Join our HCA Nurse Residency Program!  

Experience a higher degree of patient care at Largo Medical Center, part of the HCA West and Central Florida hospital system. Our 455 bed acute care hospital is located on two campuses—in mid-Pinellas County on the West Coast of Florida, providing medical care for the residents of Largo, and the nearby cities of Clearwater, Seminole, St. Petersburg and the Gulf Beach communities. We are the only area hospital with all private patient rooms.

The HCA Nurse Residency Program will provide education, support and guidance to new graduate nurses as they begin their careers in HCA Healthcare hospitals.  It is a yearlong, extensive clinical orientation (StaRN) and professional development curriculum for new graduate nurses that culminates in an evidence-based capstone project. 

StaRN OR Track (22 weeks):

Specialty Training Apprenticeship for Registered Nurses (StaRN) 

The StaRN Program is primarily designed to provide the graduate nurse with the tools necessary to succeed in today’s hospital environment.  StaRN will assist the graduate nurse with the transition out of the classroom setting onto the unit by providing the following training: 

• Didactic training: 10-weeks introduces nurses to core curriculum and hospital initiatives in a classroom setting

• Simulation training: reinforces nursing skills learned in a didactic setting

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