Nurse Residency - New Grad RN

Mayo Clinic•Rochester, MN

4d•$36 - $67•Onsite

About The Position

Mayo Clinic’s Rochester, Minnesota Nurse Residency Program is an accredited Practice Transition Program with distinction. It brings together newly licensed registered nurses in the first year of their careers and provides experience intended to help them become well-rounded, fully competent RNs. The currently accredited sites include Saint Mary’s Campus, Rochester Methodist Campus, and the Mayo and Gonda Buildings. Practice settings include medical-surgical, oncology, step down, critical care, NICU, pediatrics, PICU, OR, PACU, same-day and ambulatory procedures, psychiatric, rehabilitation, and ambulatory care. The RN coordinates nursing care, including direct patient care, patient and family education, and transitions of care. Working within the Mayo Clinic Nursing Professional Practice Model and the ANA Scope and Standards of Practice, the RN plans, implements, evaluates, and communicates all phases of care for assigned patients. The RN provides leadership through precepting, formal and informal leadership, and quality-improvement efforts, and delegates care according to skill level, experience, patient acuity, fiscal accountability, and available resources. The role may involve committees or projects. Some employees may be required to drive a personal vehicle as part of their responsibilities. Applicants may discuss career goals with an RN Nursing Placement Coordinator to identify a suitable work area. Applications are currently being accepted for inpatient, ambulatory, procedural, and surgical services practice areas. This role is eligible for TN sponsorship, subject to state licensure and completion of VisaScreen or equivalent certification.

Requirements

Be a student or graduate of a nursing program recognized by ACEN, CCNE, or NLN CNEA.
Hold a current RN license under applicable state requirements before the start date.
Have BLS certification valid for 90 days after the start date; accepted providers include AHA/Heartcode BLS, Military Training Network, Red Cross CPR/AED for Professional Rescuers and Health Care Providers, or AAP.
Obtain additional state licensure and/or specialty certification or training as required by the work area.
Demonstrate excellent verbal and written communication skills and experience working in a team environment.
Have computer skills.
Be able to work flexible hours, potentially including days, evenings, nights, holidays, weekends, and on-call.
Be able to adapt to unpredictable situations in the work setting.
Demonstrate leadership, effective communication, and excellent critical-thinking skills.
Entry-level associate degree RNs with an RN start date on or after April 1, 2020 must document completion of a baccalaureate nursing degree from an accredited program within five years from the last day of the month of their RN start date.
Entry-level associate degree RNs with an RN start date before April 1, 2020 must document completion of a baccalaureate nursing degree as stipulated by the degree-requirement program in place at the time of hire.

Nice To Haves

One year of RN experience in an applicable care setting or one year of current LPN experience at Mayo Clinic.
Prior experience with electronic medical record systems.

Responsibilities

Coordinate nursing care, including direct patient care, patient and family education, and transitions of care.
Plan, implement, evaluate, and communicate all phases of nursing care for assigned patients.
Provide leadership through preceptor duties, formal and informal leadership roles, and quality-improvement efforts.
Delegate patient care based on skill level, experience, patient acuity, fiscal accountability, and resource availability.
Mentor and teach, and potentially participate in committees or projects.
Drive a personal vehicle if required for the assigned role.