Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital New Grad RN Residency
Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara County · Central Coast · Cottage Health
Application window
Opens in 38 days
- Opens
- Nov 19, 2026
- Closes
- Nov 30, 2026
- Cohort
- 4× per year
Their usual hiring calendar
- February cohort: applications usually open in November, closing around November
- May cohort: applications usually open in February, closing around February
- July cohort: applications usually open in April, closing around May
- October cohort: applications usually open in July, closing around July
“11/19 – 11/30/2026”
This is the pattern from past years, not a promise for this one.
How to apply
When can I apply?
Applications are expected to open Nov 19, 2026 and close Nov 30, 2026. That date can slip: hospitals sometimes post late.
Where do I apply?
Their new grad postings appear on Cottage Health's careers site.
What do I do until then?
We haven't been able to read this page automatically, so check it yourself.
Requirements
- Degree
- Their page doesn't say
- License
- California RN license needed by the program start dateTheir page: “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.”
- Graduation
- Graduated within the last 12 monthsTheir page: “New graduate nurses-Graduation from an accredited academic program within 1 year”
- Notes from our research
- Eight-month program (classroom, simulation, preceptored clinical placement, mentorship); ANCC PTAP accredited. 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.
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.
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 Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital 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.
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Quick answers
- When does the Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital new grad RN residency open?
- Applications are expected to open Nov 19, 2026 and close Nov 30, 2026.
- How do you apply to the Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital new grad residency?
- Apply through Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital'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.