Winter/Spring 2026 Nurse Residency Program

When you join the growing BILH team, you're not just taking a job, you’re making a difference in people’s lives.

Job Description:

Winchester Hospital, a proud member of Beth Israel Lahey Health, is excited to announce our new 2026 Novice RN Med/Surg Residency Program. As the northwest suburban Boston area’s leading provider of comprehensive health care services, our 5x Magnet designated, 226-bed Magnet facility provides elite care in general, bariatric and vascular surgery, orthopedics, pediatrics, cardiology, pulmonary medicine, oncology, gastroenterology, rehabilitation, radiation oncology, pain management, obstetrics/gynecology and a Level IIB Special Care Nursery.

This program will provide a path to success for all new graduate nurses and nurses new to a speciality area, bridging the gap between the academic and professional practice settings. Nurses with less than 1 year of experience will complete this year long program. Residents will be engaged through in-person, hands-on learning with 12 weeks of weekly clinical classes while also obtaining clinical experience with a unit-based preceptor. After the completion of the weekly classes, the resident will transition to monthly sessions with a focus on peer support and professional development topics including, but not limited to, problem-solving, critical thinking, communication skills in order to facilitate their growth into a confident professional nurse.

We want to empower the future nurses in our community and we have the tools and resources for you to succeed.

Ideal candidates will possess the following:

• Associates/Bachelor's degree in Nursing from a board-approved program

• Completion of all clinical rotations and eligible to sit for the RN registration exam (NCLEX)

• American Heart Association or American Red Cross – Basic Life Support Certificate

• Be able to work 36hrs a week (all shifts) - Three 12hr shifts including weekend and holiday rotation

Beth Israel Lahey Health (BILH) is an integrated health system dedicated to creating healthier communities — one person at a time — through seamless care and ground-breaking science, driven by excellence, innovation and equity. Founded in 2019, our system brings together academic medical centers and teaching hospitals, community and specialty hospitals, primary and specialty care, behavioral health and home care services, and more than 5,900 physicians and 36,000 employees to care for more than 1.7 million patients in communities across Eastern Massachusetts and Southern New Hampshire. Together, we are changing healthcare for the better.

Pay Range:

The pay range listed for this position is the base hourly wage range the organization reasonably and in good faith expects to pay for this position at this time. Actual compensation is determined based on several factors, that may include seniority, education, training, relevant experience, relevant certifications, geography of work location, job responsibilities, or other applicable factors permissible by law.  Compensation may exceed the base hourly rate depending on shift differentials, call pay, premium pay, overtime pay, and other additional pay practices, as applicable to the position and in accordance with the law.