Nurse Residency Program | New Grad RN | Winter 2027 Start | Sharp Metropolitan Medical Campus

New Grad RN Positions

Hourly Pay Range (Minimum - Midpoint - Maximum): $61.740 - $70.170 - $90.160

The stated pay scale reflects the range as defined by the collective bargaining agreement between Sharp HealthCare and Sharp Professional Nurses Network, United Nurses Associations of California/Union of Health Care Professionals, NUHHCE, AFSME, AFL-CIO. Placement within the range is based on years of RN experience.

Required Qualifications:

• Must be a graduate of a U.S. state-approved and accredited nursing program.
• Must have a current unencumbered California RN license.
• Must have graduated no more than 18 months prior to the start date of the Nurse Residency program (graduation date no earlier than July 2025).
• Must have less than 12 months of RN work experience on the start date of the Nurse Residency Program.
• Must have a current American Heart Association (AHA) BLS certification for a healthcare provider by program start date.

Note: If required by the specific unit, additional certifications including AHA ACLS, NIHSS, PALS, NRP, or others, must be completed by the program start date.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Current, unencumbered California RN license (at time of application).
• Bachelors of Science Degree in Nursing.

Program Start Date: January 2027

If you have any questions about the application process, please reach out to our primary NRP recruiter at View email address on click.appcast.io and we will get back to you as soon as we can!

Important New Grad Application Instructions:

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Sharp Memorial Hospital

Accreditations/Designations: Magnet, PTAP, Joint Commission Center of Excellence for Total Joint Replacements

Note: all units work 12-hour shifts, unless otherwise indicated

Sharp Memorial Ortho/Neuro Acute Care 4N

Purpose of Unit: 4N is a medical surgical unit that is specialized in providing exemplary post-surgical care for orthopedic and spinal patients.

Top 5 Diagnoses: Total Joint Replacement, Traumatic Fracture, Back/Spine Pain, Bone/Joint Infection and Cellulitis

Number of Beds: 32

Sharp Memorial Medical Acute Care 5N

Purpose of Unit: Specializes in acute care medical-surgical population

Top 5 Diagnoses: Renal (especially continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis and readmitted long-term kidney transplant patients), diabetes, cardiac monitoring, respiratory support

Number of Beds: 31

Sharp Memorial Surgical Acute Care 6N

Purpose of Unit: Provides care for patients who require surgical intervention, primarily specializing in post-surgical care

Top 5 Diagnoses: General laparoscopic, ambulatory bariatric, colorectal, urologic, and mandibular surgical patients

Number of Beds: 32

Sharp Memorial Medical Neuroscience Unit

Additional Required Qualifications: NIHSS

Purpose of Unit: Medical Neuroscience Unit (MSNU) provides care for stroke/TIA and a range of other neurological disorders/diagnoses as well as mixed acuity medical-surgical patients

Top 5 Diagnoses: Stroke, seizure, TIA, SAH, non-traumatic post-craniotomy patients

Number of Beds: 48

Sharp Memorial Trauma/Neuro/Head & Neck PCU 4W

Purpose of Unit: Provides specialized care for patients with traumatic injuries, craniotomies, spinal surgeries, and patients recovering from head and neck surgeries. Provides care for both surgical and medical patients requiring progressive level of care

Top 5 Diagnoses: Traumatic injuries, craniotomies, laryngectomies, skin flaps, general surgical and medical progressive care

Number of Beds: 32

Sharp Memorial Medical ICU

Additional Required Qualifications: AHA ACLS, NIHSS

Additional Preferred Qualifications: Experience in a similar setting, such as LVN, Healthcare Partner/Assistant/Tech, etc.

Purpose of Unit: Provides dynamic care for non-surgical critically ill patients, primarily specializing in medical disorders

Top 5 Diagnoses: Respiratory failure, sepsis, heart failure, status post arrest, ischemic stroke

Number of Beds: 24 (with additional 10 bed overflow department)

Sharp Memorial Surgical ICU

Additional Required Qualifications: AHA ACLS, NIHSS

Additional Preferred Qualifications: Experience in a similar setting, such as LVN, Healthcare Partner/Assistant/Tech, etc.

Purpose of Unit: A dynamic, cardiothoracic, neurosurgical, trauma ICU who serves multiples service lines and patients

Top 5 Diagnoses: Open heart surgery, trauma, head injuries

Number of Beds: 24

Sharp Mary Birch Hospital for Women and Newborns

Accreditations/Designations: PTAP

Note: all units work 12-hour shifts, unless otherwise indicated

Sharp Mary Birch Labor & Delivery

Additional Required Qualifications: Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP)

Additional Preferred Qualifications: Experience in a similar setting, such as LVN, Healthcare Partner/Assistant/Tech, etc.

Purpose of Unit: Provide 24-hour care to pregnant individuals during the antepartum, intrapartum and immediate postpartum period

Top 5 Diagnoses: Intrauterine pregnancy, preeclampsia, gestational diabetes, pyelonephritis, preterm labor

Number of Beds: 22

Sharp HealthCare is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, status as a protected veteran, among other things, or status as a qualified individual with disability or any other protected class