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New grad RN residency programs in Bay Area

23 programs tracked in Bay Area · 1 accepting applications right now. Most programs take applications only a few times a year, often for just a week or two. We read 18 of these pages every day, usually several times; the rest are labeled on their pages.

11 of these accept an ADN

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Adventist Health St. Helena

Saint Helena · Bay Area

Open now

Accepting applications

SEQUOIA HOSPITAL

REDWOOD CITY · Bay Area

Opens soon

Opens in 2 days

Opens
Oct 1, 2026

VA San Francisco Health Care

San Francisco · Bay Area

Opens soon

Usually opens in May · exact dates not announced

Opens
usually May
BSN or MSN

Stanford Health Care

Palo Alto · Bay Area

Opens soon
ADN, BSN or MSNCritical CareICUMed-Surg+4

Good Samaritan Hospital

San Jose · Bay Area

Dates TBA

Not auto-watched yet · check the hospital page

Med-SurgTelemetryCritical Care+1

O'Connor Hospital

San Jose · Bay Area

Dates TBA

Not auto-watched yet · check the hospital page

Regional Medical Center of San Jose

San Jose · Bay Area

Dates TBA

Not auto-watched yet · check the hospital page

Med-SurgCritical Care

Santa Clara Valley Medical Center

San Jose · Bay Area

Dates TBA

Not auto-watched yet · check the hospital page

ICUCritical CareED+1

VA Palo Alto Health Care System

Palo Alto · Bay Area

Dates TBA

They don't publish application dates · we watch for a change

ADN, BSN or MSN

Washington Hospital

Fremont · Bay Area

Dates TBA

Not auto-watched yet · check the hospital page

Med-Surg

Lucile Packard Children's Hospital Stanford

Palo Alto · Bay Area

Closed

Fall window usually opens in March

Opens
Mar 13, 2026
Closes
Mar 20, 2026
BSN or MSNPedsOncologyNICU+1

Providence Queen of the Valley Medical Center

Napa · Bay Area

Closed

Summer cohort usually opens in June

Opens
Jun 12, 2026
Closes
Aug 24, 2026
Med-SurgTelemetryED+2

Providence Santa Rosa Memorial Hospital

Santa Rosa · Bay Area

Closed

Summer cohort usually opens in June

Opens
Jun 12, 2026
Closes
Aug 24, 2026

Kaiser Permanente Northern California

Oakland · Bay Area

Closed

Next window not announced

Opens
Jun 13, 2026
Closes
Jun 15, 2026

Alameda Health System

Oakland · Bay Area

Closed

Next window not announced

Med-SurgEDL&D

El Camino Health

Mountain View · Bay Area

Closed

Mid-winter window usually opens in January

Med-SurgOncologyTelemetry+2

John Muir Health

Walnut Creek · Bay Area

Closed

Next window not announced

MarinHealth Medical Center

Greenbrae · Bay Area

Closed

Next window not announced

NorthBay Medical Center

Fairfield · Bay Area

Closed

Next window not announced

Stanford Health Care Tri-Valley

Pleasanton · Bay Area

Closed

Next window not announced

ADN, BSN or MSNMed-SurgEDOR

UCSF Benioff Children's Hospitals

Oakland · Bay Area

Closed

Next window not announced

Not running right now, per the hospital · we watch for its return

ADN, BSN or MSNPeds

UCSF Medical Center

San Francisco · Bay Area

Closed

Next window not announced

Not running right now, per the hospital · we watch for its return

ADN, BSN or MSN

Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital

San Francisco · Bay Area

Closed

Next window not announced

Critical CareED

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