Must meet one of the requirements below:

• Registered Nursing student currently enrolled in accredited Nursing Program
• Current or upcoming graduate of an accredited Nursing Program
• Beginning first RN position with Essentia Health within one year of graduation

New Graduate Nurses will benefit from:

• Transition to Practice Support: Comprehensive assistance to help you smoothly integrate into your nursing role and build confidence in your new position.
• NCLEX Study Support: Resources and guidance to aid in preparing for and passing the NCLEX exam, ensuring you achieve your licensure with confidence.
• Nurse Residency Program Enrollment: Enrollment in a structured residency program designed to provide mentorship, advanced training, and ongoing professional development.
• RN Hiring Incentive: A financial incentive to welcome you to our team and recognize your commitment to joining our healthcare community.

Key Responsibilities of a Registered Nurse:

• Lead Patient Care: Organize and deliver comprehensive care by managing all phases of the patient care process, including assessment, planning, intervention, and evaluation.
• Guide and Delegate: Act as a team leader by delegating care responsibilities to nursing staff based on their licensure, training, and role specifications.
• Contribute to a Greater Mission: Play a crucial role in advancing the facility’s and Essentia’s mission and goals, making a meaningful impact on the community we serve.
• Ensure Compliance: Adhere to the standards set by the Joint Commission and other relevant federal, state, and local regulatory or accrediting agencies.

A Nurse Resident is a new graduate Registered Nurse (RN) with less than one year of RN nursing experience. As New Grad RN, you will be part of our Nurse Residency Program which coincides with your Registered Nurse role on the unit in which you are hired. 

The Nurse Residency Program at Essentia Health is a yearlong professional development program providing opportunities for new nurses to grow in the profession of nursing with a series of learning and work experiences designed to assist new nursing graduates as they transition into their first year in a professional nursing role.  Essentia Health’s Nurse Residency program is a structured evidence-based practice experience that focus on professional nursing practice concepts. 

At the conclusion of the Nurse Residency program, nurses will:

• Transition from novice nurse towards competent professional nurse in a clinical environment.
• Develop effective clinical judgement and decision-making skills.
• Demonstrate clinical nursing leadership skills at the point of care.
• Feel a strengthened commitment to nursing clinical practice at the point of care.
• Demonstrate the ability to incorporate research and evidence-based practice into care and link it to practice and patient outcomes.
• Demonstrate a stronger commitment to nursing as a profession.