Graduate Registered Nurse Residency Program

Trinity Health • Waterbury, CT • Posted June 11, 2026

About the Role

**Employment Type:**
Full time
**Shift:**

**Description:**

**Position Purpose**

The 12-month Nurse Residency Program at **Saint Mary's Hospital** in Waterbury, CT, is designed for any Registered Nurse RN with less than 1-year of nursing experience to expand the knowledge, skills, and attitudes required of a Registered Nurse to move from entry-level competence toward proficiency and expertise.

**What you will do**

+ Develop clinical judgment and decision‑making
+ Deliver safe, evidence‑based, people‑centered care
+ Build leadership skills at the bedside
+ Apply research and best practices in daily care
+ Learn through collaboration with educators, preceptors, and peers.

**Minimum Qualifications**

+ Graduated or projected to graduate from an accredited nursing program
+ Less than 12 months of RN experience
+ Valid Connecticut RN license required before orientation. *RN license number must be provided...