ANCC PTAP Accredited Programs

Welcome

Welcome to the website for our central coast Dignity Health SOAR ™ RN Residency & RN Fellowship programs. SOAR stands for Standardized Orientation & Academic Residency. 

Our programs are accredited through the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) Practice Transition Accreditation Program (PTAP). For more information, Click Here.

The SOAR program has been running for more than 10 years and provides new nurses, and those new to specialty with a comprehensive orientation training foundation. This program is designed to enhance clinical skills and increase our nurse confidence in order to ensure exceptional care for our patients.  

Type of Programs Offered: 

• RN Residency: < 1 year RN Experience 
• RN Fellowship: > 1 year RN Experience 

RN Residency PTAP Accredited Work Place Settings:  

1. Medical-Surgical
2. Step Down
3. Critical Care
4. Ante/Postpartum
5. Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU)
6. Operating Room
7. Rehabilitation
8. Emergency Department

RN Fellowship PTAP Accredited Work Place Settings:   

1. Medical-Surgical
2. Step Down
3. Critical Care
4. Labor & Delivery
5. Ante/Postpartum
6. Labor, Delivery, Recovery and Postpartum (LDRP)
7. Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU)
8. Operating Room
9. Rehabilitation
10. Emergency Department

Program Overview

Utilizing a competence based curriculum approach, rooted in Benner's Theory of Novice to Expert, our unit specific classes are designed to foster clinical and professional growth. 

Program features: 

• Nurses Enrolled Year round
• Program is 1 Year in Length 
• 1- 6 months - Unit Specific Development
  • 16 to 30 weeks with trained preceptor
    • Married State Preceptor Model
    • Individual progress meetings every 4 weeks
  • Unit Specific classes
  • 40 hours per week
    • 36 hours clinical time
    • 4 hours education time
• 7-12 months - Professional Development
  • Once a month 4 hour classes
• Health and Wellness focused throughout program
• High fidelity unit-specific simulation

Program Faculty

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Awards & Accolades

Our program has been recognized for excellence in many areas throughout the years. Below are a few of these areas: 

• Received the Values in Action Award 
• Copywritten 
• Trademarked
• Spotlighted as Best Practice by CommonSpirit Health 
• PTAP Symposium Guest Presenter 
• Invited to Present at National Council of State Boards of Nursing (NCSBN) Annual NCLEX Conference  
• Channel News KEYT

Residents,  Fellows, & Preceptors  Voice

This is what our nurses say regarding the SOAR Program: 

“It provided tools and resources to help me help my orientees, which will improve patient care and safety.” - Preceptor 
 

“Provides a standardized format to train our new hires. It gives the new hires feedback and allows us to track their progress, which ultimately allows us to provide safe and professional patient care.” - Preceptor 

“SOAR - Awesome!! It is a branded, standardized format to train new hires, which should be used in all hospitals.” - Preceptor 

“I really benefited from doing the fellowship program as a nurse switching to a completely different unit. I feel supported and prepared to care for patients.” - Fellow 

“It really helped me to feel more confident and capable at the bedside in such an acute setting. They are supportive and really care about our learning and well being.” - Fellow 

“Wonderfully organized, managed, and implemented. I feel lucky to have been able to participate in this program where I always felt supported.” - Resident
 

“This program was extremely helpful in helping me transition from a new graduate nurse to a more confident practicing nurse. I am grateful for the support and learning opportunities provided through the program. I am a better nurse because of it.” - Resident 

Join Us!

We are dedicated to lifelong learning and promoting excellent patient care. 

Please go online at www.commonspirit.careers/ to find out what jobs are open currently to you.