VA San Francisco Health Care New Grad RN Residency
San Francisco, San Francisco County · Bay Area · Veterans Health Administration
Application window
Usually opens in May · exact dates not announced
- Opens
- Usually May · exact day not announced
- Closes
- Not announced
- Cohort
- Post Baccalaureate Registered Nurse Residency Program (PB-RNR)
Their usual hiring calendar
- October cohort: applications usually open in May
“Next application period: May/June 2027 Tentative program start date: October 2027”
This is the pattern from past years, not a promise for this one.
How to apply
When can I apply?
Applications usually open in May, based on past years. We don't have a posted date yet.
Where do I apply?
Their new grad postings appear on USAJobs, the federal hiring site.
What do I do until then?
Turn on alerts and we'll email you the day applications open.
Requirements
- Degree
- BSN or entry-level MSN requiredTheir page: “Be a graduate of baccalaureate or master's level entry to practice program with a 3.0 or higher from an accredited school of nursing by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE) or the Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing (ACEN)”
- License
- RN license needed by the program start dateTheir page: “Possess a current, full, active, and unrestricted registration as a graduate professional nurse in a state, commonwealth, or territory of the United States, or the District of Columbia, prior to the start of the PB-RNR program”
- Experience
- No prior RN experience (new graduates only)Their page: “Be serving in their first registered nurse role”
- Graduation
- Graduated within the last 12 monthsTheir page: “Be a recent graduate within the past 12 months”
- Out of state
- Out-of-state applicants are consideredTheir page: “Possess a current, full, active, and unrestricted registration as a graduate professional nurse in a state, commonwealth, or territory of the United States, or the District of Columbia, prior to the start of the PB-RNR program”
- Notes from our research
- BSN or MSN, GPA 3.0 or higher, US citizenship (VA).
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 VA San Francisco Health Care 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.va.gov · Last verified Oct 11, 2026
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Quick answers
- When does the VA San Francisco Health Care new grad RN residency open?
- Applications usually open in May; the exact day hasn't been announced. We read their page every day, usually several times and email subscribers the day it opens.
- What degree do you need for the VA San Francisco Health Care new grad residency?
- BSN or entry-level MSN required. License timing and any experience limits are listed in the requirements on this page.
- How do you apply to the VA San Francisco Health Care new grad residency?
- Apply through VA San Francisco Health Care'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.