New Graduate RN Residency Program

We are looking for energetic, passionate new nurses who have the desire to care for our community members, the ability to prioritize patient safety, and be valuable members of the Logan Health care team.

Candidates will submit a cover letter and résumé and complete a unit preference questionnaire. Please include in your résumé the department and hours completed for senior practicum or preceptorship, if known.

You may address your cover letter to Logan Health RN Residency. 

You may apply to positions prior to graduation, but you must graduate, pass the NCLEX and have a Montana State RN license prior to starting the program.

Interviews for each cohort are held virtually over one to two days.

RN Residents may work up to 40 hours a week. Please note, the first four months of hire are demanding and RN Residents must balance RN Residency classes, unit-based orientation classes and patient care shifts. RN Residents may work several days in a row with only a few days off between their workdays. Please consider these working conditions and plan accordingly if you are planning to return to school to advance your degree. 

For most departments, yes. You will most likely be hired into a position in which you will work evening or nighttime hours.

It is expected that the RN Resident will attend all residency classes AND unit-specific orientation shifts that mimic their Preceptor’s schedule. This timeline is approximately 13-20 weeks and requests for time off during this time will need to be submitted prior to the start date of the Cohort. Requests received after the start date will be assessed individually and will not be guaranteed. 

It is anticipated that RN residents will remain in the practice setting to which they were hired for 12 months. RN Residents are welcome to look at other opportunities within the Logan Health team after they have completed the 12-month RN Residency Program.

RN Residency is a year-long program. Class dates and times will vary throughout residency and will be communicated in advance for you to prepare. Classes are every other week in the first four months of the program and then switch to monthly. The first four months of hire are demanding, as RN Residents must balance classes and patient care shifts.

Starting wage for Nurse Residents is the same as a new hire wage for each unit. Full-time employment and benefits begin on the first day of the residency; details will be discussed with the candidate and Human Resources Department upon hire. For questions regarding pay and benefits prior to starting, please contact Logan Health Human Resources Department at RNResidency@logan.org. 

Please visit the Montana Board of Nursing website at https://boards.bsd.dli.mt.gov/nursing/

In the event that a candidate receives and accepts a job offer for the RN Residency Program but still has a pending RN license at the time of the deadline, we will work with that candidate to attempt to postpone their start date to that of the next available cohort, which is usually around 3 months later. Please note that this is not always possible, and each situation will be considered on a case-by-case basis. In some cases, we may have to rescind the job offer entirely if the RN license deadline is not met.