Nurse Residency Program

Valley View NRP is accredited as a Practice Transition Accredited Program (PTAP) with Distinction by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.

PTAP Accreditation in 2018 and 2021

Candidates must have graduated (or anticipate graduation) from an accredited nursing program (ADN or BSN) within the past 12 months of a cohort start date.

Employment is contingent upon passing NCLEX and obtaining a Colorado or multistate compact registered nurse license. This is not required to apply, but is requested by the start of the program.

Nurse residents must work full-time positions throughout the program and be prepared and able to work weekends, holidays and twelve hour days/nights per department requirements.

Nurse residents commit to the yearlong program and a two-year commitment to Valley View which begins when the nurse resident has completed clinical department orientation.

Attend, actively participate and complete all activities in the program including attending classes, projects, online courses, small groups, labs, simulations career planning, and evidenced-based projects (EBPs). All of the program activities take place during paid hours.

Residency seminar topics

As a nurse resident, you may have the opportunity to participate in the following seminars:

– Interdisciplinary communication and complex patient management
– Care of the SI and behavioral health patient
– Review of nursing skills including urinary catheters, pain management, chest tubes, nasogastric tubes, IV therapy, assessment skills, blood transfusions, oxygen delivery devices, rhythm interpretation, skin and wound care and pediatric care
– Trauma informed care
– Medication safety
– Sepsis
– Code management and mock code simulations
– Stress management
– Drug diversion
– Time management, prioritizing, and delegation
– Stress, sleep and compassion fatigue
– Nurse incivility
– Crucial conversations

Applying for a Position

Valley View’s NRP has two cohorts annually; typically cohorts start in late January/early February and July.

Candidates will apply through Valley View’s career section. Departments that have open positions will be available to view when accessing the application. Each department director will review the candidates’ applications, cover letters and resumes and extend invitations to interview. The nurse recruiter or NRP coordinator will call to schedule these interviews. The NRP director, NRP coordinator, the nursing director and/or manager of a specified department, nursing educator, preceptor, and nursing staff members may be present during the interview. Occasionally, if the area in which you chose is full, you may be offered to interview for a position for which you did not apply. This is because other managers are also interested in you.

If you are selected for the upcoming NRP at Valley View, you will receive a phone call from either the NRP coordinator or the director of the department that is offering the position. If you were not chosen to be a nurse resident at Valley View, the NRP coordinator will reach out with a phone call.

Once you accept the position, you will work with human resources to complete any outstanding application requirements and begin the onboarding process. If you are a current employee, you will still be required to complete orientation with your cohort.

Valley View Hospital – Acute Care, Family Birth Place, Critical Care, Emergency Department/Urgent Care Center, Surgical Services (Day Surgery, Operating Room, Post-Anesthesia Care Unit), Endoscopy

Ambulatory Care Track – Internal Medicine, Spine Center, Lung Center, Heart and Vascular Center, Roaring Fork Family Practice, Pediatric Partners, Women’s Health, Eagle Clinic, Valley Ortho, Gastroenterology Center, and Rocky Mountain Urology Center.

Calaway • Young Cancer Center – Oncology

More information to come.

https://www.vvh.org/careers/

– Medical, Dental, Vision for you and eligible dependents
– Flexible Spending Accounts (Health Care FSA and Dependent Care FSA)
– Life and Disability Insurance
– Generous Paid Time Off Accrual
– Tuition Assistance
– Retirement Savings Plans (401a and 403b)
– Employee Assistance Program
– Employee Discount on Valley View Medical Services
– Corporate Ski Passes
– Others: Discounted RFTA passes, discounted gym memberships, free car seat for new Valley View babies born or adopted by Valley View Moms and Dads