New Grad Nursing Residency Program - CCCU

Dedicated exclusively to children and their families, The Hospital for Sick Children (Sick Kids) is one of the largest and most respected paediatric healthcare centres in the world. As innovators in child health, we lead and partner to improve the health of children through the integration of healthcare, leading-edge research and education. Our reputation would not have been built - nor could it be maintained - without the skills, knowledge and experience of the extraordinary people who come to work here every day.

Sick Kids is committed to ongoing learning and development, and features a caring and supportive work environment that combines exceptionally high standards of practice.

When you join Sick Kids, you become part of our community. We share a commitment and determination to fulfill our vision of Healthier Children. A Better World.

Don't miss out on the opportunity to work alongside the world's best in paediatric healthcare.

Sick Kids nurses are leaders who influence and deliver the best in specialized child and family‑centred care. We focus on the whole person, to support children and families to cope, develop, grow, thrive and transform, leveraging strengths of the family.

You will have the opportunity to improve the lives of children from across Canada and beyond. We are recognized as the World's Best paediatric hospital and our Nurses are leaders who influence and deliver the best in family‑centered care.

We are proud of where we work, and we think you will be too!

Are you a new graduate planning to pursue a career in paediatric Cardiac Critical Care nursing? Are you interested in an accelerated, intensive, training program? If so, the Sick Kids Cardiac Critical Care Unit (CCCU) wants to talk to you about our New Graduate Nursing Residency Program!

You will begin your nursing career at Sick Kids by working on 4D, the inpatient cardiology unit with a direct career pathway to the CCCU. During your 12‑month residency program you will be provided with mentorship, feedback, and support in developing the required clinical competencies to care for our critically ill cardiac patients.  to learn more!

Providing nursing care to critically ill children, and their families, demands highly specialized technical and interprofessional skills and sound clinical judgment. This high intensity residency program will help you develop the competencies that are necessary for an accelerated transition to the CCCU.

As a New Graduate Nurse at Sick Kids, you will work with an excellent and diverse interprofessional care team. Starting on Day 1, this team is ready to support your learning and career development by sharing their extensive knowledge, expertise and experience. You will participate in a comprehensive pediatric nursing orientation that includes subspecialty training and preceptored clinical practice experience. You will gain the tools you require to be successful in our unique, fast‑paced environment.

Apply now for an opportunity to join our team September 14th, 2026!

• Develop and implement a nursing plan of care
• Work in collaboration with the child/family and the interdisciplinary health care team
• Maintain clinical competence and knowledge base through continued education and life‑long learning
• Utilize evidence‑based practice as a base in the promotion of professional accountability
• Provide safe, competent and ethical nursing care

• Graduate of an approved Baccalaureate Nursing Program – recent graduates working towards CNO registration are encouraged to apply
• Temporary Class License through the College of Nurses of Ontario, and registration to write the NCLEX‑RN within 30 days of your start date
• If second attempt, registration to write the NCLEX‑RN within 90 days of your start date
• Possess less than 1 year of clinical nursing experience in an RN capacity
• If more than 1 year of clinical nursing experience, please apply to ONE of our unit‑specific RN postings
• Demonstrated ability to use your critical thinking, problem‑solving and teamwork abilities
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