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MyMichigan’s Specialty Unit Nurse Residency Will Launch Your RN Career

The leap from nursing school to working in a high acuity unit such as an Emergency Department, Critical Care Unit, or Progressive Care Unit can be exciting – and perhaps a bit intimidating.

MyMichigan Health’s specialty unit nurse residency programs can help make the transition to such a nursing career more comfortable and more rewarding. Key elements of the program include a six-month preceptorship, help obtaining relevant certifications and at-your-side support so you are never alone while beginning your career in a fast-paced and sophisticated nursing unit. The program is offered in medical centers across the system. Applications are reviewed and cohorts start twice a year for these limited positions. 

Residents are paired with a preceptor and go through a variety of training, certifications, and residency program sessions over six months to prepare them to work independently at the end of the residency. They also have frequent contact with their program facilitator. When the residency program is completed the residents commit to MyMichigan Health full-time for at least a two-year period, ideally on the unit they were working.

Types of Specialty Unit Nurse Residencies

MyMichigan Health offers nurse residencies in:

  • Critical Care
  • Emergency Department
  • Progressive Care

Nurse residencies are paid, entry-level nursing positions. After successful completion of the program, nurses are assigned a registered nurse level position.

Requirements

  • Graduated from an accredited nursing program
  • Less than 12 months of experience as a registered nurse
  • Successful virtual or in-person interviews
  • Two-year employment commitment

What to Expect

  • MyMichigan Health’s specialty unit nurse residency is a six-month program.
  • Nurse residents are full-time, 36 hour/week nursing positions.
  • In addition to oversight by a preceptor, the program includes classwork, simulation training and an evidence-based practice exercise.
  • Training and certification will include (as appropriate for the specific residency): BLS, PALS, CPI, ACLS, NIMS, Telemetry Measurement and Monitoring certification.
  • Critical Care and Progressive Care Nurse Residents will be assigned to positions at MyMichigan Medical Centers in Alma or Midland.
  • Emergency Department Nursing Residents will be assigned to positions at MyMichigan Medical Centers in Alma, Midland, or Mt. Pleasant.
  • Nurse residents do not practice independently. They do not have assigned patients or a patient load.

How to Apply

  • Contact Rachel Peltier, M.S.N, R.N., N.E.-B.C., Nurse Residency Program Facilitator at (989) 839-3309 or rachel.peltier@mymichigan.org for more information or questions.
  • Apply online for a Nurse Resident position.
  • Upload or provide by mail additional supporting documentation:
    • Letter of intent
    • Resume
    • Copy of your most recent transcript
    • 1 clinical reference letters
    • 1 personal reference letter