New Graduate Residency Program

Creating Life Better Here starts with you. At San Juan Regional Medical Center, we're more than a healthcare provider—we're a values-driven organization dedicated to delivering exceptional care. As a team member, you help fulfill our mission to make life better here for our community.

Our Graduate Nurse Residency Program is designed to help new nurses successfully transition from the classroom to professional practice. Through structured support, mentorship, and hands-on experience, you’ll build the skills and confidence needed to thrive in your nursing career.

What We Offer:

$31.00 starting pay

$10,000 sign-on bonus with a two-year commitment

Relocation assistance available (case-by-case basis)

Start your career in an environment that invests in your growth, supports your success, and values the impact you make every day.

Required Behaviors:

• As you go about fulfilling this mission, your work habits and work relationships should embody SJRMC's values. These values are our culture, our identity as an organization: Sacred Trust, Personal Reverence, Thoughtful Anticipation, Team Accountability and Creative Vitality ask more of us than merely completing some list of tasks. Our values ask for a deeper level of commitment, and what is asked of us we freely give because we believe in our mission.

Required Qualifications:
• Must have a valid New Mexico Nursing license (GN license is accepted), Compact Nursing License, or proof of scheduled NCLEX testing date

• Basic Life Support (BLS) Certification

• Must be a graduate of an accredited nursing school within past eleven (11) months

• Must meet the requirements for obtaining and maintaining life support certifications as outlined in the Life Support Certification policy

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Must attend all scheduled monthly educational seminars and participate in data collection over a 12-month period

• Will complete and present an Evidence Based Practice Project as a requirement for completing the residency program

• Must successfully demonstrate continuous improvement in knowledge and practice as evidenced by staged orientation documentation and residency assessments

• Uses the Nursing Process to provide and monitor patient response to therapeutic interventions

• Provides individualized patient care appropriate for the area of practice

• Must demonstrate understanding and application of competencies as required by area of practice

• Accountable for professional nursing practice

• Responsive to current safety and quality initiatives and sustains improvement

• Collaborates with patients/families and peers in the provision of patient care

• Adheres to organizational and department policies and procedures and any applicable laws and regulations

• Each employee is responsible for implementing SJRMC’s Service Standards into their daily work:

                                                     Safety, Courtesy, Effectiveness, and Stewardship

• Other duties as assigned

Physical Demands and Environmental Work Conditions:
• Must be able to see with corrective eyewear and hear clearly with assistance
• Must be able to walk, stand, bend, squat, climb, kneel, and twist frequently
• Must be able to lift greater than 50 pounds and push 0-300 pounds frequently
• Potential exposure to blood and bodily fluids and meets OSHA training requirements

Special Demands:
• Sets limits when dealing with angry, hostile, or sometimes verbally or physically abusive patients and families in an attempt to ensure a safe, respectful environment that will support the delivery of care
• Effectively copes and strives for balance when caring for acutely ill patients and families

San Juan Regional Medical Center provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.