STUDENT OPPORTUNITIES | New Graduates You've completed your nursing education and you're ready to take the first steps on your career path as a health care professional. At Sisters of Charity Providence Hospitals, we'd like to walk alongside you, giving you the confidence you'll need in your role as a registered nurse. Starting Point: A Graduate Nursing Internship Program You're invited to begin your professional career through Starting Point, a special program designed to address the individual needs of the graduate nurse. Starting Point is a fully paid transitional program offering more than the usual nursing orientation programs provide. Through structured experiences, you will come to know that Providence cares about individuals holistically, whether they are patients or members of the Providence staff. The program includes three to six months of orientation based on your practice setting. It starts with a week of didactic and skills review that's tailored for the new nurse and focused on high-risk acute care. Providence hires new grads in areas such as ICU, MCCU, CSR, OR, PACU and CVOR, as well as medical/surgical. As part of the Starting Point program, Providence also offers specialized tracks for nurses in all areas of specialty. These tracks are part of structured pathways to learn specialty nursing in numerous environments. The program is free to employees. How to Find Your Starting Point Ask a Human Resources professional or call Organizational Development at (803) 256-5632 or e-mail us at startingpoint@providencehospitals.com Continuing Education: Learning Never Ends At Providence, we believe learning never ends and are committed to personal and professional development. This begins with our comprehensive orientation process, where we have structured clinical pathways to connect education to practice. These pathways are mapped to your personal learning needs to assist you with making a smooth transition into your professional role. Providence offers numerous opportunities for continuing your professional education. This includes: American Heart Association Training Center. AHEC Consortium. Frequent life support classes, including provider and instructor courses in BCLA, ACLS and PALS. In-service training sessions on important patient care topics such as clinical care, professional development, computer training and leadership development. A large selection of community and family-oriented classes. Tuition Reimbursement Program Providence offers tuition reimbursement. We reimburse students up to $5,000 a year. This benefit is available to full- and part-time employees. Certification pay and educational pay are included in this program.