a safe environment.
   1. Verifies patient identification with two identifiers prior to the start of any invasive procedure, including "time out", administration of care, medications, labeled specimen's an documents confirming the correct patient, procedure, site, equipment and consent.
   2. Complies with the current CDC hand hygiene guidelines through proper handwashing. Adheres to universal precautions, makes appropriate use of personal protective equipment at all times and appropriately disposes of hazardous materials. Maintains awareness of MSDS sheets and how to access.
   3. Ensures environment meets regulatory requirements at all times.
   4. Understands and is able to demonstrate individual roles and responsibilities in the event of hospital codes/emergency preparedness.
4. Professional Development: Assumes overall responsibility for own professional development by incorporating evidenced-based practice