Graduate Nurse Residency Program
Eligibility Requirements
- Graduate of an accredited associate (ADN) or baccalaureate (BSN) nursing program
- Must be a new graduate and have less than 1 year experience
- Current CPR/BLS –Healthcare Provider card
What is the application process?
Applications will be accepted February 9-20 for Internal & External applicants.
To apply, please submit your application under the requisition titled “Nurse Resident.”
Phone Screen
Phone Screens will take place with a clinical recruiter to learn about you, your area of interest and understand more about the residency program. Be checking your email after you apply.
Hiring Event
Hiring Event will occur
March 7, 2026. Talk to our team, share your interest and learn more about our individual nursing units. This is your chance to meet our team and make a great impression.
Getting Started
Beginning June 8, 2026,
attend orientation and begin your exciting nursing career with the most awarded health care
system/environment in Texas.
Providing quality, compassionate care is key to fulfilling purpose: Providing excellence in health care to the communities we serve.
That’s why we make exceptional training opportunities a priority at United Regional.
Helping You Thrive in Your First Year of Practice
At United Regional, we know it takes devoted and motivated nurses like you to deliver the exceptional care our community depends on. That’s why we’ve built a residency program that supports your transition from student to confident professional.
Since 2015, our Graduate Nurse Residency Program has helped more than 400 new nurses grow into their roles with confidence and purpose. This year-long program follows best practices from the Vizient/American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN) curriculum—proven to support the most successful transition to practice.
Who It's For
This program is designed for new graduates from ADN and BSN programs who want to work in acute care.
Where You Can Work
- Med Surg
- Critical Care
- Women’s & Children’s
- Emergency
- Surgical Services
What You’ll Gain
The curriculum helps you move from advanced beginner to competent professional, with support from experienced mentors and a culture focused on safety and excellence.
Benefits include:
- A combination of didactic and clinical experiences
- Small group reflection
- Supportive cohort of peers
- Opportunity to work on an evidence-based project
Accredited Practice Transition Program by the American Nurses Credentialing Center
The current sites included in this accreditation designation are: United Regional Health Care System
The current practice settings included in this accreditation designation are: Medical-Surgical, Step Down, Critical Care, Labor & Delivery, Ante/Postpartum, Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU), Pediatrics, and Emergency Department
The Graduate Nurse Residency Program is a yearlong residency built upon evidence-based Vizient/AACN curriculum. During the program, nurse residents will participate in a series of learning and work experiences that are geared toward transition to a competent professional. At the end of the program, nurse residents will have improved confidence, competence, prioritization, communication skills, and decreased stress levels.
Program objectives
Upon completion of the nurse residency program, the nurse resident will:
- Make the transition from advanced beginner nurse to competent professional nurse in the clinical environment
- Develop effective decision-making skills related to clinical judgment and performance
- Provide clinical nursing leadership at the point of care
- Strengthen his or her commitment to nursing as a professional career choice
- Formulate an individual development plan for his or her new clinical role
- Incorporate research-based evidence linked to practice outcomes into the care he or she provides
Program curriculum is built on 5 pillars:
- Person-Centered Care
- Quality and Safety
- Informatics and Healthcare Technologies
- Evidence-Based Practice and Quality Improvement
- Personal, Professional, and Leadership Development
Participating Nurse Units
Med Surg
3C-Oncology
4C-Orthopedics
4W-General Medical
6C-Neuro
6W-General Medical
B5S-General Surgical
Critical Care
7C-Neuro/telemetry
8C-Medical step down/Telemetry
9W-Cardiac step down
3C-SICU-Surgical Intensive Care
7W-MICU -Medical Intensive Care
Women’s &Children’s
Post Partum
Labor &Delivery
Intermediate Special Care Nursery
Pediatrics
Emergency Department
Surgery
For more information, please email any of the following:
Director of Clinical Education Andrea Anderle – [email protected]
Recruitment Specialist Abigail Kimbrel – [email protected]
Recruitment Coordinator Lacey Buckmaster – [email protected]