New Grad RN Registered Nurse General PCU

Banner Health New Nurse Experience Program

Great nursing careers start with great training. Nurses at Banner Health enjoy some of the best on-the-job training in the industry. We care about you, your nursing career today and your future. Apply today and build your career.

This position is currently seeking winter graduates with a target start date of Spring 2026.

The Banner Health New Nurse Experience (NNE) provides a collaborative learning environment where you can refine your nursing skills, enhance your knowledge, and transition from a new graduate to a fully competent, professional nurse at Banner Health.

Successful candidates will be placed in specific units at Banner Health facilities to be clinically mentored by unit staff and educators. We offer all of our New Grads multiple career pathways and development opportunities to achieve your long-term career goals. Whether you are wanting to go into a specialty unit, leadership roles, non-bedside nursing opportunities, or any other sector of nursing, we will help you get there! The expectation is that you will stay on your NNE unit for at least 12 months to get a full and comprehensive training experience! New Grads will also need to live within a reasonable commute distance of the facility they are hired into.

Most new nurses will work three 12-hour shifts, which will include weekend and holiday rotations with other staff members.

Program activities include:

• Clinical experiences with a preceptor
• Training in our state-of-the-art Banner Simulation Center
• Competency and skills assessment and verification
• Orientation to the Cerner electronic medical health record system
• Patient care skills lab that provides hands-on experience with equipment
• e-Learning modules
• Resources for professional and personal development

Requirements to apply online:

• Recent or upcoming graduation from an accredited nursing program
• BSN is preferred - open to ADN at select locations
• Current BLS card (through either American Heart Association, Red Cross, or ASHI) or ability to obtain certification before a start date
• No more than 12 months of RN experience
• Previous healthcare experience is preferred

Please note the email you apply with is where all updates and information will be sent to, even after you graduate. We recommend applying with a personal email rather than a school email address.

Application deadlines/process:

• It is recommended that you apply no earlier than 60 days prior to your graduation date.
• * If you have completed a Banner Health Student Preceptorship or are a current Nurse Extern with Banner Health, please apply to position R4386490.

Benefits/Compensation:

This is a full-time, benefitted, and paid position. Enjoy a flat rate $3/hour weekend shift differential and an 18%-night shift differential when applicable. All New Grad RN positions are eligible for Banner Health's "Total Rewards Compensation Package", which includes Health/Dental/Vision insurance (if employee desires), PTO/Sick time accrual, 401K, and a long list of other benefits. Benefits begin the 1st of the month following your start date.

Unit overview:

As a RN on our General Medical PCU, you will work on our combined unit including both a 15-bed private room unit as well as our 29-bed semi-private room unit utilizing your knowledge, judgment, and nursing skills to assess data, plan and provide high quality, safe and efficient care for our patients. This unit participates in our Progress In Place initiative, meaning the patients cared for on our units have a variety of medical conditions and we serve both Medical Surgical and Progressive Care acuity patients. Whether a patient is post-surgical, or one who is battling a COPD exacerbation, pneumonia, pancreatitis, renal failure or hypoxia, you will have the opportunity to drive their plan of care and maximize your nursing practice. Our RNs utilize critical thinking to drive patient care and outcomes.