New Graduate RN Residency Program

* Please view the program and application requirements for the Spring 2025 and Fall 2025 Cohorts below*


At Lucile Packard Children's Hospital Stanford, the heart of Stanford Medicine Children's Health, we offer exceptional opportunities for current students and recent graduates to complete their residency. Our program greatly enhances your education through exposure to many of today’s top medical advancements and the individuals responsible for them. If you’re passionate about caring for babies, children and caregivers and want to begin your career learning from a world-class leader in pediatrics and obstetrics, then start with Stanford Medicine Children's Health.

We've partnered with Vizient/AACN Nurse Residency Program, a non-profit organization dedicated to advancing the nursing profession, to develop a comprehensive new graduate RN residency program. This unique one-year Residency is different from the traditional new graduate program because it provides an evidenced-based transition to prepare new graduate nurses for the highly complex and fast-paced acute care environment.

New graduates will also benefit from:

  • A supportive network of senior nurses and debriefers to augment your education through professional, clinical experience expertise
  • One-on-one guided clinical experience with a preceptor
  • On-site classes and simulation-based education
  • An easy-to-use web portal and supportive self-care/debriefing groups


Program Applicant Documentation:

  • Current Resume.
  • Cover Letter which indicates your reason for applying to LPCHS New Graduate RN Residency and your first and second choice, among the participating units.
  • Nursing program transcripts. Note: Unofficial copies are accepted. 
  • Clinical Hours Table (template linked below). Note: Table must be populated and submitted as a standalone document.
  • One (1) signed letter of recommendation ("wet" or electronic signature) from a Clinical Preceptor, which speaks to one's performance in the clinical setting and potential for success as a nurse.  Note: A clinical nurse preceptor is an employee of the hospital/clinical site, who provides mentorship and guidance to a single nursing student during their assigned clinical rotation. The recommendation does not need to be from one's final practicum/senior preceptorship, it can be written by a clinical nurse preceptor from any clinical rotation in the hospital setting. 

** All supporting documentation must be submitted with the application by the close date, to regard an application as complete for consideration.  **
** Updated documentation cannot be submitted after the close of the application window. **


Program Requirements and Review Timelines:                                                     

Spring 2025 Cohort

  • Application Window:  CLOSED, October 11, 2024
  • Webinar:  RECORDED, October 2, 2024
  • Notification of Status: By December 17, 2024
  • Round 1 - Panel Interviews: Week of January 13, 2025
  • Round 2 - Unit Interviews:  Week of January 21, 2025
  • Offer Extension:  By January 29, 2025
  • Cohort Start:  March 17, 2025


Program Requirements - Spring 2025:

  • Must be a Graduate of a Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) or Master's - level practice program accredited by the Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing (ACEN, former NLNAC) or CCNE (Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education). Note: Degree conferral date between January 1, 2024, and January 31, 2025, for our Spring 2025 Cohort. 
  • Must hold current unencumbered Registered Nurse licensure, issued by the State of California, by March 5, 2025, for our Spring 2025 Cohort.  Note: Interim permits are not accepted
  • Must hold current Basic Life Support Certification, issued by the American Heart Association (AHA), by March 5, 2025,  for our Spring 2025 Cohort.
  • May not have more than six (6) months of paid work experience as a Registered Nurse (RN), before the start of Spring 2025 Cohort. 
  • Must have a 3.5 or above cumulative grade point average (G.P.A.) on a 4.0 grading scale.  
  • Must be willing to commit to a one (1) year Residency Program.

Participating Units – Spring 2025:  May be subject to change

  • Maternity Unit - LPCHS Johnson Center, Main Campus
  • Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU) - LPCHS Main Campus


For a description of our patient care areas, please use the following links: Nursing Units at Lucile Packard Children's Hospital Stanford - Stanford Medicine Children's Health (stanfordchildrens.org) and El Camino Health – Mountain View Hospital - Stanford Medicine Children's Health (stanfordchildrens.org)


Fall 2025 Cohort   *Timeline subject to change*

  • Application Window:  April 27, 2025 - May 2, 2025, at noon/12p PDT
  • Webinar:  April 23, 2025, at 5p PDT
  • Notification of Status:  By July 1, 2025
  • Round 1 - Panel Interviews:   Week of July 14, 2025 
  • Round 2 - Unit Interviews:  Week of July 21, 2025
  • Offer Extension:  By July 30, 2025
  • Cohort Start:  September 29, 2025
     

Program Requirements - Fall 2025:

  • Must be a Graduate of a Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) or Master's - level practice program accredited by the Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing (ACEN, former NLNAC) or CCNE (Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education). Note: Degree conferral date between June 1, 2024, and June 30, 2025, for our Fall 2025 Cohort. 
  • Must hold current unencumbered Registered Nurse licensure, issued by the State of California, by September 17, 2025, for our Fall 2025 Cohort.  Note: Interim permits are not accepted
  • Must hold current Basic Life Support Certification, issued by the American Heart Association (AHA), by September 17, 2025, for our Fall 2025 Cohort. Note: Additional Life Support Certification requirements for hire, will be defined at time of offer, contingent on the requirements of the hiring department 
  • May not have any paid work experience as a Registered Nurse (RN), before the start of Fall 2025 Cohort. 
  • Must have a 3.5 or above cumulative grade point average (G.P.A.) on a 4.0 grading scale.  
  • Must be willing to commit to a one (1) year Residency Program.

Participating Units – Fall 2025:  To be announced
 

** Please note. For each cohort, program guidelines, participating units, and review timelines are subject to change. **


Program Overview and Supporting Documentation: 

Recorded Informational Webinar - Spring 2025 Cohort 

Professional Practice Model
Clinical Hours Table
Tech Recommendations for Online Application 

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Please direct questions to: [email protected]