Nurse Residency Program

UCLA Health; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 84,000 - 98,000; Full time

Job summary

UCLA Health offers a Nurse Residency Program for new graduates with BSN or MSN to support transitioning into professional practice. The year-long program includes orientation to UCLA hospital systems, skills labs, and monthly education sessions addressing leadership and patient outcomes.

Participants have unit-based preceptors and mentors, with opportunities across UCLA locations in Los Angeles. Interviews occur November 2026; program starts March 2027 and requires a CA RN license before start

Qualifications

• Must have graduated from a registered nursing program (BSN or MSN) between 2025-06-01 and 2026-12-31.
• Current California RN license prior to start date is required.

Responsibilities

• Participate in UCLA Health Nurse Residency Program for new graduates.
• Engage in orientation to hospital systems, nursing standards, and clinical skills lab.
• Attend monthly education sessions addressing leadership, patient outcomes, and professionalism.
• Receive unit-based preceptors and mentors to support transition to practice.

Skills

RN license

New graduate

Education

BSN or MSN

Job description

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Onsite or Remote

Fully On-Site

Work Schedule

12 hour day/night shifts or various 10 hour/8 hour day shifts; including weekends and holidays. OR RNs may include on-call upon training completion.

Posted Date

09/04/2026

Salary Range: $61.57 - 61.57 Hourly

Employment Type

Duration

Indefinite

Job #

32789

Primary Duties and Responsibilities

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The Nurse Residency Program lasts approximately one year and is for new graduates from a BSN or MSN degree program who have graduated between June 1, 2025 - December 31, 2026. The residency year provides several key components/resources to ensure successful transition to practice for new graduate nurses:

• Orientation to UCLA hospital systems, nursing department, standards of care, and clinical skills lab
• Monthly education sessions that address leadership, patient outcomes, and professionalism
• Unit based orientation and educational programs
• Unit based preceptors and mentors
• Unit and hospital based clinical nurse specialists and clinical educators

Opportunities are available for New Graduate Nurses at the following locations:

• Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center
• UCLA Santa Monica Medical Center
• UCLA Mattel Children’s Hospital
• UCLA West Valley Medical Center
• UCLA Resnick Neuropsychiatric Hospital
• Operative Room Services

Opportunities may be available in Adult ICU, Pediatric ICU, Neonatal ICU, Cardiothoracic ICU, Liver/Transplant Surgical ICU, Neuro/Trauma ICU, Burn ICU, Med Surg/Telemetry, Oncology, Perinatal, and Operative Room Services. When submitting your application, you will be asked to select two unit specialties of your preference.

Interviews will be held throughout November 2026. Please note we are only conducting virtual interviews at this time.

The program will start in March 2027.

Salary range: $61.57-$61.57 Hourly

Job Qualifications

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• Applicants must have graduated from a registered nursing program (BSN or MSN required) between June 1, 2025 and December 31, 2026.
• Before the program starts in March 2027, you will need to have less than 6 months RN experience in an inpatient setting or no experience as a licensed RN in order to be eligible for the program. This program is specifically designed for new graduate nurses post-degree with little to no experience.
• You do not need to have your RN license at this time; however, in order to be eligible for this program and begin employment, you must have a current, valid California RN license prior to your start date.
• BLS from the American Red Cross or American Heart Association must be provided prior to your start date.
• Operative Room Services will require nurses to learn to scrub and circulate.

As a condition of employment, the final candidate who accepts an offer of employment will be required to disclose if they have been subject to any final administrative or judicial decisions within the last seven years determining that they committed any misconduct; or have filed an appeal of a finding of substantiated misconduct with a previous employer. Current/former UC employees are subject to a personnel file review.