Graduate Nurse Residency
Texas Health Resources
This job at a glance
- Who can apply
- New grads and up to 1 year
- Must know
- OnboardingPatient care
- Work
- On-site in Plano
- Pay
- Not stated by the employer.
- Skill demand
- Patient care96%Onboarding2%of 99 similar entry-level jobs posted in the US this week
- Listed
- Nov 7, 2026 · still open
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About the Role
The Texas Health Graduate Nurse Residency Program offers a unique opportunity for new graduate RNs to gain experience, judgment, skills, and confidence in a supportive, evidence-based onboarding program. This 15-month commitment integrates into the hospital's education structure, featuring guided clinical experience, an instructor-led core curriculum, formal mentoring, debriefing/self-care sessions, and supportive evaluations. Residents will work on their selected home units and rotate through other departments for expanded nursing experience.
- Start Date: February 22, 2027
- Work Location: Texas Health Plano, 6200 West Parker Road, Plano, TX 75093
- Work Environment: Telemetry
- Work Hours: Full-time, (3)-12-hour shifts; Rotating weekends, holidays, and on-call shifts required.
Key Responsibilities
- Participate in a guided clinical experience with an instructor-led core curriculum.
- Engage in a formal mentoring program.
- Attend informative debriefing/self-care sessions.
- Participate in supportive 360-degree evaluations.
- Work on personally selected home units.
- Rotate/cross-train through other departments to gain expanded nursing experience.
Requirements & Tech Stack
- Resume
- Official nursing school transcript (Unofficial transcript accepted until official is available)
- Exemplar/Essay: A one-to-two-page story of a meaningful clinical situation as a student nurse that has shaped current practice.
Qualifications
- ADN (Associates Nursing Degree) is required upon hire; BSN is preferred.
- Graduated within the last 12 months is preferred.
- Less than one-year experience at the time the residency begins is preferred.
- Have not previously completed a THR nursing residency is preferred.
- Enrolled or completed a DEU with THR is preferred.
- Current RN licensure (Texas or Compact State). Boards MUST be passed, and results verified by noon the Wednesday prior to the start date.
- BCLS - Basic Cardiac Life Support prior to providing independent patient care and maintained quarterly is required.