CHOC New Grad Residency August 2022

Published

Hi everyone! I applied for the new grad program at CHOC for the NICU. Good luck to all of the applicants. 

On 6/27/2022 at 3:31 PM, NurseKay2 said:

Hey! I did their graduate nurse program. I have mixed feelings about it. If you’re dead set on working at CHOC then it’s a great way to get your foot in the door and you’re almost guaranteed a position in their residency next cohort. It gives you an opportunity to get to know everyone on the unit, where things are, the charting system (which is Cerner), and extremely basic nursing care (vitals, diaper changes, repositioning, *some* medications, etc). Be prepared to be used as a sitter at times. You’ll essentially be an overqualified CA. It definitely is kind of a waste of your RN license and if you have a residency somewhere else I’d recommend doing that. Also if you have no experience in the hospital setting then it’s a great opportunity to learn a little while you wait for residency. 

thank you for the insightful info. I've been a nurse for almost 3 years and I didn't know the difference between the graduate nurse program and residency. I thought there was only a residency / new grad program. Is the new graduate nurse program a recent thing?

Up Vote Up Vote ×
1 hour ago, ayuhime said:

thank you for the insightful info. I've been a nurse for almost 3 years and I didn't know the difference between the graduate nurse program and residency. I thought there was only a residency / new grad program. Is the new graduate nurse program a recent thing?

It is a new position! They started it about a year-1.5 years ago. It was started due to Covid and the lack of clinical hours students received during these last few years. CHOC’s intention with the program is to ease the transition for new graduate nurses into the field in a safe, slow way before beginning residency

Up Vote Up Vote ×
+ Join the Discussion