RN Transition Fellow Labor Delivery

Founded in 1955, Dignity Health – Northridge Hospital Medical Center is a 394-bed, acute care, nonprofit community hospital located in Northridge, California. The hospital offers a full complement of award winning services, including the Leavey Cancer Center, a cardiovascular center, stroke center, the Center for Assault Treatment Services, a pediatric medical center, and the only pediatric trauma center in the San Fernando Valley. As a leading provider of compassionate, high-quality and affordable patient-centered care, we share a rich legacy with Dignity Health, one of the nation’s five largest health care systems. We are part of a 21-state network of nearly 9,000 physicians, 62,000 employees and more than 400 care centers. Visit here  dignityhealth.org/northridgehospital for more information.

One Community. One Mission. One California 

The RN Transition Fellow provides professional nursing care to patients of all ages in accordance with individual needs, physician orders, Hospital policy and standards of nursing practice. He/She is responsible for directing and coordinating members of the care team, focusing on the provision of individualized quality patient care consistent with organizational values. The RN Transition Fellow is directly supervised by a Registered Nurse Preceptor who is present on the unit. The RN Transition Fellow, under direct supervision, develops increasing skills and knowledge in his/her ability to provide independent safe patient care by the end of their orientation.

Positions are limited and early application is encouraged. Only application packets that are complete will be considered for the prescreening and interview process. To initiate the application process, please complete the online job application and submit the following items:

• Current resume
• Specialty/Unit Preference and shift (page 2 of this packet)
• Letter of Intent to include the following (maximum of 2 pages, double APA format not necessary):
  1. Explain why you are interested in the RN Transition Fellowship Program at Northridge Hospital Medical
  2. Explain why you are interested in the unit or specialty field that you
• Signed Licensure, Vacation and Employment Statement as applicable (page 3 of this packet)

Please Note: Required documents must be uploaded as attachments within your online application. Non-employees -- If you are selected for an interview, you will be required to bring the original documents with you to the interview. Again, all necessary requirements must be met before the applicant will be considered for an interview. Only those applications submitted electronically will be considered.  New process – internal applicants (NHMC Employees) will also be formally interviewed using the Dignity Health process.

After we have reviewed your application materials, you will be notified as to whether you have been selected to participate in a Dignity Health formal interview process. We do read every application we receive, so please be patient with us.

• Graduate of Accredited RN school of Nursing required.

• Completion of an approved Basic Arrhythmia course prior to the start of the transition program (unless otherwise agreed upon by Unit Director and Education department to complete during the program) or

• Minimum 2 years of RN experience in an acute care setting required.

• Registered Nurse with current CA License and current American Heart Association Basic Life Support Healthcare Provider card required.

• ACLS, PALS (per unit requirements)

• Successful completion of a formal Dignity Health interview process; the overall scoring of the interview consensus will be taken into consideration in determining the selection of candidate(s).

• Current employees: Must be in good standing with no disciplinary actions within the past twelve(12) months and with at least a Meets standards on the last 2 perfomance evaluations. 

Preferred

• BSN / MSN preferred.