Nursing Residency Program Application and Selection Process

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For questions regarding this program, please email a1mancus@sbch.org

Thank you for your interest in nursing opportunities at Cottage Health. We will be onboarding RN Residents in 4 cohorts in 2025. We are considering both new graduate nurses and nurses with limited or no acute care experience for this structured, supportive program. Your CA RN license can be pending at the time of application but MUST be fully active by the program start date; interim permits are not considered.

RN Residency Start Date Application Open
1/13/2025 10/10/24 - 10/20/24
4/7/2025 1/2/25 - 1/12/25
7/28/2025 4/24/25 - 5/4/25
10/20/2025 7/17/25 -7/27/25

Adult In-Patient Population

  • GVCH Orthopedics and Med/Surg
  • SBCH Cottage Rehabilitation Hospital
  • SBCH Neurology/Urology (1RT)
  • SBCH Nursing Resource Unit (NRU)
  • SBCH Oncology (1C)
  • SBCH Orthopedics (1WC)
  • SBCH Pulmonary/Renal (3WC)
  • SBCH Surgical Trauma (3RT)
  • SBCH Telemetry (2C)
  • SBCH Medical Intensive Care Unit
  • SBCH Surgical Intensive Care Unit

Emergency Population

  • SBCH Emergency Department

Surgical Population

  • SBCH Surgical Services

Women’s and Children’s Population

  • SBCH Birth Center
  • SBCH Mother Infant Care and Obstetrics
  • SBCH Pediatrics
  • SBCH Neonatal Intensive Care Unit
  • SBCH Pediatric Intensive Care Unit

*This list of departments has been updated to reflect those departments considering applications for the January 15 start date.

RN Residency Virtual Information Session

Hire date - April 7th, 2025

Date: Tuesday, December 17th
Time: 4:00-5:00pm 

Registration