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December 2026 Nurse Residency Programs and New Grad RN Jobs

hospitals have new grad RN jobs starting December 2026 open today, 25 of them residencies, posting . Read every night from each hospital's own job board.

Every nurse residency program →New grad nurse jobs by state →Updated 10 Nov 2026, 05:41 UTC

Hospitals hiring new grad RNs for December 2026

Most open jobs first, with the states, units and pay of their postings here.

HospitalOpen jobsWhereUnits namedPosted pay
Prisma Health17SC, TNTelemetry, Cardiac, Intensive care (ICU)No hourly rate posted
FirstHealth of the Carolinas12NCEmergency, Labor, delivery and mother-baby, Neonatal ICU (NICU)No hourly rate posted
Avera Health6SDMedical-surgical$32.50–$51.50/hr
UPMC5PA, MDNot named$36.50–$51.73/hr
Saint Luke's Health System3MO, KSNot namedNo hourly rate posted
Ballad Health2TNNot namedNo hourly rate posted
Yale New Haven Health2CTEmergency$35–$79.07/hr
Children's Mercy KC1MONot named$29/hr
Community Health Network1INNot namedNo hourly rate posted
Iredell Memorial Hospital1NCNot namedNo hourly rate posted
Memorial Health (Illinois)1ILEmergency$30.23–$48.37/hr
OSF HealthCare1ILNot named$34.25–$51.13/hr
Sarah Bush Lincoln1ILNot named$39.12–$60.64/hr
Select Medical1TNNot namedNo hourly rate posted

Open new grad RN jobs starting December 2026

Residencies, new grad RN jobs and graduate nurse (GN) jobs whose title names December 2026, newest first. Each opens its full posting and applies on the hospital's own job board.

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Frequently asked questions

Which hospitals have December 2026 nurse residency programs?

14 hospitals and health systems have new grad RN jobs starting December 2026 open today: Prisma Health (17), FirstHealth of the Carolinas (12), Avera Health (6), UPMC (5) and Saint Luke's Health System (3), and 9 more listed on this page. Each one's jobs are read every night from its own job board.

When should I apply for a December 2026 nurse residency?

Now, while the postings are open: 54 jobs naming December 2026 are open today, 25 of them titled as residencies. A posting stays listed here while the hospital keeps it open on its own job board, and each states its own steps (an expected graduation date, an RN license before the start).

Which units hire new grads for December 2026?

The December 2026 postings open today name telemetry (6), medical-surgical (4), cardiac (3), emergency (3), intensive care (ICU) (3) and labor, delivery and mother-baby (1), among others. Each unit's page lists its new grad jobs for every start.

How much do December 2026 new grad nurses make?

The new grad RN jobs starting December 2026 open today post a median of $42 an hour, most often posted as $34.25 to $51.13, with the middle half of postings between $39.90 and $45.35 (15 postings state a rate). That is the base rate; shift differentials and sign-on bonuses, where a posting offers them, are in the posting itself.

Which states have the most December 2026 new grad nurse jobs?

Today: South Carolina (15), North Carolina (13), South Dakota (6), Tennessee (5), Pennsylvania (4) and Illinois (3). Each state's new grad page lists every new grad job there, for every start.

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