Registered Nurse - NICU Residency Program

More Than Just Care, It’s Community  

Imagine doing meaningful work in a place where people vacation. That’s life at Munson Healthcare - northern Michigan’s largest healthcare system, with eight award-winning community hospitals serving over half a million residents across 29 counties.  

If you want a career in healthcare and a lifestyle most people only dream about – with freshwater lakes, scenic trails, charming downtowns, a vibrant arts scene, and endless outdoor adventures - you might just be Munson Material. To us, that means teammates who live by our values of excellence, teamness, positivity, creativity, and a commitment to creating exceptional experiences for our patients and each other. Join a team that delivers outstanding care in one of the most beautiful regions in the country.

Invested in You  

• Grow: Tuition reimbursement, in-person and online development, and access to our career hub to help you advance. 

• Thrive: Full benefits, paid holidays, generous PTO, employee discounts, and free individual retirement counseling.  

• Be Well: Free wellness platform for you and your family, plus personalized support for personal or family challenges. 

• Be Heard: Share your ideas and help shape the way we work through improvement huddles, employee surveys, and town hall meetings  

Residency Begins: June 2026

What does the program include? 

Our program includes a combination of clinical and didactic training, a portion of which is approved for contact hours. New residents will participate in computer-based training, skills labs and simulations, critical care case studies, and numerous clinical and critical-thinking experiences.

 

Residents will have the opportunity to strengthen their clinical skills, sharpen their nursing judgment, and organize care for diverse patient populations. They will work in multidisciplinary teams with the most up-to-date equipment and use Evidence-Based Practice. All residents will gain an appreciation for the special interaction between nursing, critically ill patients, and their families.

DETAILS

First Round Interview: If selected for the first-round interview, a member of the recruitment team will reach out to you for a preliminary phone interview to learn more about your interest in the position

Second Round Interview: Will likely take place April 2026

Selection Process & Residency Offers: For selected residents, notification of acceptance into residency will occur around the end of May/early June

Residency Program Begins: June 2026

*Unit orientation dates may differ slightly from program start date

APPLICATION PROCESS

• Complete and submit an application on this requisition.
• Submit your professional portfolio to Kerri Seach, [email protected] after you have formally applied to the position. PDF or Word document attachments are preferred.  Your professional portfolio should include:• Cover letter: introduce yourself and your goals.
• Resume: include all education and experience, including dates.  A list of clinical rotations is helpful when evaluating your experience in various areas of nursing practice.
• Clinical narrative: Written statement of actual nursing practice. A story of how you provided care to a patient or family member
• Letter of Recommendation: One letter

 

Save your documents with the file names formatted in the following manner:

Last Name, First Initial Cover Letter

Last Name, First Initial Resume

 

ORGANIZATION

Works under the direction and supervision of a Registered Nurse if practicing as Graduate Nurse.  Accountable to the unit manager or designee of the assigned patient care unit; ultimately accountable for the practice of nursing to the Vice President, Patient Care Services.  Works collaboratively and effectively with all members of the patient care team.

 

 

 

• Graduate of an accredited nursing program
• If starting as an RN, will need to share proof of MI RN license.
• For those hired into an RN position after January 1, 2015, it is required to obtain a BSN within 5 years of start date
• Medication delivery and counting of narcotics or witnessing waste of narcotics may not be done until the RN licensure is obtained (if practicing as a GN)
• Experience in the clinical area in which application has been made is desirable.
• Maintains Basic Life Support certification.

Are you Munson Material? Apply today! 

Munson Healthcare requires all employees be vaccinated or have lab confirmed immunity for Measles, Mumps, Rubella and Varicella. MHC also requires all employees to receive a flu vaccine during the flu season in the year that they are hired and annually thereafter, or receive an approved medical or religious exemption.