Job Description
Job Description: We are hiring New Graduate RNs at Essentia Health - St Joseph's Medical Center! Become part of Essentia's accomplished team in Brainerd and Baxter, Minnesota, where 465 lakes provide endless options for water sports and recreation. These cities, 125 miles north of Minneapolis, are at the heart of the Brainerd Lakes Area, one of the state's top vacation destinations. Brainerd-Baxter is home to 65,000 year-round residents and is located in one of the fastest growing counties in the state. The 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. Benefits to Joining Essentia Health as New Grad RN:- Sign On Bonus of $10,000 for ADN & $15,000 for BSN for Acute Care RNs- NCLEX Prep Course- 1:1 Coaching Guidance through first year- Nurse Residency Class- Tuition Reimbursement for advancing education- Shift Differentials - Be part of an organization that is on the pathway to the Magnet Recognition Program- Full scope benefits package
Education Qualifications:
Key Responsibilities of a Registered Nurse:
Coordination of nursing care, including direct patient care, patient/family education and transitions of care.
Accountable for planning, implementing, evaluating, and communicating all phases of nursing care for assigned patients.
Plan and delegate, as appropriate, patient care according to skill level, experience, patient intensity, fiscal accountability, and adequacy of resources.
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.
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.
Essentia Health's Nurse Residency program is a structured evidence-based practice experience that focus on professional nursing practice concepts. The American Nurses Association: Scope and Standards of Practice for Nursing provide the basis for the practice of the RN.
The Nurse Resident meets the requirements of the Joint Commission, if applicable, and/or other federal, state, and local regulatory or accrediting agencies.
Position Availability:
Licensure/Certification Qualifications:
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
Required Certificates/Licensures:
Job Location: St Josephs Medical Center
Shift Rotation: Day/Night Rotation (United States of America)
Shift Start/End: 7:00AM and 7:00PM/7:30PM and 7:30AM
Hours Per Pay Period: 60
Compensation Range:Union:FTE: 0.75
Weekends: Every third weekend.
Call Obligations:Sign On Bonus:
