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Discover the opportunity to learn, grow and make a difference

As a nurse in our supportive academic medical center environment, you’ll have the resources and encouragement to build a rewarding career, your way. On our team, you can choose from a broad range of disciplines and unique opportunities, each providing you with the tools, knowledge and inspiration to deliver exceptional care.

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An award-winning team

Our nurses are known to go above and beyond for patients. The day-to-day excellence of our team is one of the reasons why UNMH was named one of only two recipients of the National Patient Safety Foundation DAISY Awards for Extraordinary Nurses in 2016. Join a state leader in nursing, and discover the support, recognition and professional development opportunities you’ve been looking for.

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Nursing Shared Governance

We value having a system that welcomes everyone into the decision-making process. Since 2004, we’ve employed shared governance, a structure that facilitates communication, encourages partnerships, promotes professional development and recognizes each individual’s contributions.

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Registered Nurse

As the only Level 1 Trauma Center in the state, we offer our nurses a range of opportunities you simply can’t find anywhere else. You’ll benefit from the ability to work with a wide array of disciplines and have an opportunity for unique experiences in a supportive academic medical center environment. Alongside a dedicated community of health care professionals, you’ll care for a diverse patient population and be part of a team that’s continually working to improve patient health and nursing practice.

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Nurse Residency

In our nurse residency program, you’ll have the resources, mentorship and ongoing education to do what you love. As the only Level 1 Trauma Center in the state, we offer our nurses a range of opportunities you simply can’t find anywhere else. Our program follows a curriculum created in partnership with the AACN and Vizient—considered the gold standard curriculum for all residency programs nationally. Your residency includes:

  • Clinical area orientation
  • Monthly seminars that are a hybrid of lectures and skills
  • Experience within a multidisciplinary health care system
  • Mentorship and support from specifically trained new graduate nurse mentors

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Clinical Advancement Program (CAP)

CAP offers a path to increase your knowledge, skills and base pay. You’ll focus on professional accountability and competence, educational growth, practice excellence and research use and generation.

Program Tiers

Level 1

New Employees: CBO/Orientation, Annual Competencies & Life Support Incumbent Employees: Annual Comps, On-line Comps, Life Support & Unit Changes

$2.00/hr over base pay

Level 2

Professional Practice Portfolio required to change levels: update annually. AND Accountability for Professional Practice Competence: 1. Peer Review, 2. Just Culture, 3. Shared Governance & 4. Professional Practice Model.

$4.00/hr over base pay

Level 3

National Approved Nursing Certification, OR Bachelors in Nursing, OR In school for BSN (three-year time limit, one time).

$6.00/hr over base pay

Level 4

National Approved Nursing Certification, AND Bachelors in Nursing, OR In school for BSN (three-year time limit, one time).

$7.00/hr over base pay

Level 5

National Approved Nursing Certification, AND Masters in Nursing, OR In school for MSN (three year time limit, one time), AND One Pertinent Project annually approved by the area Executive Director.

$8.00/hr over base pay

Disclaimer: The compensation increase shall be up to $8.00 per hour based on the CAP level, however will not exceed the maximum of the pay range for the job.

In our own words

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I decided to work for UNMH because of the mission . . . we have an amazing academic research center here that doesn’t turn anybody away. And so, everybody here, regardless of ability to pay, regardless of psychosocial barriers, gets access to health care—and that’s why I stay.

Tonya Oliver
PhD, Director for Outpatient Behavioral Services

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