What degree do you need for the VA Northern California Health Care System new grad residency?

BSN or entry-level MSN required. License timing and any experience limits are listed in the requirements on this page.

How do you apply to the VA Northern California Health Care System new grad residency?

Apply through VA Northern California Health Care System'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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VA Northern California Health Care System New Grad RN Residency

Mather, Sacramento County · Sacramento · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs

Application window

Closes in 32 days

Opens: Sep 12, 2026
Closes: Oct 31, 2026
Cohort: October 2026 cohort

Openings we've witnessed

Our monitor caught this page saying open on Sep 12, 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: BSN or entry-level MSN requiredTheir page: “Bachelor of science in nursing (BSN) or master's entry program in nursing (MEPN) degree from a CCNE or NLNAC accredited program”
License: CA RN license required by program startTheir page: “Current unrestricted RN license (obtained by start date) from any US state”
Experience: No prior RN experience (new graduates only)Their page: “MUST not have had ANY paid RN or paid Graduate Nurse Technician (GNT) work experience before the start of the program”
Graduation: Graduated within the last 12 monthsTheir page: “Must have graduated less than a year from program start date with a GPA 3.3 or greater”
Out of state: Out-of-state applicants are consideredTheir page: “Current unrestricted RN license (obtained by start date) from any US state”
Notes from our research: 12-month, four-stage CCNE-accredited (since January 2019) federally funded residency preparing new BSN graduates for acute care, ambulatory and outpatient settings. 12-month stipend of $67,133 plus health insurance and paid leave accrual.

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

Acute CareAmbulatory

How to apply

Confirm you meet the requirements above, especially the license timing, which trips up most new grads.
The window is open now and closes Oct 31, 2026, so submit your resume, transcripts and references as soon as they're ready.
Apply through the official VA Northern California Health Care System 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: www.va.gov · Last verified Sep 28, 2026

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Quick answers

When does the VA Northern California Health Care System new grad RN residency open?: Applications are open right now and close Oct 31, 2026.
What degree do you need for the VA Northern California Health Care System new grad residency?: BSN or entry-level MSN required. License timing and any experience limits are listed in the requirements on this page.
How do you apply to the VA Northern California Health Care System new grad residency?: Apply through VA Northern California Health Care System'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.