Nurse Residency - Fall 2026 Cohort

Location:

Hollywood, Florida

We have an outstanding reputation for providing patient- and family-centered care that exceeds all expectations. Together, we have created an award-winning, nationally-recognized system where every effort is focused on delivering exceptional care throughout our communities. Career opportunities exist on diverse teams across our many facilities where you can search open positions and apply online to join #teamMHSflorida. Learn more below.

Provides direct patient care in an area designated as a specialty unit in accordance with applicable scope and standards of practice and with the policies, values, and mission of the organization.

• Effectively delegates patient care to ancillary personnel.
• May precept student nurses and new hires.
• Collaborates across disciplines to coordinate patient care, including disposition, referral, spiritual and psychosocial support needs.
• Plans, implements, and evaluates patient care based on patient assessment to optimize outcomes and maximize available resources.
• Monitors, documents, and communicates patient condition as appropriate.
• Evaluates learning needs of patient and family; provides patient and family education appropriate to age, culture, condition, and circumstances.

• ACCOUNTABILITY
• CUSTOMER SERVICE
• DEVELOPMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION OF PLAN OF CARE
• KNOWLEDGE OF DISEASE PROCESS
• ORGANIZATION SKILLS (4)
• PATIENT AND FAMILY CENTERED CARE
• PATIENT SAFETY - NURSING
• PROBLEM SOLVING - PATIENT CARE
• RESPONDING TO CHANGE
• STANDARDS OF BEHAVIOR

• Accredited Program:
  Nursing (Required)
• BLS American Heart E-Card (BLS AHA ECARD) - American Heart Association (AMERICAN HEART)
• BLS American Heart RQI E-Card (BLS AHA-RQI ECARD) - American Heart Association (AMERICAN HEART)
• BLS Cert American  ecard (BLS AHA) - American Heart Association (AMERICAN HEART)
• BLS Certification Grace (BLS GRACE) - Employee Grace Period for Essential Credential (GRACE)
• BLS Cert Red Cross (BLS RC) - Red Cross (RED CROSS)
• Registered Nurse Compact License (RN LICENSE COMPACT) - Compact RN Multistate
• Registered Nurse License (RN LICENSE) - State of Florida (FL)

Complexity of Work:
Requires critical thinking skills, effective communications skills, decisive judgment and the ability to work with minimal supervision. Must be able to work in a stressful environment and take appropriate action.

Must be a new graduate with less than six (6) months as an Acute Care Registered Nurse or less than twelve (12) months as a Non-Acute Care Registered Nurse.

Nurse Residency Program requires graduation from an accredited nursing program within the last twelve (12) months or no more than twelve (12) months of Non-Acute Care RN experience or less than 6 months of Acute Care RN experience. RN Fellowship Refresh to Acute Care Track requires an ineligibility for Nurse Residency Program including graduation from an accredited nursing program over twelve (12) months before hire or a three (3) year period of non-practicing acute care experience.

• Bending and Stooping = 80%
• Climbing = 40%
• Keyboard Entry = 80%
• Kneeling = 60%
• Lifting/Carrying Patients 35 Pounds or Greater = 80%
• Lifting or Carrying 0 - 25 lbs Non-Patient = 80%
• Lifting or Carrying 2501 lbs - 75 lbs Non-Patient = 40%
• Lifting or Carrying > 75 lbs Non-Patient = 0%
• Pushing or Pulling 0 - 25 lbs Non-Patient = 80%
• Pushing or Pulling 26 - 75 lbs Non-Patient = 80%
• Pushing or Pulling > 75 lbs Non-Patient = 80%
• Reaching = 80%
• Repetitive Movement Foot/Leg = 40%
• Repetitive Movement Hand/Arm = 80%
• Running = 40%
• Sitting = 60%
• Squatting = 80%
• Standing = 80%
• Walking = 80%
• Audible Speech = 80%
• Hearing Acuity = 80%
• Smelling Acuity = 40%
• Taste Discrimination = 0%
• Depth Perception = 80%
• Distinguish Color = 80%
• Seeing
  - Far = 80%
• Seeing
  - Near = 80%
• Bio hazardous Waste = 80%
• Biological Hazards
  - Respiratory = 80%
• Biological Hazards
  - Skin or Ingestion = 80%
• Blood and/or Bodily Fluids = 80%
• Communicable Diseases and/or Pathogens = 80%
• Asbestos = 0%
• Cytotoxic Chemicals = 60%
• Dust = 60%
• Gas/Vapors/Fumes = 80%
• Hazardous Chemicals = 80%
• Hazardous Medication =…