Applications: Apply on the career site with keyword 'New Graduate RN' plus cover letter and resume. Spring cycle: internal applications open ~Dec 8, external ~Dec 22 (Spring 2026 dates: internal Dec 8 2025, external Dec 22 2025).
Cohorts: Spring cohort cycle (recurring). Spring 2026 screening ran Dec 2025 to April 2026.
Requirements: Graduation from an accredited RN program before start; no prior RN experience or under 6 months acute care; valid NC RN license before start; current BLS.
Dates and requirements change on the hospital's schedule, not ours, and the official page is always the final word. Official Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist page confirms the New Graduate Nurse Residency Program (Spring cohort) with published internal/external application open dates.
Windows for other programs are on the Window Board, and the full list is in the residency directory. No signup is needed to read either one.
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