St. Joseph Tacoma Nurse Residency May 2020

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Hi,

I have recently accepted a Nurse Residency job as a Cardiac Progressive Care Nurse at St. Joseph Hospital in Tacoma, WA. I am moving from out of town and hoping to connect with other Nurses that are going to be in the residency!

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Specializes in NICU.

Hey I’m starting the st Joseph residency but in March !

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1 minute ago, Nurselex27 said:

Hey I’m starting the st Joseph residency but in March !

Congrats! I was hoping to start in the earlier cohort but it was already filled. Where are you going to work?

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Specializes in NICU.

Yes I was interviewed in January so I think it filled quickly ! The NICU!

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That is awesome! I interviewed at the beginning of February and they said that they just started a new cohort. So I'm not sure if different departments have different days.

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Specializes in NICU.

All of the residencies across CHI are starting on March 2nd , that’s atleast what they told me. So far my schedule is REALLY filled , like 4 days a week. My residency ends April 20

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Interesting. They probably already filled the spot that I interviewed for in the March cohort. I'm still waiting to get my schedule, they said it might take a while because the start date is so far out. Have they finalized your schedule already?

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Specializes in NICU.

I think that was it , I interviewed Jan 22 . Yes but I literally just got my full schedule last Thursday so it’s super close to the start date.

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That's good to know! I was told that I was going to get my first 2 weeks to start and then they would add on. They also told me that since I'm specializing that my residency would be 4 to 6 months. So I'm surprised that yours ends in April.

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Specializes in NICU.

I got the first 2 weeks and then my full schedule a day apart but one was from HR coordinator and one was from the unit. It says my final presentation is April 20 which I believe is when the classes end. 4-6 months with a preceptor is what I believe they are referring to

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That makes sense. Do you get any time on the unit during the time you are in classes?

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Specializes in NICU.

Not the first week because it’s orientation but after that it’s 1-2 times a week on the unit with class

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