Kaiser SoCal New Grad residency 2026

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Hi, wondering if anyone here knows when the next dates are available to the Kaiser SoCal New Grad residency program? I missed the deadline for the Fall 2025 cohort. Or how often they have new cohorts 

I don't want stats to be a discouragement or a deterrent. They are people who are book smart but lack hands on experience and vice versa but it all comes down to how well you interview and how you showcase your experiences. It's how well you can use your life experiences and academia and apply it to real world scenarios. I know people who have been hired with ADNs. Mostly internally but they will want you to purse your BSN eventually, but they will provide financial resources. At the end of the day, despite degrees, we all start with the same foundation and zero nursing experience. Advanced degrees are required for advancement roles after your new grad. Go in with confidence. I wish you nothing but the best!

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OCMedic22 said:

I don't want stats to be a discouragement or a deterrent. They are people who are book smart but it all comes down to how well your interview and how you showcase your experiences. It's how well you can use your life experiences and academia and apply it to real world scenarios. I know people who have been hired with ADNs. Mostly internally but they will want you to purse your BSN eventually, but they will provide financial resources. At the end of the day, despite degrees, we all start with the same foundation and zero nursing experience. Advanced degrees are required for advancement roles after your new grad. Go in with confidence. I wish you nothing but the best!

Thanks OCMedic22! 

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I read in another thread that someone got a call from Woodland Hills 😕

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hellfirecat said:

I read in another thread that someone got a call from Woodland Hills 😕

what thread was it

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Didn't realize there were different threads under different categories.

Just wanted to lyk I got a call from Woodland HIlls Thursday morning!

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ddabongee213 said:

Didn't realize there were different threads under different categories.

Just wanted to lyk I got a call from Woodland HIlls Thursday morning!

Congrats! 

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Hey anyone heard back from Baldwin Park or West Los Angeles? I am an external candidate.

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Just checking if anyone has heard anything yet? 

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Mschott said:

Just checking if anyone has heard anything yet? 

Some people have reported getting calls from Woodland Hills last week. :(. I asked about Panorama City on the other thread. No update yet. 

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OCMedic22 said:

Interviews are from a point based system. It is the typical standard of kaiser. It depends if you have masters, bachelors, associates. Internal or external. Previous hospital experience and your interview answers. Each panelist will individually score you. Kaiser prides on education because they want you to move up within the ladder and become a leader. My suggestion is to work on your interviewing skills because they will ask behavioral, situational, and work experience based question. You need to have all your certifications but it won't help you stand out because ANYONE can get those certs. They instead want to see what YOU can bring to the table. I can recall that they ask MI and stroke questions but, they don't expect you to know all the answers because you are a new grad without nursing experience, but they want to gauge on your thought process and what you do if you don't know the answer. Like ask for help, look at protocols, etc.

Are you saying there's a points-based rubric and that level of education determines the amount of points allotted to a candidate? Disappointing if so, because it doesn't seem plausible for there to be an ADN candidate who could somehow excel in all the other categories in the way any BSN candidate would not as well.

I know of two people in my ADN program who got new grad offers from Kaiser, and they were both model students similar to you, though I'm only sure that one graduated with their BSN concurrently. Our program is also pretty intimate with Kaiser, though, which is a big advantage, so it does seem as though it's those who can check off every box who are the truly competitive candidates.

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melissa720 said:

Some people have reported getting calls from Woodland Hills last week. :(. I asked about Panorama City on the other thread. No update yet. 

From what I have heard Pancity is interviewing this week they made calls last week. Not sure if they are still making calls 

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