When does the Palomar Health new grad RN residency open?

Spring cohort postings usually open in December. This is the pattern from past years, not a promise for this one. We read their page every day, usually several times and email subscribers the day it opens.

How do you apply to the Palomar Health new grad residency?

Apply through Palomar Health's official careers page while the window is open. Have your resume, transcripts and references ready before it opens; some of these windows are open only two or three days.

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Palomar Health New Grad RN Residency

Escondido, San Diego County · San Diego · Palomar Health

Application window

Spring cohort postings usually open in December

Opens: Not announced
Closes: Not announced
Cohort: Fall 2026

Their usual hiring calendar

Spring cohort postings: applications usually open in December
Summer cohort postings: applications usually open in May
Fall cohort postings: applications usually open in August

“Our Residency Program is offered three times per year: spring (February), summer (August) and fall (October). Nurse Resident positions will be posted beginning August 18, 2026.”

This is the pattern from past years, not a promise for this one. We watch the page for the real dates and email subscribers the day it actually opens.

Openings we've witnessed

Our monitor caught this page saying open on Aug 28, 2026

These are days we saw it ourselves, not the hospital's full history. Past windows often repeat around the same time of year, but that is a pattern, not a promise.

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Requirements

Degree: Their page doesn't say
License: California RN license requiredTheir page: “*You must have your CA RN license by the program start date.”
Notes from our research: 12-month mentored Nurse Residency offered three times a year in February, August and October. The summer 2026 cohort started August 10, 2026 with positions posted from May 19, 2026; the October 2026 cohort postings are expected next. Applicants without a CA license should include their NCLEX date; license required by program start.

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.

Specialty tracks

CardiacEDStepdownICUL&DMed-SurgOncologyNeuroTrauma

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 the window opens. Some are open only two or three days.
Apply through the official Palomar Health careers page during the open window.
Turn on alerts so you hear about the next cohort the day it opens, for the programs we can monitor.

Source: palomarucsdhealth.org · Last verified Sep 28, 2026

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Quick answers

When does the Palomar Health new grad RN residency open?: Spring cohort postings usually open in December. This is the pattern from past years, not a promise for this one. We read their page every day, usually several times and email subscribers the day it opens.
How do you apply to the Palomar Health new grad residency?: Apply through Palomar Health's official careers page while the window is open. Have your resume, transcripts and references ready before it opens; some of these windows are open only two or three days.