RN Resident Program Medical Surgical

Founded in 1958, Dignity Health at Sierra Nevada Memorial Hospital is a 104-bed, acute care, nonprofit hospital located in Grass Valley, California. Serving over 80,000 patients annually, the hospital offers a full complement of services including heart care, cancer care, women’s health, and neurology. Additionally, Sierra Nevada Memorial Hospital, has been recognized as an LGBTQ+ Healthcare Equality Leader by the Human Rights Campaign Foundation and is a Joint Commission-certified Primary Stroke Center. It has been named a Top Rural Hospital by The Leapfrog Group for three consecutive years, one of only 16 rural hospitals in the US to achieve this award.

One Community. One Mission. One California 

As our National Resident RN, you will experience a dynamic and supportive residency, receiving personalized attention to foster long-term success and cross-training across our interconnected Nursing units.

Every day you will deliver individualized patient care by collaborating with physicians and multidisciplinary teams, administering treatments, monitoring vital signs, and educating patients and families, all while embracing varied nursing tasks.

To be successful in this role, you will actively engage in our comprehensive, evidence-based Residency Program, utilizing clinical orientation, practice, and mentorship. You will demonstrate a passion for learning and teamwork within a collaborative, patient-centered environment.

• Evidence-based Practice (EBP) and Patient Care: Builds skills to utilize current evidence based practice knowledge, the nursing process, critical thinking and problem solving skills to provide holistic care to individuals across the lifespan and care continuum.
• Interprofessional Collaboration and Communication: Learns to collaborate and communicate with the interprofessional team to ensure effective and efficient patient care delivery and the achievement of desired patient outcomes.
• Leadership: Develops accountability for own practice, delegated care, and the coordination of care delivery. Behaves in a manner that supports colleagues, and maintains respect, trust and dignity.
• Professionalism: Acquires and maintains knowledge in nursing practice and assumes responsibility for the professional development of self.
• Attainment of Core Competencies: Taking Ownership: Has a basic understanding and knowledge of the current situation or issue at hand; ability to take full personal responsibility or ownership for assignments, activities, decisions and results.
  
  

Sierra Nevads Memorial Hospital has one Medical Surgical unit which will hire for (2) full time night shift openings. 

Required

• Graduate of an accredited School of Nursing with a minimum of an Associate’s Degree in Nursing
• Zero (0) - twelve (12) months of professional nursing (RN) experience
• Active Registered Nurse (RN) license in the State of California
• Basic Life Support (BLS) through the American Heart Association (AHA)
• Additional certifications may be required based on population(s) served and services provided
• Must be able to complete entire program with a perfect attendance record
• Must be able to work three (3) days per week after completing first twelve (12) weeks
• Must be able to work and train on either night or day shifts including holidays
• Must agree to terms and conditions of the program

Preferred

• Bachelor’s degree in Nursing (BSN) preferred

Start date: Monday October 5th, 2026

To qualify, must have CA RN license by: 8/17/2026