Start your caregiving journey through the Orlando Health RN Residency Program.
Our accredited, evidenced-based curriculum offers Graduate Nurses (GNs) a collaborative learning environment and will equip you with the tools, training and development needed to launch a successful and fulfilling career.
Through our program, you will:
- Demonstrate safe, competent patient care that promotes Orlando Health’s culture of caring.
- Develop effective decision-making skills through clinical, didactic and simulation-based learning experiences.
- Engage in active reflection to identify professional development goals and cultivate critical thinking skills.
- Earn a certificate of completion to highlight this accomplishment.
As part of the Orlando Health family, you will join our team of the best – a diverse and experienced group of experts who will provide you with support to navigate your first year of employment and beyond.
ANCC Accreditation
Orlando Health Registered Nurse Residency Program is accredited by the ANCC Practice Transition Accreditation Program® (PTAP)
About Our Program
As a nurse enrolled in the Orlando Health RN Residency Program, you can expect to take advantage of diverse offerings designed with one goal in mind: your success.
- Graduate Nurse Coordinators are available at each Orlando Health site to support you throughout the Orlando Health RN Residency Program. These highly engaged and knowledgeable professionals are a vital resource to help you navigate your first year. They serve as both your leaders and mentors and will provide individualized attention to nurture your growth, both clinically and professionally.
- As an Orlando Health team member, you are eligible to participate in the Orlando Health Mentoring Program, which pairs you with a mentor to receive additional support, guidance and tools to be successful. Please ask your learning specialist for more information regarding this opportunity.
- You will gather with other nurse residents at your clinical site to participate in monthly transition courses. During these prescheduled days, you will be provided with additional clinical and professional learning experiences facilitated by your Graduate Nurse Site Coordinator or designee.
- The course provides an opportunity to network and learn about different areas of the hospital or your clinical site.
- The corporate RN Residency Learning Consultant – who serves as your ANCC/PTAP Program Director – oversees the curriculum and is available at each session as an additional resource for you.
- Simulation provides a safe and confidential learning environment and is part of your unit-based, core concept courses which are designed to increase your confidence in managing patient care.
- The simulation educators, learning consultants and learning specialists will guide your learning and skill acquisition.
- The Orlando Health Simulation Lab is accredited by the Society for Simulation in Healthcare.
Ready to get started? Apply today!
We offer a rolling, contract-free program, which means you can start at any time! At Orlando Health, any licensed registered nurse with less than one year of experience will automatically be classified as a newly licensed nurse and be enrolled in the program.
- Graduated from an approved school of nursing (ADN, BSN). Nursing students may begin the application process up to three months prior to graduation.
- Taking or recently passed the NCLEX examination. Upon hire, speak with your leader to find out if you qualify for NCLEX payment or reimbursement.
- Obtained an RN license in the state of Florida. You may begin the application process without a license but must be licensed to begin the program.
- Have fewer than 12 months of clinical nursing experience.
- Browse open RN and GN positions on our careers site.
- Apply to any open RN or GN role that interests you. RN and GN positions at any facility, institute or practice qualify!
- Once hired, you will automatically be enrolled into the Orlando Health RN Residency Program, which begins during your first week of employment.
- No further action needed. Yes, it’s really THAT simple!
Have a Question? We have an Answer!
Contact Sasha Hernandez at [email protected] with any questions about the Orlando Health RN Residency Program.
Refine your focus by joining one of our specialty RN Residency Programs.
Orlando Health offers several specialized residency programs to help new nurses find their perfect fit.
Graduate Nurse Entry Program
The Graduate Nurse Entry Program allows participants to select and experience up to three different hospitals or units within the Orlando Health system of care* during a one-year, contract-free commitment. Through this unique program, nurse residents are able to make an informed decision about the location and area of practice they want to pursue post residency.
*Orlando Health Bayfront Hospital, Orlando Health Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children, Orlando Health Winnie Palmer Hospital for Women and Babies are not included in Graduate Nurse Entry Program.
- Choose between two career tracks: Med-Surg and PCU
- Focus on adult patient populations
- Match with experienced, hand-selected Centralized Staffing Office preceptors
- Enjoy day and/or night shifts
- Assignments are based on your preferences and areas of interest
- Graduated from an approved school of nursing within the past 12 months (ADN, BSN). Nursing students may begin the application process up to three months prior to graduation.
- No prior experience working as a licensed RN
- Obtained an RN license in the state of Florida. You may begin the application process without a license but must be licensed to begin the program.
- To apply, contact Amanda Evans, director of operations, Orlando Health Centralized Staffing Office, at [email protected].
Orlando Health Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children CARE Team
The CARE (Cross-Trained and Ready to Engage) team at Orlando Health Arnold Palmer is a contract-free program open to Nurse Interns, Nurse Externs and RN Residents that is designed to introduce participants to multiple pediatric specialty units. As participants progress in their career, they will advance to units of higher acuity, gaining valuable experience. Upon residency completion, participants are invited to stay on the CARE team to experience variability and flexibility within their career and continue in their professional growth.
- Structured orientation on multiple units (All areas and specialties at Orlando Health Arnold Palmer are available to the CARE team)
- Pathway to critical care and professional development
- Experience different levels of acuity and skill
- Assignments are based on your preferences and areas of interest
- Graduated from an approved school of nursing
- Open to Student Nurse Interns, Externs and RN Residents
- Obtained an RN license in the state of Florida. You may begin the application process without a license but must be licensed within three months of hire to continue in the program.
- No prior experience working as a licensed RN
- To apply, contact Eileen Devine, nursing operations manager, CARE Team, at [email protected], and/or, Erika Fenimore, assistant nursing operations manager, CARE Team, at [email protected].
Orlando Health Winnie Palmer Hospital for Women and Babies CARE Team
The CARE (Cross-Trained and Ready to Engage) team at Orlando Health Winnie Palmer is a contract-free program that allows participants to become fully trained in multiple departments and travel between units every six weeks. Orlando Health Winnie Palmer CARE Team nurses may choose between two career tracks: Acute Care or Advanced Care. Once a track has been chosen, the CARE Team member may select two units from that track on which to become oriented.
- Structured orientation on multiple units within a given track:
- Acute Care Track (ASCU, MBU, Women’s Unit)
- Advanced Care Track (Triage, Labor and Delivery, NICU Level 2, NICU Level 4, Women’s ICU)
- Pathway to critical care and professional development
- Experience different levels of acuity and skill
- Career tracks and unit orientations are based on your preferences and areas of interest
- Set weekends and holiday schedules, making it easy to plan family life
- Graduated from an approved school of nursing
- Open to Student Nurse Interns, Externs and RN Residents
- Obtained an RN license in the state of Florida. You may begin the application process without a license but must be licensed within three months of hire to continue in the program.
- No prior experience working as a licensed RN
- To apply, contact Cindi Alles, nursing operations manager, WPH CARE Team, at [email protected].
