RN Residency/ New Grad program contracts

[nightshift82]

My daughter recently interviewed at a large hospital as a new grad and was offered a position in the RN residency program that would start this summer. She was very excited and verbally accepted the job. The RN recruiter called a day later and told her a contract would be sent in the mail. She questioned "What contract and was told that they were finishing it and if she wanted the job she would have to sign it. We were upset but I told her to wait until it came. It arrived today and states that in exchange for th 3-4 months of classes/preceptor 1:1, if she leaves before 2yrs,OR if the hospital terminates her of ANY reason, she will be required to pay w/in 30 days, $15,000.00. Has anyone ever heard of this??? I can't believe that anyone would ever sign this!!!!!!

[runnergal74]

I agree with Sbyram. When i was a new grad, i did lots of research on new grad residency programs in Denver. No where did i come across a contract outlined as such. There were a few that wanted a time commitment (i.e. 1 year), but no financial responsibility or penalty was involved if time commitment wasnt fulfilled. It appeared more to me as a safety net for the facility. I know one of my friends was in a new grad residency and signed a one year commitment after the completion of the residency. She had a family emergency and had to leave the state. The only thing the facility told her was her ineligibility for rehire.

So..tell her to keep looking. Dont give up!