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Nurse Residency, Preceptor and Mentor Programs

Nurse Residency, Preceptor and Mentor Programs

Nurse Residency, Preceptor and Mentor Programs - Transition to Practice Platform

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We work with organizations to retain and upskill their new graduate nurses in clinical competency and readiness, supporting successful transitions to practice and long-term workforce stability.

An innovative Nurse Residency, Preceptor and Mentor Programs platform designed to standardize excellence, deliver and measure evidence-based clinical practices and provide a scaled foundation for new nurses transitioning into practice.

Duration:

From 12 months

Min Cohort:

10

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Increase retention to as high as

92
%

Cost Savings

16.3
M

See how we’ve already done this already with CommonSpirit Health

Apprenticeship-Style Training

Our apprenticeship-style programs, like OpusVi's CNA and MA training, offer sustainable staffing solutions and flexible career paths. By enhancing retention and broadening expertise across the clinical spectrum, we empower newcomers and strengthen the healthcare workforce.These programs allow health leaders to retain existing staff while providing a flexible, accessible pathway to succeed in the industry.

Timely & Relevant Curriculum

We are committed to creating timely and relevant curriculum ensuring our learners are equipped with the latest knowledge and skills demanded by the industry. Through content update and collaboration with industry experts, we empower our learners to stay ahead, driving innovation and success in their careers.

Competency-Based Programs

By focusing on measurable skills and outcomes, we empower learners to develop the expertise needed to thrive in their careers. Through our data-driven learning programs methods, we ensure that our graduates possess the competencies required to excel in their roles.

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Leveraging Evidence-Based Models

The program is designed using a competency-based educational framework and aligns with ANCC’s Practice Transition Accreditation Program (PTAP) standards and criteria allowing hospitals to demonstrate the excellence and rigor of their clinical transition programs. Additionally, the program is designed based on the following research-based models:

 

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Donna Wright Competency Model:

  • Competencies are identified, assessed and validated at the point of care with multiple validation methods. Licensed RNs must be empowered to own their practice and competency development and held accountable to practice to the full extent of their licensure.
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Married-State Preceptorship Model (MSPM):

  • Partners preceptee to preceptor at all times, working together and managing a full patient load from the very beginning, with tasks increasing as the preceptee transitions into practice.
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Casey-Fink New Nurse Experience Survey:

  • Evidence-based survey commonly used to assess transition to practice programs. Insights into skills, support, patient safety, stress, communication, leadership, professional satisfaction.
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Benner’s Novice to Expert Theory:

  • Advocates for opportunities where nurses can apply and integrate theoretical knowledge with actual events. 
  • Reduce New Nurse Turnover

  • Improve Risk Management Practices

  • Provide Professional Role Clarity and Development

  • Promote Wellbeing

  • Ensure Competency & Quality Outcomes

  • Increase Role Satisfaction

System Impact and Program Outcomes

94%

16M

10%

OpusVi Impact Dashboard

Real-Time, Rich Data Insights Across Your Organization

The scalable platform allows access, across the healthcare system, to real-time data giving leaders greater capacity for informed decision-making related to new graduate progression, problems, barriers and achievements. 

The data collected throughout the program provides unique visibility into a new nurse's journey, allowing each system to identify and analyze areas of opportunity.

FAQs

We are your partners from start to finish. View this FAQ for more information on who brings what to the table.

 

How Do I Achieve 92% Retention?

How Do I Retain a New Nurse For 10+ Years?

How Do I Prevent Nurse Burnout?

Minimum Cohort Size for the Program

What Insights Are Available?

What Does My System Provide?

What Does OpusVi Provide?

Can I Enroll as an Individual?

Margaret Werner MSN, RN

Transition to Practice Coordinator at Onvida Health

OpusVi’s Preceptor Program transformed how we evaluate and support our team. The detailed insights allowed us to identify and address performance risks before they could impact patient safety. With this level of clarity, we’re now confident that our preceptors are equipped to provide exceptional care and guidance, safeguarding both our patients and our nursing teams.

Andrew Malley

Chief Executive Officer, OpusVi

We’re proud to offer a meaningful and substantial nationwide Nurse Residency, Preceptor and Mentor program. We can support nurses in the field and continually educate them for better outcomes in the communities that they serve. Equally, we will support health systems in the retention of nurses and create a stronger and better-prepared workforce at scale.

Vicki Buchda MS, RN, NEA-BC

Senior Vice President of Care Improvement, Arizona Hospital and Healthcare Association (AzHHA)

Providing support for nurses has never been more imperative, and we’re proud to partner with OpusVi to leverage its Transition to Practice platform to provide competency-based education. The time is now to put systems in place to address the nursing shortage and workforce burnout within our community hospitals, and we’re thrilled that this partnership, with the support of HB 2691 and funding from AHCCCS, will do just that.

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Curriculum Highlights

Shared Common Competencies

This program covers many common competencies including, but not limited to:

  • Leadership
  • Communication
  • Quality and Patient Experience
  • Mental Health, Substance Abuse
  • Resilience
  • Cultural Engagement
  • Emergency Preparedness

 

Specialty Areas Supported

OpusVi's Nurse Residency includes unit-specific pathways that can be customized to your organization's specific needs. These pathways include, but are not limited to:

  • MedSurg-Tele
  • Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU)
  • Acute Rehabilitation Unit (ARU)
  • Intensive Care Unit (ICU)
  • Emergency Room (ER)
  • Labor & Delivery (L&D)
  • Mother Baby Care (MBC)
  • Operating Room (OR)
  • Cath Lab
  • Hospice
  • Behavioral Health
  • Critical Access Hospitals

SMEs and Facilitators

Our programs are created for healthcare, by healthcare. 

From focus groups throughout course creation to the selection of our program facilitators, we leverage the best and brightest minds in the industry to provide the most impactful learning experience.

Felipe Santoyo-Cuellar D.N.P., M.S.N., R.N., PCCN

Nurse Supervisor, Mayo Clinic and Associate Faculty, Arizona State University

Amanda Foster MSN, APRN, FNP-C

Clinical Adjunct Faculty, Carrington College

Christine Thompson BSN, RN

Research & Development Specialist, SisuCare

Sue Roe DPA, MS, BSN, RN

Manager, The Roe Group Enterprises

Phillis Mutembete MSN, PMHNH-BC, FNP-C

Adjunct Professor, Grand Canyon University

Vicki Bradshaw EdD, MSN, RN

Associate Dean of Faculty, Chamberlain College of Nursing

Tarah Gramza MBA, BSN, RN

Clinical Quality Improvement Specialist

Dawna Cato PhD., RN, NPD-BC

Director of Nurse Residencies

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Let's discuss how our Nurse Residency, Preceptor and Mentor Training Programs improve new nurse retention and risk management.

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