Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital New Grad RN Residency
Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara County · Central Coast · Cottage Health
Application window
- Opens
- Not announced
- Closes
- Not announced
- Cohort
- RN Residency Program - New Graduate and Acute Care Transition Nurses
Requirements
- License
- California RN license required
- Notes
- Eight-month program (classroom, simulation, preceptored clinical placement, mentorship); ANCC PTAP accredited in 2025. Open to new grads and to nurses with limited or no acute-care experience. CA RN license may be pending at application but must be fully active by the program start date; interim permits are not accepted. Also covers Goleta Valley Cottage Hospital and Cottage Rehabilitation Hospital.
How to apply
- Confirm you meet the requirements above, especially the license timing, which trips up most new grads.
- Have your resume, transcripts and references ready before the window opens. Some of these close within days.
- Apply through the official Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital careers page during the open window.
- Turn on alerts so you hear about the next cohort the day it opens.
Source: www.cottagehealth.org