UnityPoint Health Des Moines area hospitals (Iowa Methodist, Iowa Lutheran, Blank Children's, Methodist West)

When to apply

Apply during your last semester of nursing school. Submit a resume with the application.

Cohort schedule

First-year residency for new registered nurses.

Requirements

New registered nurses with less than 12 months of acute care hospital experience.

How to apply

Read the current requirements on the official page, gather the documents it asks for, then apply directly with the hospital.

Where these dates came from

Checked on the hospital's own page on September 14, 2026

Dates and requirements change on the hospital's schedule, not ours, and the official page is always the final word. Re-verified on the UnityPoint Health Des Moines nursing residency page.

Keep your next step together.

Save the role and record your application status in your own tracker.