St. David's HealthCare

St. David's HealthCare is one of the largest health systems in Texas and Austin's third-
largest private employer, with more than 60 sites throughout Central Texas, including
seven hospitals, four urgent care centers, four ambulatory surgery centers, and two
freestanding emergency departments, with a third set to open in Bastrop this summer.

St. David's HealthCare has a long history of serving the residents of Central Texas
with exceptional medical care. Our 7,500 employees touch over 858,000 lives each
year with a spirit of warmth, friendliness and personal pride.

Graduate Nurses

Small steps to giant leaps.

Programs at St. David's HealthCare are geared towards making your first steps in professional nursing rewarding ones. Our goal is to get you off to a strong start with:

  • Individualized unit-based orientation with clinical nurse specialists/educators
  • One-on-one trained preceptors
  • Apprenticeship program
  • SNAP Fellowship

Click here to apply for a Graduate Nurse position

The EDGE (Evidence-Driven Graduate Experience) Nurse Residency Program

This 10-Week program is aimed at providing the new nurse with an in-depth review of key aspects of nursing care. Covering a wide variety of topics, each weekly workshop presents students the opportunity to ask questions, raise concerns and share experiences with fellow nurses and with expert presenters from throughout the St. David’s HealthCare.

Each session will begin with a review of the previous week, with discussion of problems encountered by participants during on-the-job situations. In addition to attending lectures, students will be required to prepare a case studies on selected topics at the end of the series. For more information, contact Gail Roberts, 544-0108 or the Institute for Learning at 544-0100.

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Critical Care/ED Series

The Institute for Learning's Critical Care series is based on AACN's Core Curriculum for Critical Care Nursing. The advanced classes are designed to provide new CC and ED nurses – as well as nurses from other areas – with the knowledge and skills required to care for specialty patients. Areas of practice include ICU, ED, Stepdown and Telemetry. Among the many topics and hands-on experience covered in the Critical Care/ED Series are:

  • Neurology/Cerebravascular
  • Cardiovascular
  • Respiratory
  • Renal
  • Care of the Pediatric patient in ED
  • Triaging ED patients

For more information, please visit: www.stdavids-institute.com.

The SNAP Fellowship: deeper knowledge, faster track

The St. David's HealthCare Specialty Nurse Accelerated Program (SNAP) Fellowship is a unique program that will speed your transition from novice toward expert in Med/Surg, Neuro Med/Surg, Critical Care, Emergency, Women's Services or Rehabilitation for Living nursing. Since early 2004, SNAP has differentiated clinical practice at St. David's HealthCare, confirming our system's reputation as a forward-thinking provider. As a result, SNAP is now recognized as one of the nation's top training programs.

Supported by evidence-based best practices, SNAP offers skill growth through:

  • Hands-on clinical rotations in a variety of departments
  • Clinical experts providing hands-on classroom training in real-life applications
  • Individual preceptors and clinical coaches
  • Use of SimMan™ and PDA technologies
  • Travel to centers of excellence to share best practices
  • Assistance in preparing for specialty certifications
  • Collaborative relationships with specialty physicians
  • …and much more.

For details, visit SNAP: Specialty Nurse Accelerated Program; or contact Karen Jeffries, RN, MS, Clinical Educator/SNAP Fellowship Coordinator, at (512) 544-0100.

More Opportunities for New Nurses

St. David's HealthCare also offers:

  • Mentor program
  • Eligibility for onsite NCLEX review course
  • Eligibility to apply for education reimbursement

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