Kaiser Permanente Southern California New Grad RN Residency
Pasadena, Los Angeles County · Los Angeles & Ventura · Kaiser Permanente
Application window
Usually opens in November · exact dates not announced
- Opens
- Usually November · exact day not announced
- Closes
- Not announced
- Cohort
- 3× per year
Their usual hiring calendar
- March cohort: applications usually open in November
- September cohort: applications usually open in June
- November cohort: applications usually open in August
“Application Dates: (Applications close at 8:59 PM PT) Internal Applications: November 10 - 16, 2025 External Applications: November 14 - 16, 2025”
This is the pattern from past years, not a promise for this one.
Openings we've witnessed
- Our monitor saw a residency job posting on their job site on Aug 23, 2026
These are days we saw it ourselves, not the hospital's full history. Past windows often repeat around the same time of year, but that is a pattern, not a promise.
How to apply
When can I apply?
Applications usually open in November, based on past years. We don't have a posted date yet.
Where do I apply?
When applications open, apply on their site: kaiserpermanentejobs.org.
What do I do until then?
Turn on alerts and we'll email you the day applications open.
Requirements
- Degree
- Their page doesn't say
- License
- California RN license due by Kaiser's deadline, weeks before the start. The last one posted was Sep 29, 2026, for a Nov 9, 2026 start. Interim permits are not accepted.Their page: “An active California RN license (interim permits cannot be accepted). ... California RN License Deadline: / September 29, 2026 / Start Date: / November 9, 2026”
- Notes from our research
- 12-month new grad program (Kaiser's page). Search KP careers for 'new grad' or 'inexperienced'. Requirement is graduation from an accredited RN program; BSN listed as preferred only. Kaiser's page asks for "Less than 6 months paid Inpatient/Acute care RN experience".
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 Kaiser Permanente Southern California 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.kaiserpermanentejobs.org · Last verified Oct 11, 2026
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Quick answers
- When does the Kaiser Permanente Southern California new grad RN residency open?
- Applications usually open in November; the exact day hasn't been announced. We read their page every day, usually several times and email subscribers the day it opens.
- How do you apply to the Kaiser Permanente Southern California new grad residency?
- Apply through Kaiser Permanente Southern California'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.