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

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Weekend Requirements:

On-Call Required:

No

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 [email protected] 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)
  • This does not include students on clinical placement, or volunteers
• External: open to all internal and external candidates
  • Sharp employees are eligible to apply for Internal or External units
• 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, Planetree, PTAP, Joint Commission Comprehensive Stroke Center

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

Start Date: March 2027

 

Sharp Grossmont Hospital - Innovations PCU 2N/2S/1S

Recruiting: Intra-unit

Purpose of Unit: 2N is a semi-private unit with overflow progressive care patients. We see a variety of diagnoses. We are the innovations unit with outside the box thinking. 2S/1S are ICU Step-Down units serving higher acuity patients. Types of patients can include but not limited to sepsis chronic respiratory failure. Mechanical ventilation titratable drips etc

Top 5 Diagnoses: chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, pneumonia, coronary artery disease, gastrointestinal diseases respiratory failure, sepsis

Number of Beds: 37

 

Sharp Grossmont Hospital - Oncology PCU 2E

Recruiting: External

Additional Preferred Certifications: PCCN, OCN, CMSRN, Med-surg-BC

Purpose of Unit: Progressive Care Unit that specializes in Oncology, Palliative Care, End of Life, Advanced Illness Management, and geriatric care (NICHE).

Top 5 Diagnoses: PNA, DM, UTI, different CA dx, sepsis, and other wide range of diagnoses

Number of Beds: 37

 

Sharp Grossmont Hospital - GI/GU Telemetry/PCU 3E

Recruiting: External

Additional Preferred Qualifications: PCCN

Purpose of Unit: Specializes in providing care for a variety of medical and surgical patients, including but not limited to gastrointestinal and urinary patient populations

Top 5 Diagnoses: Abdominal pain, post-surgical/post-procedural, liver related disease processes, UTI, sepsis

Number of Beds: 37

 

Sharp Grossmont Hospital - Pulmonary/CHF Telemetry/PCU 4E

Recruiting: Internal

Additional Preferred Qualifications: PCCN

Purpose of Unit: Provides care for telemetry patients, primarily specializing in pulmonary failure, congestive heart failure, and renal failure

Top 5 Diagnoses: Heart failure, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, pneumonia, renal failure, coronary artery disease

Number of Beds: 37

 

Sharp Grossmont Hospital - Neuroscience PCU 5E

Recruiting: External

Additional Required Certifications: NIHSS

Additional Preferred Qualifications: SCRN or PCCN

Purpose of Unit: Sharp Grossmont is the only Joint Commission Comprehensive Stroke Center in East County and in the Sharp Health System. This unit is the designated neuro/stroke progressive care unit

Top 5 Diagnoses: CVA, TIA, peripheral vascular disease, hypertensive urgency, diabetes mellitus

Number of Beds: 37

 

Sharp Grossmont Hospital for Neurosciences - PCU

Recruiting: External

Additional Required Certifications: NIHSS

Additional Preferred Qualifications: SCRN or PCCN

Purpose of Unit: This unit provides specialized care for patients with conditions such as stroke, brain and spine tumors, epilepsy and other neurological conditions.

Top 5 Diagnoses: CVA, TIA, peripheral vascular disease, hypertensive urgency, diabetes mellitus

Number of Beds: 16

 

Sharp Grossmont Hospital - Cardiac PCU 5W

Recruiting: Internal

Additional Preferred Qualifications: PCCN

Purpose of Unit: Treats cardiac patients with a variety of cardiac conditions who need continuous cardiac monitoring

Top 5 Diagnoses: Post-op open heart, post-procedure care for patients after cardiac catheterization including structural heart interventions, cardiac dysrhythmia, med-surg tele

Number of Beds: 33

 

Sharp Grossmont Hospital - Acute Rehab

Recruiting: Internal

Additional Required Qualifications: NIHSS

Purpose of Unit: Acute Rehab Medical-Surgical level of care (non-tele) emphasis on neuro or stroke.  Patients admitted to Acute Rehab must tolerate 3 hours of therapy per day (PT, OT, ST). The new graduate role will focus on providing in-patient level of care and collaborating with a multi-disciplinary team during a 12-18 day stay.  

Top 5 Diagnosis: Stroke, Spine, Brain Cancer and other neurological disorders 

Number of beds: 18

 

Sharp Grossmont Hospital - Emergency Department

Recruiting: External

Additional Required Certifications: AHA ACLS, PALS, NIHSS

Additional Preferred Qualifications: Acute care hospital experience such as LVN, Healthcare Partner/Assistant/Tech, Nursing Assistant, EMT, or Corpsman; CEN

Purpose of Unit: Provides 24-hour emergency services

Top 5 Diagnoses: Any condition from neonate through end of life

Number of Beds: 72

 

Sharp Grossmont Hospital - Women's Acute Care Unit/Women's Health Observation

Recruiting: External

Additional Preferred Qualifications: NA/HCP experience

Purpose of Unit: Women's PCU

Top 5 Diagnoses: Chest pain, laparoscopic procedures, COPD, CHF, gynecological and urinary, stable obstetric patients with acute medical conditions

Number of Beds: 32-40 on a split unit (we expand and contract based on ED volumes and perinatal volumes)

 

Sharp Grossmont Hospital for Neurosciences - Neuroscience ICU

Recruiting: External

Additional Required Certifications: NIHSS, ACLS

Purpose of Unit: This unit provides a higher level of care for individuals requiring critical treatment for neurological conditions.

Top 5 Diagnoses:

Number of Beds: 16

 

 

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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

Start Date: March 2027

 

Sharp Memorial Hospital Oncology Acute Care 1W

Additional Preferred Qualifications: OCN, chemo/bio provider by ONS

Purpose of Unit: Provides care to oncology patients at all points of their journey - from diagnosis, treatment, symptom management, and palliative care services

Top 5 Diagnoses: Leukemia/lymphoma, colon, lung, gallbladder, pancreatic

Number of Beds: 30

 

 

Sharp Memorial Hospital Orthopedics/Neurology Acute Care 4N

Purpose of Unit: Medical-surgical unit specialized in providing exemplary post-surgical care for orthopedic and spinal patients

Top 5 Diagnoses: Total joint replacement, traumatic fracture, back/spine pain, bone/join infection, 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 Hospital Surgical Acute Care 6N

Additional Preferred Qualifications: CBN, CMSRN

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 Hospital Medical/Surgical 7S

Additional Required Certifications:

Additional Preferred Qualifications: N/A

Purpose of Unit: A medical-surgical telemetry unit providing patient-centered care for diverse patient populations, including the management of acute illnesses and the stabilization of chronic conditions

Top 5 Diagnoses: Pneumonia, Cellulitis, COPD/asthma exacerbation, electrolyte imbalances, general abdominal surgeries

Number of Beds: 18

 

Sharp Memorial Medical Neuroscience Unit

Additional Required Qualifications: NIHSS

Purpose of Unit: Medical Neuroscience Unit (MNU) 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 Hospital Short Stay Observation (SSO) PCU

Additional Preferred Qualifications: PCCN

Purpose of Unit: Provides care for rule-out diagnoses and post-procedure recovery

Top 5 Diagnoses: Chest pain, arrythmias, syncope, SOB, trauma, various surgical procedures including mastectomy and thyroidectomy

Number of Beds: 60+ (four floors)

 

Sharp Memorial Hospital Trauma/Neurology/Head & Neck PCU 4W

Additional Preferred Qualifications: PCCN, TNCC

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 Hospital Surgical Transplant PCU 5W

Additional Preferred Qualifications: PCCN, CCTN

Purpose of Unit: Provides exceptionally specialized nursing care to patients with kidney or heart transplants. This unit focuses on providing patient and family centered quality care by promoting clinical excellence and improving quality of life

Top 5 Diagnoses: Renal transplant, heart transplant, living kidney donor, congestive heart failure, left ventricle assist decide, respiratory failure requiring ventilator support

Number of Beds: 32

 

Sharp Memorial Hospital Cardiac Surgical PCU 6W

Additional Preferred Qualifications: PCCN

Purpose of Unit: Cares for patients that undergo a wide range of general and cardiothoracic surgeries and procedures

Top 5 Diagnoses: Coronary artery/valve disease, acute myocardial infarctions, arrhythmic disorders, peripheral vascular disease

Number of Beds: 32

 

Sharp Memorial Hospital Cardio-Pulmonary Medical PCU 7W

Additional Preferred Qualifications: PCCN

Purpose of Unit: Provides care for patients with complex cardio-pulmonary medical conditions such as heart failure, atrial fibrillation, and acute coronary syndrome that often require continuous cardiac monitoring, non-invasive mechanical ventilation, and/or ongoing cardiac infusions for stabilization

Top 5 Diagnoses: CHF, sepsis, renal disease, diabetes, pneumonia, COPD, coronary artery disease

Number of Beds: 32

 

Sharp Memorial Hospital Emergency Department

Additional Required Qualifications: AHA ACLS, AHA PALS, NIHSS

Additional Preferred Qualifications: BSN, Emergency Room healthcare experience, CCRN

Purpose of Unit: Provides care for critically ill patients, primarily specializing in medical disorders.

Top 5 Diagnoses: STEMI, Stroke, Trauma receiving center

Number of Beds: 71

 

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Sharp Mary Birch Hospital for Women and Newborns

 

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

Start Date: March 2027

 

Sharp Mary Birch Maternal/Infant Services (MIS)

Recruiting: External

Additional Required Certifications: Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP)

Additional Preferred Qualifications: BSN

Purpose of Unit: Provide nursing care and support to postpartum mothers and their newborns

Top 5 Diagnoses: post op cesarean deliveries, status post vaginal deliveries, well newborn care

Number of Beds: 72

 

Sharp Mary Birch Perinatal Special Care Unit (PSCU)

Recruiting: External

Additional Required Certifications:  Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP)

Additional Preferred Qualifications: BSN; Electronic Fetal Monitoring Certification (C-EFM | required within 1 year of hire for New Grad RNs)

Purpose of Unit: provides in-hospital care for women with high-risk pregnancies

 

 

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Sharp Tri-City Medical Center*

 

*these units are accepting applications under a different posting. To be considered for Sharp Tri-City, you must apply to the other posting.

 

Preferred Qualifications: BSN

Accreditations/Designations: Joint Commission Accreditation – Gold Seal of Approval, American Heart Association/American Stroke Association Get with the Guidelines – Stroke Gold Plus Achievement Award

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

Start Date: February 2027

Recruiting Instruction: all units accepting applications from internal and external candidates

 

Sharp Tri-City Medical Center Acute Care - 1N Orthopedics/Neuro

Purpose of Unit: Medical-surgical unit specialized in providing adult patients post-surgical care for orthopedic and spinal conditions

Top 5 Diagnoses: Total joint replacement, traumatic fracture, spine surgery, sepsis, pneumonia

Number of Beds: 32

 

Sharp Tri-City Medical Center Acute Care - 2P Oncology

Additional Preferred Qualifications: ONS/ONCC Chemotherapy Immunotherapy Certificate

Purpose of Unit: Medical-surgical unit specialized in providing adult patients chemotherapy/oncology care, comfort care, and pain management

Top 5 Diagnoses:  Sepsis, pneumonia, COPD, acute kidney failure, cellulitis

Number of Beds: 32

 

Sharp Tri-City Medical Center Acute Care - 4P Medical-Surgical

Purpose of Unit: General medical-surgical unit providing care to adult patients for acute illness, injury, and surgical recovery

Top 5 Diagnoses: Sepsis, acute kidney failure, acute respiratory failure, cellulitis, pneumonia

Number of Beds: 32

 

Sharp Tri-City Medical Center Telemetry (2E/W, 3E, 3P, 4E/W)

Purpose of Unit: Provide care to adult patients post-stroke or with complex cardio-pulmonary medical conditions that often require continuous cardiac monitoring, non-invasive mechanical ventilation, and/or ongoing cardiac infusions for stabilization, including care of patients post-Percutaneous Coronary Intervention (PCI) procedures 

Top 5 Diagnoses: Sepsis, myocardial infarction, heart failure, atrial fibrillation, acute respiratory failure

Number of Beds: 96

 

Sharp Tri-City Medical Center Intensive Care Unit (ICU)

Purpose of Unit: Provide intensive care to adult patients with actual or potential life threatening medical and surgical conditions, including cardiopulmonary, renal, neurological, neurosurgery, complex cardiovascular surgery, and STEMI care.  Services include invasive hemodynamic monitoring, mechanical ventilation, temporary pacemakers, cardioversion, IABP/Impella management, targeted temperature management, thrombectomy, TAVR, and vasoactive/sedation drips

Top 5 Diagnoses: Aortic stenosis/TAVR, sepsis, STEMI, acute respiratory failure, cardiac arrest

Number of Beds: 28

 

Tri-City Medical Center Emergency Department

Purpose of Unit: Provides 24/7 emergency care for patients with acute illnesses, injuries, cardiac, neurological, and another life-threatening conditions

Top 5 Diagnoses: Chest pain, head injury, UTI, abdominal pain, syncope

Number of Beds: 41

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