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New Graduate Registered Nurse (RN)

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Saint Vincent Hospital

Worcester, Massachusetts

Eligibility
Sign-on bonus

Posted Oct 20 · New grads welcomed

License
RN license Required: Currently licensed, certified, or registered to practice profession as required by law, regulation in state of practice or policy; CPR.
Term
Permanent

Do you qualify?

New grads
Welcomed Our new grad program promotes learning with hands-on experience to help establish valuable clinical and critical thinking skills for your tr
License
Currently licensed, certified, or registered to practice profession as required by law, regulation in state of practice or policy; CPR. Required: Currently licensed, certified, or registered to practice profession as required by law, regulation in state of practice or policy; CPR.
Experience
We offer externships to continue building your skills and gain hands on experience.
Also asks
Graduated from state approved school of nursing or an accredited school, or currently enrolled in nursing school with a graduation date within the next 6 months Required: Graduated from state approved school of nursing or an accredited school, or currently enrolled in nursing school with a graduation date within the next 6 months
Also asks
Not a graduate yet?
Also asks
Our externships are an amazing opportunity to learn more about Saint Vincent Hospital and the culture of the specific units you are interested in following your graduation.
Your six-month RN application plan

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

  1. 6 months before

    Shortlist units

    Check application windows. Gather clinical experience, references and your expected graduation date.

    Find residencies
  2. 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
  3. 2–3 months before

    Meet the unit manager

    Ask about overtime, a shadow shift, preceptor continuity and the schedule after orientation.

    Prepare your questions
  4. Around 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.

What it pays

Against similar roles
Worcester staff RN median is $40/hrWorcester staff RN postings that state pay run $34/hr to $48/hr, the middle half $37/hr to $40/hr, across 50 postings. This posting's $34/hr to $71/hr is wider than that, so where you land depends on the offer.
Sign-on bonus
$25,000

The workplace

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Saint Vincent Hospital
Community Hospital

You’re weighing Saint Vincent Hospital on Summer Street in Worcester—a Tenet hospital that has cared for central Massachusetts for more than 125 years. On the RN-ICU side, posted wages run $34.37–$70.88 an hour, and eligible nurses can see a sign-on…

Worth asking

  • Can you walk me through the pay period for the posted pay range, differentials, and sign-on bonus repayment terms?
  • What should I expect for shifts, weekly hours, weekend, holiday, call, and rotation?
More questions to ask
  • What orientation, preceptor time, and ongoing unit support are included?
  • How are patient load, floating, and staffing support handled day to day?
Build questions for this role

Your fit

Original listing

Posted on Saint Vincent Hospital’s careers page.

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New Grad Registered Nurse Positions Available! Hiring for Cardiac, Med Surg, Emergency Department, Progressive Care and more! Up to $25,000 sign on bonus (pay as you go), tuition reimbursement, generous pay and benefits package.

Apply today!

We are currently recruiting for RNs with under 6 months of experience and upcoming nursing graduates! Please consider applying for our program where you will be a part of our supportive community of clinical educators, experienced nurses, and fellow residents. Our new grad program promotes learning with hands-on experience to help establish valuable clinical and critical thinking skills for your transition from student to RN!

About Us

Saint Vincent Hospital offers a whole new experience in health care. By combining our advanced, state-of-the-art facility with our commitment to providing the best quality of life to the many members of our Worcester community. Saint Vincent Hospital excels at offering the best care in a friendly atmosphere.

From our advanced heart and vascular services, to our comprehensive orthopedics and rehabilitation programs, our robust surgical facility including our Da Vinci robotic surgery and Cyberknife technology, to our comfortable and compassionate women & infants programs - you don't have to travel far for high-quality health care: We're right here, in the heart of Worcester. Our New Graduate RN program offers innovative curriculum delivered through a comprehensive 12-month program focused on creating a solid foundation at the start of your nursing profession. We designed an environment to help you develop delegation and priority setting skills, holistic patient care through interdisciplinary communication and establishment of valuable professional relationships.

You will have the opportunity to experience different shifts, patient populations, and unit cultures.

Job Responsibilities

Will work as part of a multi-disciplinary team to provide safe and competent patient care. Will specifically, assume responsibility for assessing, planning, implementing direct nursing care to assigned patients. Will also assume responsibility for the supervision of staff to which nursing care is appropriately delegated.

Onboarding Process: Please be advised that candidates must successfully complete a background check and pre-employment health screening which includes a drug screen. Education Required: Graduated from state approved school of nursing or an accredited school, or currently enrolled in nursing school with a graduation date within the next 6 months Not a graduate yet? We offer externships to continue building your skills and gain hands on experience.

Our externships are an amazing opportunity to learn more about Saint Vincent Hospital and the culture of the specific units you are interested in following your graduation. Certifications Required: Currently licensed, certified, or registered to practice profession as required by law, regulation in state of practice or policy; CPR. Tenet complies with federal, state, and/or local laws regarding mandatory vaccination of its workforce.

If you are offered this position and must be vaccinated under any applicable law, you will be required to show proof of full vaccination or obtain an approval of a religious or medical exemption prior to your start date. If you receive an exemption from the vaccination requirement, you will be required to submit to regular testing in accordance with the law.

What's around it?

In Worcester, MA

Worcester, MAFrom Census ACS 2024.

Living costs about 3% above the US average

Median rent
$1,487/mo
Household income
$70,102/yr, all local households, not nurse pay

See Worcester, MA

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