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New Grad Nurse Residency Programs in St. Louis, MO

6 hospitals and health systems in the St. Louis area have 62 new grad RN jobs open today, 20 of them posted as a nurse residency, and 47 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 St. Louis area here is the St. Louis, MO-IL metropolitan area.

Posted pay $40.14/hr medianUpdated 2 hrs ago

Cohorts open now

The start dates the St. Louis 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 St. Louis

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

HospitalOpen jobsCohorts namedUnitsPosted pay
Mercy22January 2027, February 2027Intensive care (ICU), Step-down and progressive care, CardiacNot stated
SSM Health16Not namedMedical-surgical, Orthopedics, Behavioral healthNot stated
BJC HealthCare13Fall 2026, Winter 2026, Spring 2027Pediatrics, Orthopedics$32-$48.28/hr
St. Luke's Hospital (St. Louis)7Not namedStep-down and progressive care, Cardiac, Dialysis and kidneyNot stated
BAYADA Home Health Care2Not namedSeveralNot stated
Select Medical2Not namedSeveral$40-$40.85/hr

Open new grad RN jobs in St. Louis

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 St. Louis

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 St. Louis have nurse residency programs?

6 hospitals and health systems in the St. Louis area have new grad RN jobs open today: Mercy (22), SSM Health (16), BJC HealthCare (13), St. Luke's Hospital (St. Louis) (7) and BAYADA Home Health Care (2), and 1 more listed on this page. Each one's jobs are read every night from its own job board.

When do St. Louis nurse residencies start?

The St. Louis postings open today name Fall 2026 (1 job), Winter 2026 (1 job), January 2027 (1 job), February 2027 (1 job) and Spring 2027 (1 job); 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 St. Louis?

The St. Louis new grad RN jobs open today post a median of $40.14 an hour, with the middle half of postings between $40.14 and $40.14 (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 units hire new grad nurses in St. Louis?

The St. Louis new grad RN postings open today name step-down and progressive care (8), intensive care (icu) (7), medical-surgical (4), orthopedics (4), cardiac (3) and pediatrics (3), 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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