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New Grad Nurse Residency Programs in Boston, MA

6 hospitals and health systems in the Boston area have 40 new grad RN jobs open today, 31 of them posted as a nurse residency, and 11 jobs for nursing students. Each is read every night from the hospital's own job board, with the cohort it starts in and the pay it states.

The Boston area here is the Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH metropolitan area.

Posted pay $56.69/hr medianUpdated 2 hrs ago

Cohorts open now

The start dates the Boston area's new grad RN postings name.

Units hiring new grads

The units the postings name, with how many jobs name each.

Hospitals hiring new grad RNs in Boston

Most open jobs in the area first, with the cohorts, units and pay of their postings here.

HospitalOpen jobsCohorts namedUnitsPosted pay
Boston Medical Center17March 2027Cardiac, Intensive care (ICU), Neuroscience and stroke$38.05-$75.33/hr
Beth Israel Lahey Health16Not namedMedical-surgical, Rotational or float, Neuroscience and stroke$35-$98.19/hr
Encompass Health2Not namedSeveralNot stated
Mass General Brigham2Not namedSeveral$41.72-$108.29/hr
Tenet Healthcare2Not namedBehavioral health$32.85-$73.31/hr
South Shore Health1Not namedSeveral$39.50-$84.02/hr

Open new grad RN jobs in Boston

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

Nurse extern and student nurse jobs in Boston

Paid jobs for nursing students, often the way into a hospital's residency after graduation.

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Frequently asked questions

Which hospitals in Boston have nurse residency programs?

6 hospitals and health systems in the Boston area have new grad RN jobs open today: Boston Medical Center (17), Beth Israel Lahey Health (16), Encompass Health (2), Mass General Brigham (2) and Tenet Healthcare (2), and 1 more listed on this page. Each one's jobs are read every night from its own job board.

When do Boston nurse residencies start?

The Boston postings open today name March 2027 (14 jobs); the others name no start date and are usually filled as new graduates are licensed. Hospitals hire residents months before they start, so apply as soon as the cohort you want is posted.

How much do new grad nurses make in Boston?

The Boston new grad RN jobs open today post a median of $56.69 an hour, with the middle half of postings between $54.23 and $61.53 (38 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 units hire new grad nurses in Boston?

The Boston new grad RN postings open today name cardiac (7), medical-surgical (7), neuroscience and stroke (4), rotational or float (3), intensive care (icu) (2) and orthopedics (2), among others. Most residencies hire into one unit, so apply to the postings for the units you want.

Can I apply before I pass the NCLEX?

Yes, at most hospitals: residencies hire new graduates before they are licensed, and a posting marked "GN" or "Graduate Nurse" takes nurses who have graduated but not yet passed the NCLEX. You need an active RN license in the job's state by the date the posting states.

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