Holy Family Hospital | RN New Grad Residency and Nurse Extern II - Summer 2025 Grads

RN Students graduating SUMMER 2025 - Apply Now!

We also offer PRN nurse extern positions for those wanting to get started now and work until the RN residency starts. 

*RN students hired for extern role can begin earning points for RN Career Ladder

Openings in OB, ED, ICU, Med Surg, Tele, and Surgical Services 

Quality health care begins with developing our caregivers. This program facilitates the transition of new nurses to professional practice with an orientation that combines classroom lectures, hands-on activities, clinical scenarios including simulation and support of a highly-skilled education team. The program then transitions to monthly support sessions featuring topics that help strengthen and enable new nurses with skills and strategies to be successful in their clinical practice.

• Clinical experience with one-to-one expert preceptors
• Didactic and simulation practicum
• Master complex concepts using scenario-based training
• Development of critical thinking, judgment skills, prioritization and organization skills
• Integration into organizational culture
• Professional and emotional support
• Improved job satisfaction, engagement and retention

Candidate specific department interest and department availability will be discussed during scheduled phone call with recruiter.

-Options for specialty units, med surg, cardiac -tele, critical care, ED, OB, etc. 

For more information contact Regiere.Lovett@hshs.org 

*sign on bonuses are offered for select departments

-Comprehensive Total Benefits offered 

-Tuition Reimbursement

-Loan forgiveness

-Nurse Career Ladder 

Education

Graduate from an accredited and approved school of nursing accepted for licensure in the state of practice is required.

Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing is preferred.

Experience

Previous healthcare or service industry experience is preferred.

Certifications, Licenses and Registrations

Illinois: License pending in Illinois is required.

Obtaining licensure within 45 days of receipt of Continental Testing Services (CTS) letter is required.

Wisconsin: Temporary Permit is required.

Obtaining licensure within three months of temporary permit issue date is required.

A temporary permit may be renewed once for an additional three-month period.

Basic Life Support (BLS) is required.

Physical Requirements:  Clinical

Throughout communities in Illinois and Wisconsin, 15 hospitals, numerous community-based health centers and clinics, our 15,000 colleagues have built a culture based on our solid core values of respect, care, competence, and joy. These are the ideals we believe in, work by, and live each day.

Built upon more than 145 years of service to the communities we serve, we now look to the future and our place in it as a health care system that strives to continually improve processes, procedures, and outcomes with the latest and most advanced technologies and treatments.

Regardless of how far our passion for excellence carries us, our focus will always remain on the most important person in our entire organization: The patient.

HSHS requires COVID-19 vaccines or an approved medical or religious exemption for all colleagues. This does not apply to positions that are classified as 100% remote.

HSHS and affiliates is an Equal Opportunity Employer (EOE).

HSHS is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace dedicated to pursuing and hiring a diverse workforce.

HSHS provides a benefits package designed to support the overall well-being of our colleagues including their physical, emotional, financial, spiritual, and work health. Colleagues budgeted to work at least 32 hours per pay period are eligible for HSHS benefits.

• Comprehensive and affordable health coverage includes medical, prescription, dental and vision coverage for full-time and part-time colleagues.
• Paid Time Off (PTO)  combines vacation, sick, and personal days into one balance to allow you the flexibility to use your time off as you need.
• Retirement benefits including HSHS contributions.
• Education Assistance benefits include up to $4,000 of educational assistance each calendar year and tuition discounts to select colleges with no waiting period.
• Adoption Assistance provides financial support up to $7,500 for colleagues growing their families through adoption   to reimburse application and legal fees, transportation, and more!
• Other benefits include: Wellness program with incentives, employer-paid life insurance and short-term and long-term disability coverage, flexible spending accounts, employee assistance program, ID theft coverage, colleague rewards and recognition program, discount program, and more!