ELMIRA, N.Y. (WENY) - Arnot Ogden Medical Center is offering a one year nurse residency program for newly graduated nurses.

The program is designed to ease the transition of nurses from the classroom setting to the clinical practice environment.

Arnot says this will promote quality and safety, and reducing turnover rates for first-year nurses.

Goals of the program include teaching nurses decision making skills, providing clinical nursing leadership, and strengthening commitment to the profession of nursing.

Earlier this year, Arnot Health was recognized on the Forbes list of America's Best Midsize Employers for 2022.

In earning this distinction, Arnot was one of only 48 hospitals in the entire country, and one of only three hospitals in New York State to be named to the list of 1,000 "Best Employers" by Forbes. For more information about nursing at Arnot, visit www.arnothealth.org.