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$44.670 - $56.760 - $68.850
This position is covered by a Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) with CNA.
Note: If required by the specific unit, additional certifications including AHA ACLS, NIHSS, PALS, NRP, or others, must be completed by the program start date.
Applications for our Spring 2027 New Graduate Nurse Residency Program will be accepted on the following dates:
Internal candidates: Tuesday, Nov 3rd 2026 (9am PST) - Friday, Nov 13th 2026 (5pm PST)
External candidates: Tuesday, Nov 10th 2026 (9am PST) - Friday, Nov 13th 2026 (5pm PST)
Program Start Date: February/March 2026 (hospital-dependent)
If you have any questions about the application process, please reach out to us at newgradRN@sharp.com and we will get back to you as soon as we can!
Review each clinical area/program requirement prior to beginning the application process. You may submit one application per job posting. For this cohort, there will be one posting for Sharp Tri-City Medical Center, and one posting for the remaining Sharp hospitals. You may apply once to each posting. During the application process, you will be asked to select a preferred unit/program of interest and an alternate. The units that will be accepting New Grads for the spring cohort are listed below. Prior to submitting your application, please verify the accuracy of all information entered.
Spring 2027 New Grad RN Positions:
Preferred Qualifications: BSN
Accreditations/Designations: Joint Commission Accreditation – Gold Seal of Approval, American Heart Association/American Stroke Association Get with the Guidelines – Stroke Gold Plus Achievement Award
Note: all units work 12-hour shifts, unless otherwise indicated
Start Date: February 2027
Recruiting Instruction: all units accepting applications from internal and external candidates
Purpose of Unit: Medical-surgical unit specialized in providing adult patients post-surgical care for orthopedic and spinal conditions
Top 5 Diagnoses: Total joint replacement, traumatic fracture, spine surgery, sepsis, pneumonia
Number of Beds: 32
Additional Preferred Qualifications: ONS/ONCC Chemotherapy Immunotherapy Certificate
Purpose of Unit: Medical-surgical unit specialized in providing adult patients chemotherapy/oncology care, comfort care, and pain management
Top 5 Diagnoses: Sepsis, pneumonia, COPD, acute kidney failure, cellulitis
Number of Beds: 32
Purpose of Unit: General medical-surgical unit providing care to adult patients for acute illness, injury, and surgical recovery
Top 5 Diagnoses: Sepsis, acute kidney failure, acute respiratory failure, cellulitis, pneumonia
Number of Beds: 32
Sharp Tri-City Medical Center Telemetry (2E/W, 3E, 3P, 4E/W)
Purpose of Unit: Provide care to adult patients post-stroke or with complex cardio-pulmonary medical conditions that often require continuous cardiac monitoring, non-invasive mechanical ventilation, and/or ongoing cardiac infusions for stabilization, including care of patients post-Percutaneous Coronary Intervention (PCI) procedures
Top 5 Diagnoses: Sepsis, myocardial infarction, heart failure, atrial fibrillation, acute respiratory failure
Number of Beds: 96
Purpose of Unit: Provide intensive care to adult patients with actual or potential life threatening medical and surgical conditions, including cardiopulmonary, renal, neurological, neurosurgery, complex cardiovascular surgery, and STEMI care. Services include invasive hemodynamic monitoring, mechanical ventilation, temporary pacemakers, cardioversion, IABP/Impella management, targeted temperature management, thrombectomy, TAVR, and vasoactive/sedation drips
Top 5 Diagnoses: Aortic stenosis/TAVR, sepsis, STEMI, acute respiratory failure, cardiac arrest
Number of Beds: 28
Purpose of Unit: Provides 24/7 emergency care for patients with acute illnesses, injuries, cardiac, neurological, and another life-threatening conditions
Top 5 Diagnoses: Chest pain, head injury, UTI, abdominal pain, syncope
Number of Beds: 41
Other Sharp HealthCare hospitals (Sharp Coronado, Sharp Chula Vista, Sharp Grossmont, Sharp Memorial, and Sharp Mary Birch) are also hiring for the Spring 2027 Cohort. These locations are accepting applications under a different posting. To be considered for these hospitals, you must apply to the other posting. This application is only for Sharp Tri-City Medical Center.
Sharp HealthCare is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, status as a protected veteran, among other things, or status as a qualified individual with disability or any other protected class
Sharp HealthCare is a not-for-profit health care system based in San Diego, California, with four acute care hospitals, three specialty hospitals, three medical groups and a health plan. We provide medical services in virtually all fields of medicine, including primary care, heart care, cancer, orthopedics, stroke/neurology, women’s health, rehabilitation, robotic surgery, bariatric surgery, chemical dependency and behavioral health.
Sharp sets the community standard for exceptional care. Sharp Chula Vista Medical Center, Sharp Grossmont Hospital and Sharp Memorial Hospital have received the prestigious Magnet recognition by the American Nurses Credentialing Center for excellence in nursing practices and quality patient care.
At the heart of our organization are more than 20,000 nurses, staff, affiliated physicians, and volunteers who are on a journey to make health care better for our patients and their families. It’s what we call The Sharp Experience – treating each person with dignity, compassion and respect, and using our clinical excellence and advanced technology to deliver the highest-quality patient care. We are dedicated to transforming the health care experience by making Sharp the best place to work, the best place to practice medicine and the best place to receive care in San Diego.
