Aspirus New Grad Apprentice Program is Accepting Applications
5/8/2023
Josh Arndt, Future New Grad Apprentice at Aspirus
The Aspirus New Grad
Apprentice (NGA) program is a program geared towards new nurses who are seeking
a hospital position but may be unsure of where they want to practice.
This unique program
offers new graduate nurses the opportunity to work in several different
inpatient hospital departments prior to selecting a final position. Throughout
the program, nurses experience different patient populations, unit cultures and
workflows before committing to a unit.
The NGA program
currently offers two versions, classic and critical care.
The classic is one
year in length and allows new nurses to experience seven inpatient units, six
weeks at a time, both in med/surg and intensive care unit (ICU) step-down.
The critical care
version is six months in length and takes new nurses down one of two paths,
cardiac or med/surg. Once the new nurse chooses their path, they will orientate
and work on the corresponding ICU step-down unit, then cycle through both the
cardiac and med/surg ICU’s and end in the emergency department.
At the conclusion of
the full rotation, the nurse will then meet with leaders to discuss what they
think is the best-matched unit. If a nurse finds a unit where they would like
to stay permanently, the NGA program staff will work with the unit leadership
to get the nurse a position there.
Elizabeth Flora,
Aspirus NGA Program Manager says, “The goal is to help nurses find what
ultimately makes them happy, because when you do what you love, you can provide
the best care possible."
The NGA program
allows for individuals to have a dynamic and unique experience on the units by
allowing them to orientate and work on their own while still being supported.
Along the way, each nurse is provided with support from the float pool and
department specific leadership teams and additional programs geared towards new
nurses.
Applications are
accepted year-round for the NGA program. Nurses must be in their last semester
or within six months of graduation from nursing school and obtain a registered
nursing license prior to their start date.
Apply now
on aspirus.org/careers or email Elizabeth Flora at Elizabeth.flora@aspirus.org for
more information.
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