Children's Hospital Los Angeles New Grad RN Residency
Los Angeles, Los Angeles County · Los Angeles & Ventura
Application window
Next window not announced
- Opens
- Not announced
- Closes
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- Cohort
- 2× per year
How to apply
When can I apply?
Applications are closed right now. We don't know yet when it reopens.
Where do I apply?
Their new grad postings appear on Children's Hospital Los Angeles job listings.
What do I do until then?
Turn on alerts and we'll email you the day applications open.
Requirements
- Degree
- ADN, BSN, or entry-level MSN acceptedTheir page: “Please Note: The following units accept new graduates with an Associate Degree in Nursing (ADN) in our Medical Surgical units (4 West, 4 East, 5 East, 5 West, 6 East, 6 West, BMT, Cardiovascular Acute, Duque 5), Emergency Department, Inpatient Float Team and Inpatient Rehab.”
- License
- California RN license needed by the program start dateTheir page: “You must have your active California RN license, an active American Heart Association BLS (CPR), and PALS card prior to the start of the program.”
- Experience
- Under 12 months of RN experienceTheir page: “You are a new graduate or an RN with less than one year of nursing experience in any area by the start of the program”
- Notes from our research
- More than 25 years of pediatric RN Residency, historically on the Versant model. One-year program with a 1:1 preceptor plus a mentor and a simulation-heavy curriculum at the Las Madrinas Simulation Center. Two-round interview process: a 15-minute screen followed by a panel interview. ADN accepted for Med-Surg units, ED, Float and Inpatient Rehab only; ADN hires must enroll in a BSN program within 2 years. Other units BSN/MSN.
Checked against the hospital’s own page on Sep 28, 2026. Anything their page does not say is left out. Confirm on their page before you apply.
Specialty tracks
PedsStepdownPICUNICU
Before you apply
- Confirm you meet the requirements above, especially the license timing.
- Have your resume, transcripts and references ready before the window opens. Some are open only two or three days.
- Apply through the official Children's Hospital Los Angeles careers page during the open window.
- Turn on alerts so you hear about the next cohort the day it opens, for the programs we can monitor.
Source: www.chla.org · Last verified Oct 11, 2026
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Quick answers
- When does the Children's Hospital Los Angeles new grad RN residency open?
- Children's Hospital Los Angeles hasn't announced dates for its next window yet. We read their page every day, usually several times and email subscribers the day it opens.
- What degree do you need for the Children's Hospital Los Angeles new grad residency?
- ADN, BSN, or entry-level MSN accepted. License timing and any experience limits are listed in the requirements on this page.
- How do you apply to the Children's Hospital Los Angeles new grad residency?
- Apply through Children's Hospital Los Angeles's official careers page while the window is open. Have your resume, transcripts and references ready before it opens; some of these windows are open only two or three days.