RN New Grad Residency - IMCU

Location Site: Salem Hospital Main Campus

Department: SH IMCU Intermediate Care Unit

Position Type: Full Time 36 hours/week

Start Time: 19:00

Pioneering healthcare since 1896, Salem Health is a top workplace offering highly competitive pay where you can make a difference in the lives of those in the community where you live. Through incorporation of Lean driven principles, staff are able effect change in the organization to solve problems, and drive continuous improvement.

As an employer of choice, we are devoted to assuring that we provide a safe, healthy, and patient-centric workplace, while keeping staff wellbeing and satisfaction top of mind.

We invite you to learn more about our wonderful community: There's something about Salem, Oregon!

Your Role With Us:

Unit and Location: 6th floor, Building A West

Size of unit, number of beds and number of treatment areas: 30 telemetry capable private rooms including both medical and intermediate levels of care.

Scope of Service:

The Intermediate Care Unit or IMCU is a proud recipient of the Gold Beacon Award from the American Association of Critical Care Nurses (AACN). The unit specializes in sepsis, heart failure, myocardial infarction, acute coronary syndromes, acute or chronic respiratory failure, acute or chronic renal failure, pneumonia, cardiac dysrhythmias, gastrointestinal bleeds, diabetic ketoacidosis, sepsis, and drug overdoses. The scope of service is broad, including home ventilators for tracheostomy patients, bi-pap/c-pap initiation, cardioversions, transesophageal echocardiograms, post angiograms/ablation, permanent pacemakers and internal defibrillators, cardiac intravenous medications including vasoactive medications, frequent vital signs checks, and conscious sedation. We collaborate with a wide variety of physicians and specialties to help promote outcomes. With a strong team culture, opportunities exist for nurses to obtain skills working with a variety of diagnoses and form relationships with patients who remain in one unit from admission to discharge.

2025 RN New Grad Residency Cohort Dates: February 24th, April 21st, July 28th, August 25th, September 22nd, October 20th

Total Rewards Offerings:

Salem Health's comprehensive benefits package prioritizes your mental and physical health, financial stability, family obligations and professional growth.

• Relocation assistance available for qualified positions
• Full comprehensive medical, dental, and vision plans
• Basic and voluntary life insurance
• Short and long-term disability
• Live Well Wellness Program
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• 401(K) retirement plan with employer contributions.
• Generous paid time off (PTO) accrual and holiday pay
• Onsite fitness center with 24/7 badge access
• Education assistance program
• Public service loan forgiveness (PSLF) eligible employer https://studentaid.gov/
• Food and drink discounts in the cafeteria
• Impressive discounts offered by Nike, Adidas, Carhartt and others

Background/Expertise:

• Requires BSN or non-nursing Bachelor's Degree with MSN. Bachelor of Arts in nursing also accepted. Candidates with an Associate's degree in nursing (ADN) also encouraged to apply. *Agreement to complete BSN within three (3) years of hire required.
• Less than one (1) year of nursing experience required.
• Unencumbered licensure to practice nursing as a Registered Nurse in the State of Oregon required one week prior to hire date.
• BLS required.

Salem Health Hospitals and Clinics is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, national origin, disability, veteran status, genetic information, or any other status or condition protected by law.

Salem Health Hospitals and Clinics is committed to providing access, equal opportunity and reasonable accommodation for applicants. If reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and/or to receive other benefits and privileges of employment, please contact my.recruiter@salemhealth.org