LA County DHS New Grad RN Residency
Los Angeles, Los Angeles County · Los Angeles & Ventura · Los Angeles County Department of Health Services
Application window
- Opens
- Not announced
- Closes
- Not announced
- Cohort
- Not published
LA County DHS recruits new grads on a rolling basis, with no set application window. Apply to a current posting you qualify for, and follow any deadline in that posting. Sign up below for the other programs in your area.
View official program page →Requirements
- Degree
- Their page doesn't say
- License
- CA RN license required by program startTheir page: “The original license to practice as a Registered Nurse issued by the California Board of Registered Nursing and BLS certification must be presented during the selection process and/or prior to appointment.”
- Out of state
- Out-of-state applicants are consideredTheir page: “Applicants who have a license to practice as a Registered Nurse issued by a State Government Board of Registered Nursing, within the United States of America, may compete in this examination; however, the names of such candidates will be withheld from the certification list pending receipt of the required license authorized by the California Board of Registered Nursing.”
- Notes from our research
- New grads are hired as Registered Nurse I. The county asks for an active California RN license and BLS at the time you apply (an interim permit is not mentioned). Postings titled with a hospital name, such as "Registered Nurse I (LA General)", are transfers for current county employees only.
Checked against the hospital’s own page on Sep 28, 2026. Anything their page does not say is left out. Confirm on their page before you apply.
How to apply
- Confirm you meet the requirements above, especially the license timing, which trips up most new grads.
- Have your resume, transcripts and references ready before you apply.
- Apply to a current posting you qualify for on the official LA County DHS careers page, and follow any deadline in that posting.
- Turn on alerts so you hear about the next cohort the day it opens, for the programs we can monitor.
Source: dhs.lacounty.gov
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Quick answers
- When does the LA County DHS new grad RN residency open?
- LA County DHS recruits new grads on a rolling basis, with no set application window. Apply to a current posting you qualify for, and follow any deadline in that posting.
- How do you apply to the LA County DHS new grad residency?
- LA County DHS recruits on a rolling basis. Apply to a current posting you qualify for on its official careers page, and follow any deadline in that posting.