Stanford Health Care New Grad RN Residency
Palo Alto, Santa Clara County · Bay Area · Stanford Medicine
Application window
Next window not announced
- Opens
- Apr 6, 2026
- Closes
- Apr 12, 2026
- Cohort
- Cohort 45 (Fall 2026)
Requirements
- Degree
- ADN or BSN accepted
- License
- California RN license required
- Experience
- Under 6 months of RN experience
- Notes
- ADN/ASN, BSN or MSN accepted; graduated within 19 months of cohort start; max 1,040 hours (about 6 months full-time) paid RN experience; CA RN license required by 7/27/2026 (hard date, no interim permits); AHA BLS and ACLS; no visa sponsorship. Cohort 45 starts 9/28/2026.
Specialty tracks
Critical CareICUMed-SurgOncologyEDORBehavioral Health
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 Stanford Health Care careers page during the open window.
- Turn on alerts so you hear about the next cohort the day it opens.
Source: careers.stanfordhealthcare.org · Last verified Aug 11, 2026