Graduate Nurse
Residency Program
Start your nursing career with us!
Are you a recent graduate nurse ready to start your clinical career? You’ve come to the right place.
Our Texas Health Graduate Nurse Residency program is designed with you in mind. It’s a comprehensive 18-30 week education and training system designed to transition newly graduated registered nurses like you from students to nursing professionals.
This residency will help you launch your career and gain the experience, skills and confidence to succeed in your nursing career.
Graduate Nurse Program start dates
Winter 2025 Cohort
Start date: February 24, 2025.
Open positions are currently posted here.
Summer 2025 Cohort
Start date is July 14, 2025.
Positions will be posted on February 13, 2025.
Fall 2025 Cohort
Start date and position information coming soon.
Requirements and Qualifications
- Graduate of an accredited school of Nursing (BSN preferred but not required)
- Current RN license to practice in the State of Texas
- Boards MUST be passed prior to starting Residency
- Current BLS/CPR Certification for Health Care Providers
- Fifteen-month work agreement (begins on the first day of the residency program)
- Application portfolio which includes (upload these three documents to the Submit Supporting Documents section in the online application):
- Resume (please upload as an attachment)
- Unofficial Transcripts
- Essay- In one-to-two pages, tell the story of a clinical situation that was especially meaningful to you.
Texas Health Graduate Nurse Cohort
Why Texas Health?
Let us brag for a moment on just a few of our recent accomplishments:
Fortune’s 100 Best Companies to Work For® 2024
Celebrating our 10th consecutive year! We’re the only health system in Texas recognized.
Business Group on Health Best Employers: Excellence in Health & Well-being Award 2024
This is the 15th time Texas Health has received this recognition for our outstanding commitment to advancing employee well-being through comprehensive and innovative benefits and initiatives.
20 Best Workplaces in Health Care by Great Place to Work® and Fortune 2024
Our 10th consecutive year and 9th year in the top 3.
America’s Most Innovative Companies by Fortune magazine and Statista Inc 2023
Becker’s Healthcare 150 top places to work in healthcare 2023
Fortune’s Best Workplaces for Women™ 2024
Our 8th time being named to the prestigious list and Texas Health was the only Texas-based healthcare system listed.
Top Workplaces in Dallas-Fort Worth 2024 by The Dallas Morning News
Recognition celebrates 150 businesses that are contributing to the North Texas job market by creating strong work cultures.
