RN - New Grad Nurse Resident

Essentia Health • Duluth, MN • Posted June 27, 2026

About the Role

**Job Description:**
The Nurse Residency Program offers a structured and supportive environment for new nurses to develop their skills and transition smoothly into their professional careers. The program coincides with the unit you are hired into and all nurses with less than one year of experience are enrolled in the program.

**Education Qualifications:**

**Overview:**

+ **Target audience:** _We are now accepting applications for August and December 2026 graduates!_ If you have already graduated, please look at openings on our careers page and apply. If you are hired, we will enroll you in the Nurse Residency Program.
+ **Goal:** To support new graduate nurses in their transition from novice nurse to competent nurse through professional development.
+ **Length:** 1 year program
+ **Shifts:** Typically 0.7-0.8 FTE working Day/Night (some 12-hour shifts or D/E availability), but openings vary

**Eligibility:**

+ Current nu...