Graduate Nurse Jobs
Graduate Nurse jobs are open across hospitals, long-term care facilities, community health centers, and outpatient clinics, from new-grad residency programs to charge-eligible roles, with specializations in med-surg, pediatrics, and critical care. Find a role that fits from the openings below and apply directly.
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Description
New Graduate RN – Neurosurgery/ENT Acute Care Unit
UNC Medical Center – Chapel Hill, NC
Schedule: 36 hours/week | Rotating day/night/weekend shifts | Flexible self-scheduling
Benefits: Comprehensive Benefits package and commitment incentives to eligible applicants
Are you a new graduate RN ready to launch your nursing career in a high-acuity, team-oriented environment? Join our Neurosurgery and ENT Acute Care Unit at UNC Medical Center, where you’ll receive extensive clinical exposure and support as you build your nursing foundation.
The Acute Neurosurgery and ENT care unit is a 27-bed unit comprised of post-operative surgical patients. Our Neurosurgical patients have a variety of presentations including post-operative brain and spinal surgeries, cancer, neuro- and spinal-trauma, and stroke. Our ENT patients predominately present with head and neck malignancies, including cancer and infection, and require a variety of surgical interventions involving the head, mouth, tongue, jaw, thyroid, and oropharynx.
Working on this unit will provide countless opportunities to expand and strengthen foundational clinical and critical thinking skills including, but not limited to, airway management, tracheal suctioning, drains, feeding tubes, in-depth neurological and stroke assessment, and much more. We take pride in our dynamic, supportive and engaged team by focusing on creating an organized environment of excellence, fun, and innovation. We respect and prioritize work-life balance and celebrate our long-standing culture of positivity, recognition, accountability, and teamwork.
This opportunity is for a new grad nurse who is currently in their final semester of nursing school or who have graduated from nursing school within the past 12 months of the anticipated start date and have worked as an RN for less than 6 months. It is expected that applicants will have their RN license and be able to practice in North Carolina prior to the first day of employment.
Your passion belongs at UNC Health. Join more than 56,000 teammates working together to improve the health and well-being of the communities we serve across North Carolina.
Summary
Provides competent clinical nursing care consistent with professional standards. Reporting and accountable to the Nurse Manager/Director, the Clinical Nurse is responsible for coordinating and delivering patient care utilizing the nursing process in a hospital setting.
Responsibilities
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Education - Participates in identifying and meeting learning needs of self. Attends education programs based on identified learning needs. With assistance, uses patient education materials relevant to patient population. Assesses readiness to learn of the patient/family/caregivers. Assesses developmental level of patient and factors affecting ability to learn.
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Evaluation of Care - Identifies expected patient outcomes. Seeks guidance as needed in revision of plan of care. Participates in discussion with members of the interdisciplinary team in evaluation of patient care. Communicates relevant information to promote continuity of care.
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Implementation - Demonstrates competence in care of patients with complex problems, including population-appropriate physical, psychosocial, educational and safety aspects of care. Performs bedside point of care testing as required for patient care plan. Utilizes healthcare organization and nursing standards, policies and procedures in delivery of care. Organizes and prioritizes care according to patient/family needs. Consults with appropriate resources in a timely fashion regarding patients with complex care issues, unusual teaching needs and/or those at high risk for discharge planning.
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Leadership - With assistance, develops goals to promote professional growth or minimize limitations. Achieves goals and objectives within identified time frame or renegotiates with supervisor. Is knowledgeable about activities which facilitate intra/interdepartmental collaboration. Participates in development and achievement of unit goals and performance improvement activities. Effectively uses communication systems. Participates in promoting cost-effective care. Gives feedback to co-workers. Is aware of public policy and regulatory guidelines affecting the health care environment. Promotes a safe, clean and secure hospital environment for all.
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Patient Assessment - Recognizes data from complex situations to determine priorities for care. Includes appropriate physical, psychosocial, education and safety needs. Synthesizes assessment data into meaningful whole prior to communication to others. Assesses and anticipates discharge needs of individual patients and families. Develops relationships with families that promote their ability to advocate for the patient and their own needs.
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Planning - Collaborates with patient/family to prepare or update the plan of care. Makes use of available multidisciplinary resources in planning care. Begins to use full range of communication as a means to convey planning. Identifies and addresses cultural and ethnic issues in planning patient care. Demonstrates ability to prioritize tasks for patients with complex problems.
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Research - Reads journals that contain studies or articles that may be applicable to practice. Brings ideas and questions to the staff at large for assessment of applicability.
Education Requirements:
- Graduation from a school of professional nursing.
- If hired after January 6, 2014, must be enrolled within four years of employment, and obtain a Bachelor's degree with a major in Nursing or a Master's degree with a major in Nursing within seven years of employment date.
Licensure/Certification Requirements:
- Licensed to practice as a Registered Nurse in the state of North Carolina by the day of clinical care.
- Basic Life Support (BLS) for Healthcare Provider certification.
Professional Experience Requirements:
- No prior experience required.
Knowledge/Skills/and Abilities Requirements:
Job Details
Legal Employer: STATE
Entity: UNC Medical Center
Organization Unit: Acute Neurosurgery and ENT
Work Type: Full Time
Standard Hours Per Week: 36.00
Salary Range: $32.55 per hour (minimum)
Pay offers are determined by experience and internal equity
Work Assignment Type: Onsite
Work Schedule: Rotating
Location of Job: US:NC:Chapel Hill
Exempt From Overtime: Exempt: No
This is a State position employed by UNC Health Care System with UNC Health benefits. If, however, you are presently an employee of another North Carolina agency and currently participate in TSERS or the ORP, you will be eligible to continue participating in those plans at UNC Health.
Qualified applicants will be considered without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, genetic information, disability, status as a protected veteran or political affiliation.
UNC Health makes reasonable accommodations for applicants' and employees' religious practices and beliefs, as well as applicants and employees with disabilities. All interested applicants are invited to apply for career opportunities. Please email applicant.accommodations@unchealth.unc.edu if you need a reasonable accommodation to search and/or to apply for a career opportunity.
Description
New Graduate RN – Neurosurgery/ENT Acute Care Unit
UNC Medical Center – Chapel Hill, NC
Schedule: 36 hours/week | Rotating day/night/weekend shifts | Flexible self-scheduling
Benefits: Comprehensive Benefits package and commitment incentives to eligible applicants
Are you a new graduate RN ready to launch your nursing career in a high-acuity, team-oriented environment? Join our Neurosurgery and ENT Acute Care Unit at UNC Medical Center, where you’ll receive extensive clinical exposure and support as you build your nursing foundation.
The Acute Neurosurgery and ENT care unit is a 27-bed unit comprised of post-operative surgical patients. Our Neurosurgical patients have a variety of presentations including post-operative brain and spinal surgeries, cancer, neuro- and spinal-trauma, and stroke. Our ENT patients predominately present with head and neck malignancies, including cancer and infection, and require a variety of surgical interventions involving the head, mouth, tongue, jaw, thyroid, and oropharynx.
Working on this unit will provide countless opportunities to expand and strengthen foundational clinical and critical thinking skills including, but not limited to, airway management, tracheal suctioning, drains, feeding tubes, in-depth neurological and stroke assessment, and much more. We take pride in our dynamic, supportive and engaged team by focusing on creating an organized environment of excellence, fun, and innovation. We respect and prioritize work-life balance and celebrate our long-standing culture of positivity, recognition, accountability, and teamwork.
This opportunity is for a new grad nurse who is currently in their final semester of nursing school or who have graduated from nursing school within the past 12 months of the anticipated start date and have worked as an RN for less than 6 months. It is expected that applicants will have their RN license and be able to practice in North Carolina prior to the first day of employment.
Your passion belongs at UNC Health. Join more than 56,000 teammates working together to improve the health and well-being of the communities we serve across North Carolina.
Summary
Provides competent clinical nursing care consistent with professional standards. Reporting and accountable to the Nurse Manager/Director, the Clinical Nurse is responsible for coordinating and delivering patient care utilizing the nursing process in a hospital setting.
Responsibilities
-
Education - Participates in identifying and meeting learning needs of self. Attends education programs based on identified learning needs. With assistance, uses patient education materials relevant to patient population. Assesses readiness to learn of the patient/family/caregivers. Assesses developmental level of patient and factors affecting ability to learn.
-
Evaluation of Care - Identifies expected patient outcomes. Seeks guidance as needed in revision of plan of care. Participates in discussion with members of the interdisciplinary team in evaluation of patient care. Communicates relevant information to promote continuity of care.
-
Implementation - Demonstrates competence in care of patients with complex problems, including population-appropriate physical, psychosocial, educational and safety aspects of care. Performs bedside point of care testing as required for patient care plan. Utilizes healthcare organization and nursing standards, policies and procedures in delivery of care. Organizes and prioritizes care according to patient/family needs. Consults with appropriate resources in a timely fashion regarding patients with complex care issues, unusual teaching needs and/or those at high risk for discharge planning.
-
Leadership - With assistance, develops goals to promote professional growth or minimize limitations. Achieves goals and objectives within identified time frame or renegotiates with supervisor. Is knowledgeable about activities which facilitate intra/interdepartmental collaboration. Participates in development and achievement of unit goals and performance improvement activities. Effectively uses communication systems. Participates in promoting cost-effective care. Gives feedback to co-workers. Is aware of public policy and regulatory guidelines affecting the health care environment. Promotes a safe, clean and secure hospital environment for all.
-
Patient Assessment - Recognizes data from complex situations to determine priorities for care. Includes appropriate physical, psychosocial, education and safety needs. Synthesizes assessment data into meaningful whole prior to communication to others. Assesses and anticipates discharge needs of individual patients and families. Develops relationships with families that promote their ability to advocate for the patient and their own needs.
-
Planning - Collaborates with patient/family to prepare or update the plan of care. Makes use of available multidisciplinary resources in planning care. Begins to use full range of communication as a means to convey planning. Identifies and addresses cultural and ethnic issues in planning patient care. Demonstrates ability to prioritize tasks for patients with complex problems.
-
Research - Reads journals that contain studies or articles that may be applicable to practice. Brings ideas and questions to the staff at large for assessment of applicability.
Education Requirements:
- Graduation from a school of professional nursing.
- If hired after January 6, 2014, must be enrolled within four years of employment, and obtain a Bachelor's degree with a major in Nursing or a Master's degree with a major in Nursing within seven years of employment date.
Licensure/Certification Requirements:
- Licensed to practice as a Registered Nurse in the state of North Carolina by the day of clinical care.
- Basic Life Support (BLS) for Healthcare Provider certification.
Professional Experience Requirements:
- No prior experience required.
Knowledge/Skills/and Abilities Requirements:
Job Details
Legal Employer: STATE
Entity: UNC Medical Center
Organization Unit: Acute Neurosurgery and ENT
Work Type: Full Time
Standard Hours Per Week: 36.00
Salary Range: $32.55 per hour (minimum)
Pay offers are determined by experience and internal equity
Work Assignment Type: Onsite
Work Schedule: Rotating
Location of Job: US:NC:Chapel Hill
Exempt From Overtime: Exempt: No
This is a State position employed by UNC Health Care System with UNC Health benefits. If, however, you are presently an employee of another North Carolina agency and currently participate in TSERS or the ORP, you will be eligible to continue participating in those plans at UNC Health.
Qualified applicants will be considered without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, genetic information, disability, status as a protected veteran or political affiliation.
UNC Health makes reasonable accommodations for applicants' and employees' religious practices and beliefs, as well as applicants and employees with disabilities. All interested applicants are invited to apply for career opportunities. Please email applicant.accommodations@unchealth.unc.edu if you need a reasonable accommodation to search and/or to apply for a career opportunity.
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A snapshot from current openings nationwide, updated as new roles post.
Who's Hiring
- UPMC40
- BAYADA Home Health Care23
- CommonSpirit Health17
- SSM Health13
- Canonsburg General Hospital12
Top Industries Hiring
- Healthcare & Medical Services346
- Insurance24
- Education19
- Agriculture & Farming8
- Biotechnology & Pharmaceuticals4
What Employers Look For
The qualifications that appear most often in graduate nurse jobs.
- Active RN licensure or eligibility to sit for the NCLEX-RN in the state of employment
- Completion of an accredited associate or bachelor of science in nursing program
- Basic Life Support certification from the American Heart Association
- Demonstrated clinical rotation experience in med-surg, critical care, or a related specialty
- Proficiency with electronic health record systems such as Epic or Cerner
- Strong patient assessment, documentation, and interdisciplinary communication skills
Tips for Your Graduate Nurse Job Search
Tailor your resume to each setting
Acute care, outpatient, and long-term care employers scan for different competencies. Lead with clinical rotation hours and patient populations for hospital roles, and emphasize continuity of care and care coordination for community or clinic positions.
Target new-grad residency programs directly
Many health systems run structured nurse residency cohorts with set intake windows, separate from general job postings. Check hospital career pages for residency application cycles, since these openings close fast and rarely appear on general listings.
Apply early to roles that fit
Migrate Mate lists graduate nurse openings from across the United States in one place, so you can find roles that match and apply directly to each listing.
Get your NCLEX scheduled before applying
Most employers will not advance you past the phone screen without a scheduled NCLEX date or active RN license. List your expected licensure date prominently on your resume so recruiters can immediately see your timeline.
Prepare clinical scenario answers in advance
Graduate nurse interviews almost always include patient safety and prioritization scenarios. Practice answering using the SBAR format, prioritization frameworks like ABCDE, and specific examples drawn from your clinical rotations rather than hypothetical situations.
Follow up after submitting your application
Nurse manager inboxes fill quickly during residency intake seasons. A brief, professional follow-up email to the hiring contact four to five business days after applying signals genuine interest and keeps your application visible without being intrusive.
Graduate Nurse Jobs: Frequently Asked Questions
Which companies are hiring the most graduate nurses?
The companies hiring the most graduate nurses right now include UPMC, BAYADA Home Health Care, and CommonSpirit Health, with the largest share of openings in Pennsylvania, New York, and Missouri, based on current listings on Migrate Mate as of June 2026. Health systems with active nurse residency programs tend to post the highest volume of graduate-level openings.
How many graduate nurse jobs are remote?
About 0% of graduate nurse openings are fully remote or hybrid as of June 2026, reflecting the hands-on nature of most entry-level nursing roles. Remote opportunities within the field are concentrated in telephonic triage, care management, and utilization review positions, which typically require at least one year of clinical experience before employers consider remote arrangements.
How do you become a graduate nurse?
To become a graduate nurse, complete an accredited nursing program, either an associate degree in nursing or a bachelor of science in nursing. After graduation, apply for your state nursing license and schedule your NCLEX-RN examination through your state board of nursing. Once you pass, you hold active RN licensure and are eligible to apply for graduate nurse and new-grad residency positions at healthcare employers.
Can you get hired as a graduate nurse with no hospital experience?
Yes, employers hire graduate nurses without prior hospital employment because clinical rotations completed during your nursing program count as hands-on patient care experience. Highlight the specific units you rotated through, the acuity of patients you cared for, and any specialized skills you practiced. Applying to formal new-grad residency programs is particularly effective, since these are designed specifically for candidates making their first transition into professional nursing.
What does the graduate nurse interview process look like?
Most graduate nurse interviews begin with a phone or video screen with a recruiter, followed by a panel interview with a nurse manager and clinical staff. Expect behavioral questions using the STAR format, patient prioritization scenarios, and questions about how you handled challenges during clinical rotations. Some employers include a brief skills or simulation assessment before extending an offer, particularly for critical care and emergency department roles.
Where can I find and apply to graduate nurse jobs?
You can find and apply to graduate nurse jobs on Migrate Mate, which lists current openings from employers across the United States. Search the listings to find roles that match your specialty interests, preferred setting, and location, then apply directly to each position that fits.
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