New Graduate Registered Nurse (RN)
Worcester, Massachusetts
As a Registered Nurse with us, you'll have the opportunity to make a meaningful impact in patients' lives while enjoying a supportive work environment that fosters professional growth and work-life balance. Saint Vincent Hospital is a community hospital.
- Eligibility
- Shift and hours
- Rotating
- Unit and setting
- Cardiac, Med Surg, Emergency Department, Progressive Care · Hospital Hiring for Cardiac, Med Surg, Emergency Department, Progressive Care and more!
- License
- RN license Currently licensed, certified, or registered to practice profession as required by law, regulation in state of practice or policy; CPR.currently licensed or registered to practice as required by law and regulation
Do you qualify?
- New grads
- Welcomed, 12-month residency We are currently recruiting for May and August 2026 graduates.
- License
- currently licensed or registered to practice as required by law and regulation Currently licensed, certified, or registered to practice profession as required by law, regulation in state of practice or policy; CPR.
- Certification
- CPR
- Education
- graduated from approved nursing school, or enrolled with graduation within 12 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 12 months
- Also asks
- background check and pre-employment health screening including drug screen Please be advised that candidates must successfully complete a background check and pre-employment health screening which includes a drug screen.
- Also asks
- proof of full vaccination or approved exemption before start date, if required by law
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.
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
What it pays
- Sign-on bonus
- $25,000
- Bonus
- up to $25,000 sign-on bonus, paid as you go
- Eligibility
- eligibility depends on employment status and location Eligibility for benefits may vary by location and is determined by employment status
Benefits
- Benefitsmedical, dental, vision, and life insuranceMedical, dental, vision, and life insurance
- Benefits401(k) with employer match401(k) retirement savings plan with employer match
- Benefitsgenerous paid time offGenerous paid time off
- Benefitscareer development and continuing education opportunitiesCareer development and continuing education opportunities
- Benefitshealth savings accounts and healthcare and dependent flexible spending accountsHealth savings accounts, healthcare & dependent flexible spending accounts
- BenefitsEmployee Assistance program and Employee discount programEmployee Assistance program, Employee discount program
More benefits (8)
- Benefitstuition reimbursementUp to $25,000 sign on bonus (pay as you go), tuition reimbursement, generous pay and benefits package.
- Benefitsvoluntary pet, legal, accident and critical illness, long term care, elder and childcare, and auto and home insuranceVoluntary benefits include pet insurance, legal insurance, accident and critical illness insurance, long term care, elder & childcare, auto & home insurance
- 401(k) retirement savings plan with employer match
- Health savings accounts
- Healthcare and dependent flexible spending accounts
- Employee Assistance program
- Employee discount program
- Voluntary benefits including pet, legal, accident and critical illness, long term care, elder and childcare, auto and home insurance
The role and schedule
- Day to day
- provide safe and competent patient care as part of a multi-disciplinary team Will work as part of a multi-disciplinary team to provide safe and competent patient care.
- Day to day
- assess, plan, and implement direct nursing care for assigned patients Will specifically, assume responsibility for assessing, planning, implementing direct nursing care to assigned patients.
- Day to day
- supervise staff to whom nursing care is delegated Will also assume responsibility for the supervision of staff to which nursing care is appropriately delegated.
- Cross-training
- experience different shifts, patient populations, and unit cultures You will have the opportunity to experience different shifts, patient populations, and unit cultures.
- Details
- 12-month new graduate RN program
- Details
- recruiting May and August 2026 graduates
- Details
- externship option for those not yet graduated
Support on this unit
The posting does not state the assignment size, and nothing published names it for this unit.
- Orientation
- 12-month residency
- Residency
- We are currently recruiting for May and August 2026 graduates.
The workplace
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…
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Your fit
Questions to ask
- Can you walk me through base pay range, differentials, and sign-on bonus repayment terms?
- What should I expect for weekly hours, weekend, holiday, call, and rotation?
- What preceptor time and ongoing unit support are included?
- How are patient load, floating, and staffing support handled day to day?
On your path
Emergency is open from year one. Fellowships take new grads. Watch their application dates.
Original listing
Posted on Saint Vincent Hospital’s careers page.
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Overview
Join our dedicated healthcare team where compassion meets innovation! As a Registered Nurse with us, you'll have the opportunity to make a meaningful impact in patients' lives while enjoying a supportive work environment that fosters professional growth and work-life balance. Ready to be a vital part of our mission? Apply today and bring your passion for nursing to a place where it truly matters!
At Saint Vincent Hospital, we understand that our greatest asset is our dedicated team of professionals. That’s why we offer more than a job – we provide a comprehensive benefit package that prioritizes your health, professional development, and work-life balance. The available plans and programs include:
- Medical, dental, vision, and life insurance
- 401(k) retirement savings plan with employer match
- Generous paid time off
- Career development and continuing education opportunities
- Health savings accounts, healthcare & dependent flexible spending accounts
- Employee Assistance program, Employee discount program
- Voluntary benefits include pet insurance, legal insurance, accident and critical illness insurance, long term care, elder & childcare, auto & home insurance
Note : Eligibility for benefits may vary by location and is determined by employment status
Job Summary
New Grad RN and Extern Programs 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 May and August 2026 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 12 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.
Organization Description
Saint Vincent Hospital has been providing high-quality healthcare to Worcester and the surrounding communities for more than 125 years. At Saint Vincent Hospital, we believe you should have access to the treatments you need without having to travel far from home. We are proud to have been the first hospital in central Massachusetts to offer robotically assisted surgical procedures and minimally invasive, computer-assisted joint replacements.
Some of the distinctions we have received include designations as a Blue Distinction Center for Cardiac Services, Bariatric Surgery, and both Knee and Hip Replacement. We continue to be leaders in advanced treatments like ourCyberKnife Radiosurgery, and our Cardiac Rehabilitation Program whichoffers a unique, specialized approach to overcoming heart health challenges. Healthgrades awarded Saint Vincent Hospital #1 in Cardiology in the state and one of Americas 100 Best Hospitals for Coronary Intervention in 2023 and 2024, which puts Saint Vincent Hospital in the top 5% of hospitals nationwide for coronary intervention.
At Saint Vincent Hospital, you can grow your career skills through a wide range of specialties and help support the overall health of our community. Join our team!
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What's around it?
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