Nurse Residency Program | New Grad RN | Fall 2026 Expanded | Sharp Chula Vista Medical Center

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On-Call Required:

No

Hourly Pay Range (Minimum - Midpoint - Maximum):

$61.740 - $70.170 - $90.160

The stated pay scale reflects the range as defined by the collective bargaining agreement between Sharp HealthCare and Sharp Professional Nurses Network, United Nurses Associations of California/Union of Health Care Professionals, NUHHCE, AFSME, AFL-CIO. Placement within the range is based on years of RN experience.

Required Qualifications

• Must be a graduate of a U.S. state-approved and accredited nursing program.
• Must have a current unencumbered California RN license
• Must have graduated no more than 18 months prior to the start date of the Nurse Residency program (graduation date no earlier than April 2025)
• Must have less than 12 months of RN work experience on the start date of the Nurse Residency Program.
• Must have a current American Heart Association (AHA) BLS certification for a healthcare provider by program start date.

Note: If required by the specific unit, additional certifications including AHA ACLS, NIHSS, PALS, NRP, or others, must be completed by the program start date.

Preferred Qualifications

• Current, unencumbered California RN license (at time of application)
• Bachelors of Science Degree in Nursing

Program Start Date: November 2026

If you have any questions about the application process, please reach out to our primary NRP recruiter at [email protected] and we will get back to you as soon as we can!

Important New Grad Application Instructions:

Prior to submitting your application, please verify the accuracy of all information entered.

Fall 2026 New Grad RN Positions:

Sharp Chula Vista Medical Center

Accreditations/Designations: Magnet, Planetree, PTAP

Preferred Qualifications: Bilingual English/Spanish; BSN

Note: all units work 12-hour shifts, unless otherwise indicated

Start Date: November 2026

Sharp Chula Vista Short Stay/ Observation PCU 4E

Purpose of Unit: Provides care for patients requiring less than two midnights in the hospital. The unit has approximately 25-30% short stay patients and the rest is overflow PCU patients

Top 5 Diagnoses: Chest pain, post-procedural (cath lab), withdrawals, AMS, abdominal pain

Number of Beds: 33

Sharp Chula Vista Heart Failure PCU 5E

Purpose of Unit: Focuses on heart failure but can also care for a wide variety of cardiac patients who need continuous cardiac monitoring

Top 5 Diagnoses: Myocardial infarction (chest pain, unstable angina) cath lab, angioplasty, hypertension, diabetes and renal failure

Number of Beds: 44

Sharp Chula Vista Cardiac Surgery PCU 3T

Purpose of Unit: Focuses on a wide variety of cardiac patients who need continuous cardiac monitoring

Top 5 Diagnoses: Acute myocardial infarction (chest pain, unstable angina), congestive heart failure, angioplasties, hypertension, diabetes, renal failure

Number of Beds: 32

Sharp Chula Vista Oncology PCU 5T

Purpose of Unit: Cares for patients with cancer but can also care for a wide variety of cardiac patients who need continuous cardiac monitoring

Top 5 Diagnoses: Leukemia, lymphoma, coronary artery disease, diabetes/renal disease

Number of Beds: 32

Sharp Chula Vista Emergency Department

Additional Required Certifications: AHA ACLS, PALS, NIHSS

Purpose of Unit: Provides care for pediatrics to geriatrics in emergent or urgent situations

Top 5 Diagnoses: Abdominal pain, cardiac pain, shortness of breath, muscular skeletal pain, fever

Number of Beds: 42

Sharp Chula Vista Labor & Delivery

Additional Required Qualifications: Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP)

Additional Preferred Qualifications: Experience in a similar setting, such as LVN, Healthcare Partner/Assistant/Tech, etc.

Purpose of Unit: Provide 24-hour care to pregnant individuals during the antepartum, intrapartum and immediate postpartum period

Top 5 Diagnoses: Intrauterine pregnancy, preeclampsia, gestational diabetes, pyelonephritis, preterm labor

Number of Beds: 19

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