Graduate Nurse Resident

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Facility Cox Medical Center Branson: 525 Branson Landing Blvd., Branson, Missouri 65616

Department 1386 Nursing Admin Branson

Scheduled Weekly Hours 40

Hours Varied

Work Shift Cox Health is a leading healthcare system serving 25 counties across southwest Missouri and northern Arkansas. The organization includes six hospitals, 5 ERs, and over 80 clinics. Cox Health has earned the following honors for workplace excellence:

• Named one of Modern Healthcare’s Best Places to work five times.
• Named one of America’s Greatest Workplaces by Newsweek.
• Recognized as a Greatest Workplace for Women in both 2023 and 2024.
• Listed as one of the Greatest Workplaces for Diversity in 2024.
• Acknowledged by Forbes as one of the Best Employers for New Grads.
• Ranked among the Best Employers by State for Missouri.
• Healthcare Innovation's Top Companies to Work for in Healthcare in 2025.

• Medical, Vision, Dental, Retirement Plan with employer match, and many more!
• For a comprehensive list of benefits, please :
  Benefits | Cox Health.

Live out your passion. The Graduate Nurse Residency program is part of Cox Health’s culture of innovation, supporting new nurses. With over 3,000 nurses serving six hospitals, the program is a supplement to unit-based orientation and clinical classes during your first year. The Springfield residency is accredited with distinction from the American Nurses Credentialing Center, the highest honor possible for such a program, and the only accredited residency of its kind in southwest Missouri and northwest Arkansas.

The program is skill-focused, transitioning into professional development around the fourth month. It teaches tools for communication, self‑care, stress management, and offers advice on navigating professional development opportunities such as the clinical ladder and specialty certification assistance.

• Phase I – A unit‑specific orientation focusing on classroom theory, practicum, clinical time with a preceptor, simulation, and hands‑on skill learning. Mandatory and varies in length per unit.
• Phase II – Classes focusing on additional skills and transition to professional practice topics. Mandatory; offered at various dates and times throughout the month.

• Patient and nurse outcomes
• Continuous improvement
• Critical thinking and delegation
• Stress Management and self‑care
• Effective communication
• Informatics, advanced Cerner clinical internet resources
• Evidence‑based practice and research
• Business and healthcare leadership
• Professional development opportunities

• Education
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  Graduate of an accredited nursing program or NLN approved program.
• Experience
  :
  No prior experience required.
• Skills
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  Excellent verbal and written communication, effective leadership, time management, strong critical thinking/problem solving, flexibility and ability to work in a multi‑tasking environment.
• Licensure/Certification/Registration
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  Must pass NCLEX within 90 days of nursing school graduation; BLS must be obtained within 90 days.

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