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We are happy to announce that CHI Saint Joseph Health is now accepting applications for Spring/Summer New Graduate RN Residency Cohorts! At CommonSpirit Health, we believe our nursing care is our brand. We commit to providing a nationally-standardized, evidence-based best practice for newly licensed and new-to-practice nurses to transition safely, effectively, and efficiently.

Our New Graduate Nurse

Residency program delivers nursing orientation and organizational socialization within the profession. Throughout the program you will be supported by leaders and mentors who care about your success and will help you become the nursing professional you’ve always envisioned.

Why Choose Us?

Eligible New Graduates receive a $25,000 sign on bonus!

You can receive up to $24,000 to pay off your student loans Earn up to $2,000 per year in our Professional Development program

You can earn up to $450 per year by participating in our Wellness Program

Adoption Benefits available

Earn up to $7,500 referral bonus for referring a friend to an eligible position (no limits to how many you can receive!)

Generous time off available

Pet insurance

Free Parking

About the New Graduate Nurse Program:

Our New Graduate Nurse Residency is a year-long program designed to support new nurses during their transition into professional practice with competence, confidence and leadership skills while fostering lifelong learning and career development. The program includes:

18-28 weeks of practice-based orientation focused on hands-on clinical training, where new nurses work closely with experienced preceptors to build their skills gradually.

Work beside your peers on Professional Development activities, including workshops and courses, and the completion of an Evidence-Based Project.

Ongoing mentorship beyond the first year to continue professional growth and support.

  • Please Note: Participants must pass the NCLEX and achieve a Registered Nurse license before the Residency Cohort start date.

Provisional

Licensure not accepted.

Choose the Residency Cohort Start Date that works best for you: February 2, 2026

May 11, 2026

August 3, 2026

November 9, 2026

**Applications must be submitted at least 1 month before cohort start date

Job Summary and Responsibilities A CommonSpirit Health Nurse Resident is a new graduate direct clinical care registered nurse (RN) who continues to develop nursing knowledge, skills, abilities, and behaviors introduced in formal education as they transition into practice. They are expected to demonstrate the appropriate competency in both core and functional areas, listed below.

Progression is expected in the areas of leading through mission vision and values, patient/customer focus, taking ownership, health care knowledge, teamwork, clinical performance improvement, service excellence, decision making and critical thinking, and patient safety.

Evidence-based Practice (EBP) and Patient Care: Builds skills to utilize current evidence based practice knowledge, the nursing process, critical thinking and problem solving skills to provide holistic care to individuals across the lifespan and care continuum.

Interprofessional Collaboration and Communication: Learns to collaborate and communicate with the interprofessional team to ensure effective and efficient patient care delivery and the achievement of desired patient outcomes.

Leadership: Develops accountability for own practice, delegated care, and the coordination of care delivery. Behaves in a manner that supports colleagues, and maintains respect, trust and dignity.

Professionalism: Acquires and maintains knowledge in nursing practice and assumes responsibility for the professional development of self.

Attainment of Core Competencies

Taking Ownership: Has a basic understanding and knowledge of the current situation or issue at hand; ability to take full personal responsibility or ownership for assignments, activities, decisions and results.

Teamwork: Basic understanding and knowledge of the necessity and value of teamwork; participates effectively as part of a team.

Patient / Customer Focus: Basic understanding ensuring that the patient/customer perspective is a driving force behind our actions and business decisions; crafting and implementing service practices that meet patients'/customers’ and own organization’s needs. (Focus also includes internal and external customers.)

Leading through Mission, Vision and Values: Basic understanding keeping the organization’s mission, vision and values at the forefront of associate decision making and action.

Effective communication: Basic understanding of effective communication concepts, tools and

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