Career Development Programs

Take the Next Step in Your Career

Whether you are a new nurse graduate transitioning into practice or exploring how to start a career in health career as an apprentice, Samaritan Health Services has several programs to offer. 

New Grad Nurse Transition Program

Our New Nurse Graduate Transition to Practice Program allows registered nurses a chance to fine tune skills from nursing school while receiving competitive nursing wages and comprehensive benefits. The program offers focused, multidisciplinary classroom training, as well as a customized preceptor clinical experience. Both the didactic and clinical components emphasize the transition skills and knowledge base you will need to bridge the gap between school and workplace. Candidates apply to and orient in a specific health care setting such as critical care, emergency, med-surg, perioperative and perinatal.

Medical Assistant Apprenticeship

Medical assistants are highly valued and in demand in the health care industry. The MA role focuses on completing administrative and clinical tasks in the offices of physicians, hospitals and other health care facilities. Duties will vary by location, specialty and size of the practice.

Samaritan Health Services participates in Allied Health West’s Medical Assistant Apprenticeship program. It is a true “earn and learn” pathway to employment for individuals wanting to become a certified clinical medical assistant.