Nurse Residency Program | New Grad RN | Spring 2027 Start | Sharp HealthCare

Sharp New Graduate Nurse Residency Program

Hourly Pay Range (Minimum - Midpoint - Maximum): $64.210 - $72.970 - $93.760

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 by the program start date.
• Must have graduated no more than 18 months prior to the start date of the Nurse Residency program. Graduation date no earlier than September 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

• Bachelors of Science Degree in Nursing

Applications for our Spring 2027 New Graduate Nurse Residency Program will be accepted on the following dates:

Internal candidates: Tuesday, Nov 3rd 2026 (9am PST) - Friday, Nov 13th 2026 (5pm PST)

External candidates: Tuesday, Nov 10th 2026 (9am PST) - Friday, Nov 13th 2026 (5pm PST)

Program Start Date: February/March 2026 (hospital-dependent)

If you have any questions about the application process, please reach out to us 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:

Review each clinical area/program requirement prior to beginning the application process. You may submit one application per job posting. For this cohort, there will be one posting for Sharp Tri-City Medical Center, and one posting for the remaining Sharp hospitals. You may apply once to each posting. During the application process, you will be asked to select a preferred unit/program of interest and an alternate. The units that will be accepting New Grads for the spring cohort are listed below. Units that are only accepting intra-unit candidates (only open to current employees of that department), or internal candidates (only open to Sharp employees) will be so defined in the list below, and in the application questionnaire. If you apply to a unit you are ineligible for, your application will not be reviewed for that unit, and we cannot guarantee submission to your alternate or another unit. Prior to submitting your application, please verify the accuracy of all information entered.

Spring 2027 New Grad RN Positions:

Recruitment Definition Reminders:

• Intra-unit: only open to employees currently working in that specific unit/department
• Internal: only open to Sharp employees (all Sharp team members, regardless of location)
• External: open to all internal and external candidates
• If there is no recruiting instruction listed, assume the unit is accepting all internal and external applications

Note: If you apply to a unit you are ineligible for based on above criteria, your application will not be reviewed for that unit, and we cannot guarantee submission to an alternate unit.

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Sharp Coronado Hospital

Accreditations/Designations: Planetree, Center of Excellence Total Knee Replacement and Total Hip Replacement, Bariatric Surgery Accreditation (MBSAQIP), PTAP

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

Start Date: March 2027

Sharp Coronado Hospital - Acute and Progressive Care Unit

Purpose of Unit: Provides care for a diverse patient population including those needing both medical and surgical care. As an accredited hospital for both orthopedic and bariatric surgery, the Acute and Progressive Care Unit delivers personalized care for patients post-operatively, while also specializing in the care of patients with medical diagnoses

Top 5 Diagnoses: Pneumonia, heart failure, sepsis, total knee and hip replacement, sleeve gastrectomy, gastric bypass

Number of Beds: 44

Sharp Coronado Hospital - Villa Coronado Skilled Nursing Facility - Long Term Care

Purpose of Unit: Customized treatment plans take each patient's social, emotional and spiritual needs into account. Our comprehensive occupational, speech and physical therapy programs are designed to advance recovery, and our specialized transitional care provides services for rehabilitation, wound care and IV antibiotics. We also provide hospice care services, both short-term respite care and long-term palliative care.

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Sharp Chula Vista Medical Center

Accreditations/Designations: Magnet, Planetree, PTAP

Preferred Qualifications: Bilingual English/Spanish

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

Start Date: March 2027

Sharp Chula Vista Nurse Float Pool

Purpose of Unit: Supports our progressive care and medical-surgical units for their nursing staffing needs to ensure appropriate staffing levels and safe patient care can occur daily. Our team covers overflow areas within the hospital and assists where needed when emergency needs arise, caring for patients within their floating cluster.

Float Units: Nurse Float Pool floats to the following areas: Cardiac Surgery PCU, Neuro/Stroke PCU, Oncology PCU, Heart Failure PCU, Short Stay/Specialized Adult Focused Environment Units, Med-Surg/Telemetry Unit. Additional areas that the nurse float pool covers are: Surgical Procedure Area (SPA - Cath Lab recovery unit), Emergency Department RME area, ED Tele Admit area, Women's PCU postpartum

Sharp Chula Vista Short Stay/ Observation PCU 4E

Purpose of Unit: Provides care for patients requiring less than two midnights in the hospital. The unit has approximately 25-30% short stay patients and the rest is overflow PCU patients

Top 5 Diagnoses: Chest pain, post-procedural (cath lab), withdrawals, AMS, abdominal pain

Number of Beds: 33

Sharp Chula Vista Heart Failure PCU 5E

Purpose of Unit: Focuses on heart failure but can also care for a wide variety of cardiac patients who need continuous cardiac monitoring

Top 5 Diagnoses: Myocardial infarction (chest pain, unstable angina) cath lab, angioplasty, hypertension, diabetes and renal failure

Number of Beds: 44

Sharp Chula Vista Oncology PCU 5T

Purpose of Unit: Cares for patients with cancer but can also care for a wide variety of cardiac patients who need continuous cardiac monitoring

Top 5 Diagnoses: Leukemia, lymphoma, coronary artery disease, diabetes/renal disease

Number of Beds: 32

Sharp Chula Vista Emergency Department

Additional Required Certifications: AHA ACLS, PALS, NIHSS

Purpose of Unit: Provides care for pediatrics to geriatrics in emergent or urgent situations

Top 5 Diagnoses: Abdominal pain, cardiac pain, shortness of breath, muscular skeletal pain, fever

Number of Beds: 42

Sharp Chula Vista 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:

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Sharp Grossmont Hospital

Accreditations/Designations: Magnet