Nurse Resident - Verde Valley Medical Center

Northern Arizona Healthcare is hiring for Nurse Residents to join our amazing nursing team at our Verde Valley Medical Center location!

We are looking for Nurse Residents to start February 16th and April 13th, 2026 for our

Adult Inpatient Units

Emergency

Join the Nurse Residency Coordinators and HR Recruitment Team for an information session and Q&A!

Dates and Information included in the link below!

NAH Nurse Residency Info Session Flier _ 2025

Responsibilities

The Nurse Resident is responsible for providing and supervising direct and indirect total nursing care responsibilities to identified age-specific groups. Utilizes the nursing process (assessing, planning, implementing and evaluating) in achieving the goals of the nursing department. Nurse Residents will be under the direct supervision of a preceptor for all principal duties and responsibilities during the training program with eventual transition to independent practice after successful training program completion. Upon completion of the yearlong (12 months) nurse resident program the nurse resident will transition to the RN job description.

Nurse Resident – An employee who has just exited nursing school, is newly licensed, or an experienced RN new to the acute care setting.

At Northern Arizona Healthcare, we seek engaged learners that can meet the following program expectations :

• A strong desire to learn and overall initiative in personal and professional growth
• Engagement & participation in all learning environments – clinical, online & classroom
• Timely completion of module assignments as assigned by the residency coordinator
• Ability to demonstrate high levels of professionalism in punctuality, avoidance of unexcused absences, respectful behavior, appropriate classroom etiquette, cohesive teamwork and strong communication skills

Highlights of NAH Nurse Residency

Nurse Residents must be licensed prior to start date. It is strongly recommended that the applicant obtains the soonest possible NCLEX test date in the event retesting is necessary.

Nurse Residents will participate in New Colleague & RN Orientation, CERNER Electronic Medical Record (EMR) Training, Basic ECG Interpretation & ACLS certification.

NAH provides a hybrid & dynamic learning environment geared toward all types of learning styles. Methods include synchronous learning through lecture, hands-on skills, return demonstration, clinical application & asynchronous learning via online modules.

Our residency learning environments consist of :

Qualifications

Position Requirements :

Education :

Certification & Licensures

Call : Call may be required depending on the department.

Healthcare is a rapidly changing environment and technology is integrated into almost all aspects of patient care. Computers and other electronic devices are utilized across the organization and throughout each department. Colleagues must have an understanding of computers, and competence in using computers and basic software programs.