New Grad RN - Transition to Practice Program (February 2027)

Children's Minnesota; Minnesota; On-site; USD 48,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

Children's Minnesota in Minnesota offers an RN New Graduate Training Program that blends didactic learning with precepted clinical experiences to transition new graduates from classroom to professional nursing.

The program prepares RNs to coordinate and provide family-centered nursing care to infants, children and adolescents, using the nursing process. Orientation starts with day shifts, then moves to the hired shift and schedule as competency goals are met.

Qualifications

• Graduate from an accredited Associate, BSN/BA, or MSN/MA nursing program within 1 year from cohort start.
• Minnesota RN license required prior to start.
• Basic Life Support (BLS) certification required.
• Meet health requirements for employment.
• Interest in working with children and families.
• Resume must be included for consideration.

Responsibilities

• Participate in didactic and precepted clinical experiences to support transition to professional practice.
• Coordinate and provide family-centered nursing care to infants, children and adolescents.
• Engage in rotations across Med Surg, Critical Care, ED, Operating Room, Neonatal Care or Float Team.

Skills

RN license

New graduate

Family-centered care

Education

Associate degree in Nursing

BSN/BA in Nursing

MSN/MS in Nursing

Job description

About Children's Minnesota

Children's Minnesota is one of the largest pediatric health systems in the United States and the only health system in Minnesota to provide care exclusively to children, from before birth through young adulthood. An independent and not-for-profit system since 1924, Children's Minnesota is one system serving kids throughout the Upper Midwest at two free-standing hospitals, nine primary care clinics, multiple specialty clinics and seven rehabilitation sites. As The Kids Experts in our region, Children's Minnesota is regularly ranked by U.S. News & World Report as a top children's hospital. Find us on Facebook @childrensminnesota or on Twitter and Instagram @childrensmn. Please visit childrensMN.org. Positions will be within our Med Surg, Critical Care, Emergency Department, Operating Room, Neonatal Care or Float Team communities, and be located either on our Minneapolis or St. Paul campuses.

RN New Graduate Training Program

The New Graduate Training Program at Children's Minnesota combines didactic and precepted clinical experiences designed to transition new graduate RN's from academic to the professional nursing environment. It prepares new graduate RNs to coordinate and provide family-centered nursing care to infants, children and adolescents, utilizing the nursing process. It emphasizes accountability for professional practice, including independent nursing functions and delegated medical functions performed in collaboration with other health team members. If you are hired into this program, your initial orientation will be day shifts, generally Monday through Friday, until you, your manager, preceptor, Clinical Educator, and Clinical Education Specialist agree that you are ready to move to the shift and schedule you were hired into. You will continue orientation on your hired shift and schedule, depending on your customized orientation plan and your progress toward orientation competency goals. Positions will vary from 0.6 FTE to 0.9 FTE. In addition, shifts will vary from position to position.

Cohort Start Date: February 15, 2027

Key Dates

• Interviews begin 6-8 weeks prior to the start of the program
• Offers are extended 3-5 weeks prior to the start of the program

• Graduating from an accredited Associate, BSN/BA or MSN/MA nursing program within 1 year from the start of the TTP cohort.
• Successful completion of MN nursing boards resulting in a MN RN license prior to the start of the program.
• Certified in Basic Life Support (BLS)
• Meet health requirements for employment at Children's
• An interest in working with children and families.

Resumes must be included for consideration.

All job offers are contingent upon successful completion of an occupational health assessment, drug screen, background investigation, and compliance with the U.S. Government Form I-9, Employment Eligibility Verification.

Children's Minnesota is committed to providing Equal Employment Opportunities to all applicants.

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