Nurse Scholars Program Applications South

Miami, Florida

You can apply for tuition scholarships in return for a work commitment at Baptist Health. Baptist Health South Florida is hiring for its own floors, with no agency in between.

Posted Oct 19 · New grads welcomed

Shift and hours: Nights
Unit and setting: Clinic
License: RN license

Do you qualify?

New grads: Welcomed Acceptance letter from a Nursing program of a Baptist Health partner school
Also asks: Florida resident eligible for in-state tuition
Also asks: Acceptance letter from a nursing program at a Baptist Health partner school
Also asks: Eligible to work in the United States and at Baptist Health Eligible to work in the United States and eligible to work at Baptist Health
Also asks: Competitive GPA
Also asks: Most recent official transcripts, unopened

Your six-month RN application plan

Start about six months before graduation. Some programs open earlier; use each employer’s application dates. See program calendars.

Graduation month

6 months before
Shortlist units
Check application windows. Gather clinical experience, references and your expected graduation date.
Find residencies
4–6 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 jobs
2–3 months before
Meet the unit manager
Ask about overtime, a shadow shift, preceptor continuity and the schedule after orientation.
Prepare your questions
Around graduation
Confirm your start
Coordinate NCLEX, the required license and your start date. Get relocation and repayment terms in writing.
Plan your license

What it pays

Tuition assistance: Offered

Benefits

BenefitsTuition scholarship paid directly to your schoolNurse Scholars are provided a financial incentive (scholarship) towards school tuition.
BenefitsCareer growth and development opportunities with clear pathwaysCareer growth and development opportunities
BenefitsComprehensive health and wellness resourcesComprehensive health and wellness resources that go beyond traditional benefits
BenefitsWellness program that can help eliminate your medical plan deductibleA wellness program that can help employees eliminate their medical plan deductible
BenefitsTuition reimbursement for continued learning and advancementTuition reimbursement to support continued learning and advancement
Career growth and development opportunities, with clear pathways and ongoing support

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Comprehensive health and wellness resources that go beyond traditional benefits
A wellness program that can help employees eliminate their medical plan deductible
Tuition reimbursement to support continued learning and advancement

Posted pay in Florida

The role and schedule

Day to day: Clinical experiences at Baptist Health facilities Students accepted into the Scholars Program will participate in clinical experiences within Baptist Health facilities.
Details: Applications are reviewed only if received April 1–June 30 (Fall) or October 1–November 10 (Spring) Only complete applications received April 1st through June 30th (Fall semester) or October 1st through November 10th (Spring semester) will be reviewed.
Details: Classroom education at Baptist Health facilities for some programs Students accepted from these programs participate in didactic (classroom) education at Baptist Health facilities.

The workplace

Baptist Health South Florida

Hospital

You are looking at Baptist Health South Florida, a Miami-based nonprofit system with 12 hospitals, 200 outpatient centers, and more than 29,000 employees across Miami-Dade, Monroe, Broward, and Palm Beach. If you are a new graduate, the RN Residency is…

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The team behind this role

Preceptors and orientation

Clinical preceptorship with trained preceptors using Married State preceptor model; 500+ employees serve as preceptors, managers, educators, mentors

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Sources

As of 2026Source 1: baptisthealth.net Source 2: careers.baptisthealth.net

Scheduling

Employees report flexibility in scheduling and decent work-life balance; some note PTO required for holidays

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As of 2026Source: glassdoor.com

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Baptist Health is the region's largest not-for-profit healthcare organization, with 12 hospitals, over 29,000 employees, 4,500 physicians and 200 outpatient centers, urgent care facilities and physician practices across Miami-Dade, Monroe, Broward and Palm Beach counties. With internationally renowned centers of excellence in cancer, cardiovascular care, orthopedics and sports medicine, and neurosciences, Baptist Health is supported by philanthropy and driven by its faith-based mission of medical excellence. For 26 years, we've been named one of Fortune's 100 Best Companies to Work For, and in the 2025-2026 U. S. News & World Report Best Hospital Rankings, Baptist Health was the most awarded healthcare system in South Florida, earning 63 high-performing honors.

What truly sets us apart is our people. At Baptist Health, we create personal connections with our colleagues that go beyond the workplace, and we form meaningful relationships with patients and their families that extend beyond delivering care. Many of us have walked in our patients' shoes ourselves and that shared experience fuels our commitment to compassion and quality.

Our culture is rooted in purpose, and every team member plays a part in making a positive impact – because when it comes to caring for people, we're all in. At Baptist Health, we're committed to supporting our employees at every stage of their journey, both personally and professionally. Our approach is rooted in a "grow our own" philosophy, designed to help our team members build meaningful, long-term careers with us, supported by benefits that make a real difference, including: Career growth and development opportunities , with clear pathways and ongoing support Comprehensive health and wellness resources that go beyond traditional benefits A wellness program that can help employees eliminate their medical plan deductible , reducing out-of-pocket healthcare costs Tuition reimbursement to support continued learning and advancement And so much more Together, these benefits and others reflect our commitment to caring for our people, so they can build fulfilling careers with us while making a meaningful impact every day.

Through academic partnerships with South Florida institutions of higher learning, The Baptist Health Nurse Scholars Program offers funding, faculty, classroom space and clinical sites for select nursing student programs. Students may apply for monetary incentives (scholarships) towards their tuition in return for work commitments at Baptist Health. Students accepted into the Scholars Program will participate in clinical experiences within Baptist Health facilities.

Nurse Scholars are provided a financial incentive (scholarship) towards school tuition. This amount is paid directly to the school, and students are responsible for the balance of their tuition and fees. At the completion of their training program, eligible students are offered employment opportunities at Baptist Health and a work commitment agreement.

Eligible Programs Associate of Science in Nursing from The College of the Florida Keys Associate of Science in Nursing from Miami-Dade College*+ Bachelor of Science in Nursing from Barry University Bachelor of Science in Nursing from Florida International University Bachelor of Science in Nursing from Nova Southeastern University

Accelerated programs are offered at the following locations

Accelerated Bachelor of Science in Nursing from Barry University Accelerated Bachelor of Science in Nursing from Florida International University Accelerated Bachelor of Science in Nursing from Nova Southeastern University *Students accepted from these programs participate in didactic (classroom) education at Baptist Health facilities. To apply for the Baptist Health Nurse Scholars Program, please complete all fields below and upload all required documents. Prior to beginning your application, please review the program pre-requisites.

Only complete applications received April 1st through June 30th (Fall semester) or October 1st through November 10th (Spring semester) will be reviewed. Eligibility Prerequisites Florida resident eligible for in-state tuition Acceptance letter from a Nursing program of a Baptist Health partner school Eligible to work in the United States and eligible to work at Baptist Health. Note, current Baptist Health employees not in good standing, or former Baptist Health employees who are ineligible for rehire are ineligible to participate in the Nurse Scholars Program.

Competitive GPA

Application Requirements

Once you have completed all of the prerequisites, you may download an application for the Baptist Health Nurse Scholars Program. A complete application includes the following: Completed and signed application forms. A letter of full acceptance from your nursing program. Most recent, official transcripts. Must be unopened. Professional resume EOE

What's around it?

In Miami, FL

Miami, FLFrom Census ACS 2024.

Living costs about 14% above the US average

Median rent: $1,758/mo
Household income: $62,462/yr, all local households, not nurse pay

Life in Miami, FL

NeighborhoodsCoconut Grove, Miami’s oldest neighborhood, is bohemian, green, and walkable under dense tree canopies, with waterfront parks, bike trails, art festivals, and boutique dining; median home $592,500, median rent $1,401, safer than 84% of Florida cities, 54.4% owner-occupied. Coral Way mixes historic charm and commerce ($404,100 median home, $1,616 rent, safer than 70% of Florida cities). Flagami ($287,165 home / $1,212 rent), Hialeah ($256,900 / $1,210), and West Little River ($169,100 / $1,174, the most affordable of the set) are budget suburban options. Coral Gables—“The City Beautiful”—is a planned Mediterranean community with homes around a $950,000 median (West Coral Gables, Coral Way, Ponce Davis). Young professionals working downtown often look near Dadeland or another metro station rather than paying Brickell prices; beach-oriented choices include South Beach, Surfside, Sunny Isles Beach, Bal Harbour, and Key Biscayne.

Coconut Grove, Miami’s oldest neighborhood, is bohemian, green, and walkable under dense tree canopies, with waterfront parks, bike trails, art festivals, and boutique dining; median home $592,500, median rent $1,401, safer than 84% of Florida cities, 54.4% owner-occupied. Coral Way mixes historic charm and commerce ($404,100 median home, $1,616 rent, safer than 70% of Florida cities).

Flagami ($287,165 home / $1,212 rent), Hialeah ($256,900 / $1,210), and West Little River ($169,100 / $1,174, the most affordable of the set) are budget suburban options. Coral Gables—“The City Beautiful”—is a planned Mediterranean community with homes around a $950,000 median (West Coral Gables, Coral Way, Ponce Davis).

Young professionals working downtown often look near Dadeland or another metro station rather than paying Brickell prices; beach-oriented choices include South Beach, Surfside, Sunny Isles Beach, Bal Harbour, and Key Biscayne.

Sources

As of Sep 11, 2026Source 1: extraspace.com Source 2: realpha.com Source 3: reddit.com Source 4: facebook.com Source 5: quora.com

Getting aroundPeople working downtown are told to live near Dadeland or another metro station so the ride stays easy if they skip living in the core. Closeness to downtown or Brickell is what you pay for; a lifelong resident’s rule of thumb is an hour to 90-minute drive before housing gets cheap. Traffic is widely called nightmarish, South Florida rush hour is treated as a given, and parking in downtown areas is a premium add-on. Auto insurance is described among the highest in the nation, and rideshares jump in tourist season; sources do not name specific hospital campuses or bus/rail line numbers.

People working downtown are told to live near Dadeland or another metro station so the ride stays easy if they skip living in the core. Closeness to downtown or Brickell is what you pay for; a lifelong resident’s rule of thumb is an hour to 90-minute drive before housing gets cheap.

Traffic is widely called nightmarish, South Florida rush hour is treated as a given, and parking in downtown areas is a premium add-on. Auto insurance is described among the highest in the nation, and rideshares jump in tourist season; sources do not name specific hospital campuses or bus/rail line numbers.

Sources

As of Sep 11, 2026Source 1: reddit.com Source 2: quora.com Source 3: thehonestlocal.com Source 4: caddymoving.com

OutdoorsKayak, canoe, or stand-up paddle at Oleta River State Park, the Deering Estate, or Crandon Park. Boat through Biscayne National Park—95% underwater and part of the Florida Reef, the only living coral barrier reef in the United States. Hike or take guided tours in Everglades National Park and Big Cypress National Preserve; stroll Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden among rare palms, aromatic fruits, and flowering trees. Coconut Grove adds waterfront parks, bike trails, The Barnacle Historic State Park, and Vizcaya Museum & Gardens; Zoo Miami lists over 500 species, and Maurice A. Ferré Park sits by the bay downtown. Snorkeling in a national park is treated as a same-day local outing.

Kayak, canoe, or stand-up paddle at Oleta River State Park, the Deering Estate, or Crandon Park. Boat through Biscayne National Park—95% underwater and part of the Florida Reef, the only living coral barrier reef in the United States.

Hike or take guided tours in Everglades National Park and Big Cypress National Preserve; stroll Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden among rare palms, aromatic fruits, and flowering trees. Coconut Grove adds waterfront parks, bike trails, The Barnacle Historic State Park, and Vizcaya Museum & Gardens; Zoo Miami lists over 500 species, and Maurice A. Ferré Park sits by the bay downtown.

Snorkeling in a national park is treated as a same-day local outing.

Sources

As of Sep 11, 2026Source 1: miamiandbeaches.com Source 2: caffeinatedexcursions.com Source 3: realpha.com Source 4: facebook.com Source 5: extraspace.com

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Miami sells year-round tropical living and no state income tax: paddle-board in January, Cuban coffee and Michelin food the same week, Wynwood Walls or PAMM after a shift. Latin culture, Biscayne and Everglades wilderness, and Art Deco South Beach are the draw. Housing is the tax. Coconut Grove (median home $592,500, rent about $1,401) is the safest, greenest landing, with Barnacle Historic State Park; Coral Gables’ Mediterranean streets and top-rated schools run nearer $950,000. Flagami, Hialeah, and West Little River ($169k–$287k homes, rents ~$1,170–$1,210) stretch a nurse salary. Downtown workers often live by Dadeland or another Metrorail stop rather than Brickell rents. Tradeoffs: nightmarish traffic, tourist-priced leisure, June–September storms and hurricanes, wet-blanket summer humidity, and high flood and auto insurance. Off days, kayak Oleta River or Crandon Park, boat Biscayne’s reef, or skip the beach for Vizcaya and Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden. Safer overall than Orlando or L.A.; still pick the neighborhood carefully.

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Sources

As of 2026-08Source 1: extraspace.com Source 2: realpha.com Source 3: thehonestlocal.com Source 4: miamiandbeaches.com Source 5: caddymoving.com Source 6: reddit.com Source 7: caffeinatedexcursions.com

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