University of Miami
Hiring organization · Based in Miami, FL
Before you choose a unit
Ask the unit manager
How often is overtime required? Who covers a short shift? Can I meet my preceptor or shadow the team?
Prepare for a manager conversationYour six-month RN application plan
Start about six months before graduation. Some programs open earlier; use each employer’s application dates.
6 months before
Shortlist units
Check application windows. Gather clinical experience, references and your expected graduation date.
Find residencies4–6 months before
Apply as windows open
Apply before graduation when the program allows it. Keep the cohort date and license deadline with each application.
Explore new grad jobs2–3 months before
Meet the unit manager
Ask about overtime, a shadow shift, preceptor continuity and the schedule after orientation.
Prepare your questionsAround graduation
Confirm your start
Coordinate NCLEX, the required license and your start date. Get relocation and repayment terms in writing.
Plan your license
Why start this early?
Advocate describes a 6–9 month application runway for several regional RN programs. These milestones are a planning guide, not deadlines for every employer. See program calendars.
On the floor
What the day-to-day looks like
- Shifts hiring now
- Nights 1 · Rotating 1 · Weekends only 1
The city
Living in Miami, FL
Miami pairs no state income tax with a cost of living about 14% above the national average. Dodge steep Brickell rents by commuting via Metrorail from leafy Coconut Grove or Dadeland, then spend post-shift mornings paddle-boarding in January or grabbing Cuban coffee before afternoon storms roll in.
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- Metro price level · Miami area
- 14% above the national average
- BEA index 114.2 (100 = national)
- Median gross rent
- $1,758/mo
- rent and tenant-paid utilities
- Median household income
- $62,462/yr
- all local households, not nurse pay
U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis · 2024 metro Regional Price Parities · Census ACS 2024
The reality check
Before you decide
Weighing a first job here?
The license clock and the job hunt run at once, and new-grad windows do the deciding. Residency commitments carry fine print worth reading before you sign.
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