UC San Diego Health (Hillcrest, La Jolla/Jacobs, Sulpizio, East Campus)
- Closes
- Oct 22, 2026
- Starts
- Mar 5, 2027
California new grad RN residencies
19 programs, with official dates and requirements.
UC Davis Medical Center
- Apply
- Nov 4, 2026 – Nov 11, 2026
- Starts
- 2027-03-15 (Cohort 60); 2027-05-10 (Cohort 61)
Stanford Health Care
- Apply
- Nov 9, 2026 – Nov 15, 2026
- Starts
- Apr 12, 2027
Lucile Packard Children's Hospital Stanford
- Apply
- Mar 10, 2027 – Mar 17, 2027
- Starts
- Aug 16, 2027
Dignity Health Central Coast (Arroyo Grande, French, Marian, Sequoia, St. John's)
- Window
- Spring: opens Oct 1; Summer: opens Mar 1
- Starts
- 3rd week of March (spring); 1st week of August (summer)
Dignity Health Central Valley (Mark Twain, St. Joseph's Stockton, Mercy Merced)
- Window
- St. Joseph's & Mark Twain: spring opens November, fall opens April. Mercy Merced: opens Oc
- Starts
- March (spring); August (fall)
Dignity Health North State (Mercy Redding, Mercy Mt. Shasta, St. Elizabeth Red Bluff)
- Window
- Spring: application opens October 2026
- Starts
- February 2027
Dignity Health Sacramento (Mercy General, Mercy Folsom, Mercy San Juan, Methodist, Woodland) & Sierra Nevada Memorial
- Window
- Spring: application opens in December
- Starts
- April (spring)
Dignity Health Southern California (California Hospital, Glendale, Northridge, St. Mary Long Beach, San Bernardino)
- Window
- Spring: opens Oct 1; Summer: opens Mar 1
- Starts
- 3rd week of March (spring); 1st week of August (summer)
Dominican Hospital
- Window
- Spring: application opens Oct/Nov 2026
- Starts
- March 2027
John Muir Health
- Note
- Official page: next New Grad RN Residency is 'presently undetermined'; not accepting applications
Kaiser Permanente Northern California (21 medical centers)
- Window
- 2027 cohort dates listed as 'Coming Soon' on official page
Santa Clara Valley Medical Center
- Window
- Apply to all 'Clinical Nurse I' postings on County job board as they appear
Sutter Health (system-wide, incl. Alta Bates Summit)
- Window
- No separate application; new grads hired into RN roles are auto-enrolled
UCI Health
- Window
- Offered bi-annually; dates not published on official page
UCLA Health (Ronald Reagan, Santa Monica, Mattel Children's, Resnick, West Valley)
- Window
- Twice yearly (winter & summer). Fall 2027 recruitment begins March 2027
- Starts
- Spring 2027 cohort begins March 2027 (applications closed)
UCSF Health
- Note
- Official page: 'April 2026: This program will not be offered in 2026.'
Washington Hospital
- Note
- No new-grad residency posting on official careers site as of check
Providence (California region)
- Opened
- Jun 12, 2026
- Starts
- Aug 24, 2026