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Nurse Residency Program

Lakeland Regional Hospital
Lakeland, FL Other
POSTED ON 1/6/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 2/5/2026

Position Information

About the Nurse Residency Program

Lakeland Regional Health (LRH) promises to treasure, nurture and inspire all our newly hired and transferring new Registered Nurses through a comprehensive, learner-centered one-year Nurse Residency Program. The program supports the successful transition of the new nurse into a professional role in an acute care setting in one of the following patient care areas :

• Acute Care Services (Medical, Surgical, Oncology, Palliative, Orthopedics, Nephrology)
• Intermediate Care Services (Medical, Cardiac, Trauma, Neuro/Stroke)
•Critical Care Services (SICU, TICU, MICU)
• Emergency Services (Main ED, Pedi ED)
• Behavioral Health Services (Mental Health )
• Women’s and Children’s Services (Pediatrics, Pediatric ED, Mother/Baby, Labor and Delivery, NICU)
• Perioperative Services (OR, PACU)*
• Cardiac Cath Lab*

*Please note that that Perioperative Services and Cardiac Cath Lab positions require a 30 minute call expectation.


Qualifications & Experience

Essential:
* Associate Degree in Nursing completed in advance of start date.

Nonessential:
* Bachelor Degree in Nursing

Education equivalent experience:
Essential:
* Nursing: If hired after 2013, must obtain Bachelor degree in Nursing within 3 years of employment date.

Pay: $36.24/hour for

This program is for all newly graduated and/or Registered Nurses with 12 months or less experience in an acute care setting as a Registered Nurse.

The Nurse Residency Program hiring event will be held on Saturday, July 12th. If selected for the program, candidates will receive offers approximately 1-2 business weeks following the hiring event. Cohort start dates will be Monday, October 20th and Monday, November 17th.

Applications will close on Thursday, July 3rd.

Licenses Essential: Current license as a Registered Nurse in Florida must be obtained by October 17th (October start date) or November 14th (November start date).

Certifications Essential: BLS for Healthcare Providers (Following AHA guidelines)

Salary : $36

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