Dominican Hospital New Grad RN Residency
Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz County · Central Coast · Dignity Health / CommonSpirit Health
Application window
- Opens
- Not announced
- Closes
- Not announced
- Cohort
- CommonSpirit National Nurse Residency Program
Requirements
- License
- California RN license required
- Experience
- Under 0 months of RN experience
- Notes
- 222-bed hospital listed in the NNRP California Central Coast market. Standard NNRP eligibility: graduate within 1 year of start, no prior RN work, active CA RN license by hire (interim permits not accepted), AHA BLS. Dignity Health has historically also run an 8-12 week SOAR new grad transition at this site.
Specialty tracks
TelemetryNICUL&DICURehabEmergencyOncologyOR
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 Dominican Hospital careers page during the open window.
- Turn on alerts so you hear about the next cohort the day it opens.
Source: www.commonspirit.careers · Last verified Aug 11, 2026