- Variety of clinical arenas
- Flexible scheduling
- Competitive wages
- Continuing education opportunities
- Guaranteed preceptorship
- Comprehensive Orientation
Nursing Orientation
Lourdes
offers the most comprehensive nursing orientation program in the area and graduate
nurses at Lourdes begin their professional career in a supportive and
caring environment. Beginning
with two weeks of classroom instruction, all nurses embark on their professional experience with a
clear understanding of our approach to relationship-based patient care. Presentations
are given by the experts on evidence-based practice, documentation, computerized
systems, IV therapy, response to codes, diversity, and other topics that will benefit nurses in the clinical care setting.
Graduate Nurse Internship Program
In addition to receiving the information provided to all nurses
during the two weeks
of general nursing orientation, our team of highly-qualified, clinically experienced educators provides in-depth learning opportunities to insure new graduates have the resources they
need to transition from student to novice nurse. Opportunities
are provided for the graduate nurse to spend time with many expert professionals,
including wound care specialists, respiratory therapists, pharmacists and case managers. This internship
lasts two to three weeks.
Unit-Specific Orientation
As they start in their new clinical setting, all Lourdes nurses benefit from an individualized
unit-specific orientation of
four to six weeks. An experienced nurse
from the clinical area will be the new nurse’s preceptor. Preceptors
have received special training in their role and are committed to continuous
learning experiences,
assuring new graduates have the opportunity to work closely with them
to gain as much knowledge and experience as possible prior to functioning independently.
This training will be in the form
of activities or classes tailored to the individual nurse's needs, and will cover
a variety of unit-specific skills which include working with other members of the
healthcare team.
Transfer Opportunities Within the Lourdes Health System.
Lourdes has streamlined the interview process by allowing candidates to meet with
the department director, charge nurse and a group of peers. Lourdes has immediate
openings for new nurses in specialty areas.