New Graduate Nurse Residency
Phoenix, Arizona
The MGA New Graduate Residency Program will assist you in transitioning from a new graduate to a fully competent, professional nurse.
Posted Oct 15 · New grads welcomed
- Shift and hours
- 1st, 2nd, 3rd, and weekend shifts understand the shift may include 1st, 2nd, 3rd, and weekend shifts to maintain the full-time scheduleFull-time hours
- Unit and setting
- Home Health providing private duty nursing, personal care services, and therapy to the medically complex populationmedically complex population
- License
- RN or LPN license Current Arizona Registered Nurse License is required.Current Arizona Registered Nurse license
- Term
- Permanent This is a paid, full-time position for RNs and LPNsFull-time
Do you qualify?
- New grads
- Welcomed, residency program The MGA New Graduate Residency Program will assist you in transitioning from a new graduate to a fully competent, professional nurse.
- License
- Current Arizona Registered Nurse license Current Arizona Registered Nurse License is required. Check your license
- License
- Active nursing license in good standing Active Nursing License in good standing (required)
Preferred
- Experience
- Home health experience Home Health Experience (preferred)
Your six-month RN application plan
Start about six months before graduation. Some programs open earlier; use each employer’s application dates.
6 months before
Shortlist units
Check application windows. Gather clinical experience, references and your expected graduation date.
Find residencies →4–6 months before
Apply as windows open
Apply before graduation when the program allows it. Keep the cohort date and license deadline with each application.
Explore new grad jobs →2–3 months before
Meet the unit manager
Ask about overtime, a shadow shift, preceptor continuity and the schedule after orientation.
Prepare your questions →Around graduation
Confirm your start
Coordinate NCLEX, the required license and your start date. Get relocation and repayment terms in writing.
Plan your license →
Why start this early?
Advocate describes a 6–9 month application runway for several regional RN programs. These milestones are a planning guide, not deadlines for every employer. See program calendars.
What it pays
Benefits
- Paid training during the residency program
- Flexible, customized career with opportunity to choose your schedule and a career path of growth
The role and schedule
- Care model
- one-on-one client care in the home the nurse working one-on-one with an MGA client in the home
- Hours stated
- During the new graduate program, the nurse must commit to working full time hours and understand the shift may include 1st, 2nd, 3rd, and weekend shifts to maintain the full-time schedule.
- Weekends
- weekend shifts included understand the shift may include 1st, 2nd, 3rd, and weekend shifts to maintain the full-time schedule
- Scheduling
- Self-scheduling offered
Support on this unit
The posting does not state the assignment size, and nothing published names it for this unit.
- Orientation
- Residency program This is a paid, full-time position for RNs and LPNs and includes 4 weeks of extensive training in the classroom, simulation, and clinical preceptorship in the home.
- Your preceptor
- A preceptor is assigned to you preceptorship with a nursing mentor in the home setting before beginning one-on-one client care
The workplace
Worth asking
- Can you walk me through base pay range and differentials?
- What should I expect for weekly hours, holiday, call, and rotation?
More questions to askFewer questions
- What preceptor time and ongoing unit support are included?
- How are patient load, floating, and staffing support handled day to day?
Your fit
Original listing
Posted on MGA Home Healthcare LLC’s careers page.
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New Graduate Nurse Residency Job Overview
Title
Registered Nurse/Licensed Practical Nurse New Graduate Residency Program
Summary
The MGA New Graduate Residency Program will assist you in transitioning from a new graduate to a fully competent, professional nurse. We provide a collaborative learning environment in which you can refine your nursing skills, enhance your knowledge, and develop new personal and professional relationships. MGA is committed to providing the highest quality client care.
With this program you will develop competency and skills to become versed in high acuity care, regardless of prior experience while creating lasting relationships through comradery and team collaboration. This program explores a combination of classroom setting instruction, hands-on skills training in simulation lab, and preceptorship with a nursing mentor in the home setting before beginning one-on-one client care. This is a paid, full-time position for RNs and LPNs and includes 4 weeks of extensive training in the classroom, simulation, and clinical preceptorship in the home.
Upon completion of training, the residency period will begin, offering mentorship with an experienced MGA clinician while the nurse working one-on-one with an MGA client in the home. During the new graduate program, the nurse must commit to working full time hours and understand the shift may include 1st, 2nd, 3rd, and weekend shifts to maintain the full-time schedule.
Company Description
MGA Homecare specializes in providing private duty nursing, personal care services, and therapy to the medically complex population. We deliver high-quality care in the home and community-based setting, the setting which is the lowest cost to the payers. We aim to be the employer of choice and the partner of choice to referral sources, state government agencies, and health plans.
We currently provide care in Arizona, Colorado, Texas, North Carolina, Washington, and Tennessee with a plan to grow into new states and markets. Why choose MGA Homecare? Make an Impact - Health happens at home, not only the hospital.
Create Rewarding Patient Relationships – opportunity to provide holistic care in the patient’s home while educating family members on best care practices. Care for Diverse Patient Populations - home healthcare nurses serve patients from various backgrounds and ages. Find Autonomy and Independence - Home nursing gives nurses a chance to be more innovative than any other setting.
Create a Flexible, Customized Career – opportunity to choose your schedule and a career path of growth Our team is comprised of nurses and healthcare professionals who are more than just providers, they’re partners. If you have a passion for helping others and want to make a true difference in your community, MGA Homecare is the place for you!
Rn/lpn
Qualifications
Current Arizona Registered Nurse License is required. Active Nursing License in good standing (required) Attention to Detail Time Management Skills Effective Problem-Solving and Conflict Resolution Good Organization and Effective Communication Home Health Experience (preferred)
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EEO Statement
MGA is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or any other status protected by applicable law.
What's around it?
Phoenix, AZFrom Census ACS 2024.
Living costs about 3% above the US average
- Median rent
- $1,582/mo
- Household income
- $81,332/yr, all local households, not nurse pay