ADN/BSN Early Hire 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  

Get hired into our Early Hire program remotely while you are still in school, and then work in Traverse City, MI after graduation! 



What is the Nursing Early Hire Program?  

Munson Medical Center is seeking to pre-hire the finest nursing school graduates! Upon committing to the Early Hire program at Munson Medical Center you will receive $15000, before you even begin your practice! Once you graduate you may choose to practice immediately as a graduate nurse and once you have passed your boards, you will receive an additional $5000.   

What are the requirements of the program? 

 All nursing students who will be graduating in 2025 and 2026 are eligible to apply for the program.  Once you apply: 

• Applications will be screened and interviews offered to selected students.
• Once selected for a position, you will receive an offer and an agreement, specifying a two-year work commitment. Awards are made after acceptance and signing of the agreement. Use of the funds is at the discretion of the student and no accounting for use is required.
• Award recipients are placed into full time positions with full employee benefits.  These positions begin after graduation.
• All early-hire nurses will be part of our Nursing Residency Program

What’s Required 

What are the requirements of the program? 

 All nursing students who will be graduating in 2025 and 2026 are eligible to apply for the program.  Once you apply: 

• Applications will be screened and interviews offered to selected students.
• Once selected for a position, you will receive an offer and an agreement, specifying a two-year work commitment. Awards are made after acceptance and signing of the agreement. Use of the funds is at the discretion of the student and no accounting for use is required.
• Award recipients are placed into full time positions with full employee benefits.  These positions begin after graduation.
• All early-hire nurses will be part of our Nursing Residency Program

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.