Essentia Health

Hospital · Duluth, MN

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open roles, live count: $38k–$169k/yr
posted pay across 36 roles: 4.0
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Life here

What a shift at Essentia Health looks like

On the floor

What the day-to-day looks like

Setting: Hospital
Shifts hiring now: Days 25 · Rotating 20 · Nights 2 · Evenings 1

Benefits

PTO; 401k with annual match; health and dental; life and disability; adoption assistance; tuition reimbursement/assistance; relocation for qualifying roles; shift differentials (evenings/overnights on Duluth new-grad postings; $5.50/hr nights at Fosston Living Center).

What stands out

New graduates
You enter a yearlong Nurse Residency with monthly classes, NCLEX prep, and 1:1 coaching through your first year, with cohorts open to August and December 2026 graduates.
As of 2026Source 1: essentiacareers.org Source 2: essentiacareers.org
New graduates
Duluth/Superior new-grad residents start at $45.03/hr (ADN) or $46.03/hr (BSN), with hiring incentives up to $7,500 for ADNs and $10,000 for BSNs.
As of 2026Source: essentiacareers.org
Experienced nurses
Posted Duluth RN ranges run about $45.03–$68.87/hr on critical care and inpatient rehab, and $47.03–$70.87/hr on the med/surg float pool.
As of 2026Source 1: indeed.com Source 2: simplyhired.com
Moving here
Qualifying roles list relocation reimbursement, and the Duluth hospital sits in a new building overlooking Lake Superior.
As of 2026Source 1: essentiacareers.org Source 2: essentiacareers.org

More about working here

New graduates
Tuition reimbursement/assistance is on the benefits list if you want to keep advancing your degree after you start.
As of 2026Source 1: essentiacareers.org Source 2: essentiacareers.org
Experienced nurses
At Fosston Living Center, nights carry a $5.50/hr differential, with RN pay listed $37.10–$55.65 based on experience and a $7,500/$10,000 sign-on tied to a two-year commitment.
As of 2026Source 1: essentiacareers.org Source 2: linkedin.com
New graduates
Typical Duluth new-grad schedules are 0.7–0.8 FTE on day/night patterns, some 12-hour, with evening and overnight differentials called out on the posting.
As of 2026Source 1: essentiacareers.org Source 2: essentiacareers.org
Moving here
You would need a Minnesota license before day one (MN is not a compact state), plus BCLS within the first month for Duluth resident roles.
As of 2026Source: essentiacareers.org

Working conditions

Union representation: Union roles reported; Source 1: wdio.com Source 2: mnnurses.org Source 3: reddit.com Source 4: mnnurses.org
Scheduling: New-grad Duluth typically 0.7–0.8 FTE Day/Night (some 12-hr or D/E); Fosston LTC 12-hr nights, every third weekend + holidays; Graceville 72 hrs/pay period every third weekend rotating 8 or 12 hr; As of 2026Source 1: essentiacareers.org Source 2: essentiacareers.org
Pay and benefits: Starting wage for ADN new-grad RN Nurse Resident, Duluth/Superior; As of 2026Source: essentiacareers.org
Pay and benefits: Starting wage for BSN new-grad RN Nurse Resident, Duluth/Superior; As of 2026Source: essentiacareers.org
Pay and benefits: Hiring incentive up to $7,500 for ADNs and up to $10,000 for BSNs (RN New Grad Nurse Resident, Duluth); As of 2026Source: essentiacareers.org
Pay and benefits: Sign-on $7,500 ASN / $10,000 BSN with 2-year commitment (RN/LPN night shift, Fosston Living Center); As of 2026Source: essentiacareers.org
Pay and benefits: Generous night shift differential $5.50/hr (Fosston Living Center RN/LPN); As of 2026Source 1: essentiacareers.org Source 2: linkedin.com
Pay and benefits: RN Critical Care Cardiovascular Duluth posted range $45.03–$68.87/hr; As of 2026Source 1: indeed.com Source 2: simplyhired.com
Pay and benefits: RN Inpatient Rehab / Observation Unit Duluth $45.03–$68.87/hr; As of 2026Source: simplyhired.com
Pay and benefits: Registered Nurse Med/Surg Float Pool Duluth $47.03–$70.87/hr; As of 2026Source: simplyhired.com
Pay and benefits: RN Home Health Duluth $36.01–$54.02/hr; As of 2026Source: simplyhired.com
Pay and benefits: RN pay range $37.10–$55.65 based on experience (Fosston Living Center); As of 2026Source: essentiacareers.org
Pay and benefits: LPN pay range $25.22–$37.83 based on experience (Fosston Living Center); As of 2026Source: essentiacareers.org
Pay and benefits: Shift differential for evenings and overnights (Duluth new-grad RN posting); As of 2026Source: essentiacareers.org
Pay and benefits: Relocation reimbursement for qualifying positions; As of 2026Source: essentiacareers.org
Pay and benefits: Sign-on bonus offered to new graduate nurses (Fosston Nurse Resident posting; amount not specified on that page); As of 2026Source: essentiacareers.org

Starting out and growing here

Nurse residency: Nurse Residency Program · Applications: Accepting applications for August and December 2026 graduates; As of 2026Source 1: essentiacareers.org Source 2: essentiacareers.org
Preceptors and orientation: 1:1 coaching guidance through first year from hire; transition-to-practice support and mentorship in residency; As of 2026Source 1: essentiacareers.org Source 2: essentiacareers.org
Tuition support: Tuition Reimbursement/Assistance Program; tuition reimbursement for advancing education; As of 2026Source 1: essentiacareers.org Source 2: essentiacareers.org

Who they are

You would be joining Essentia Health in Duluth, where a new hospital looks out over Lake Superior and the system anchors care across Minnesota, North Dakota, and Wisconsin with about 15,000 employees, 14 hospitals, and roughly 70 clinic and outpatient sites.

Hospital · Duluth, MN
Hiring days & rotating & nights
Sign-on bonus · 14 roles

More about Essentia Health

Headquarters sits at 502 E. Second Street in Duluth. If you are a new graduate, the Nurse Residency is built as a yearlong structured program—monthly class, 1:1 coaching, NCLEX prep, and mentorship through your first year—with applications open for August and December 2026 grads. Duluth/Superior resident starting wages are posted at $45.03/hr for ADN and $46.03/hr for BSN, with hiring incentives up to $7,500 (ADN) and $10,000 (BSN). Experienced postings in Duluth show ranges such as $45.03–$68.87/hr on critical care and inpatient rehab and $47.03–$70.87/hr on the med/surg float pool. Schedules for Duluth new grads commonly run 0.7–0.8 FTE on day/night patterns (some 12-hour). Benefits listings include PTO, a 401k with annual match, health and dental, life and disability, adoption assistance, tuition help, and relocation for qualifying roles. Nursing here is unionized; recent contract fights and clinic/APP strikes are part of the local picture you should weigh alongside the residency support and lake-front campus.

Working here

Culture and working life

unionizedresidency-supportednew-grad focusedlake-front campusmulti-state systemMagnet pathwaytuition assistancemixed reviews

Themes from public reviews

Summaries of published reviews, with the original sources.

Overall employee rating: Glassdoor overall about 3.6/5 from hundreds of reviews; roughly two-thirds would recommend; senior management rated lowest among categories.; As of 2026Source: glassdoor.com
Compensation and benefits rating: Compensation and benefits category around 3.4/5 on Glassdoor, below career-opportunity scores.; As of 2026Source: glassdoor.com
Work-life balance: Work/life balance rated about 3.5/5 overall; small Fargo LPN sample rated culture and work/life at 5.0.; As of 2026Source 1: glassdoor.com Source 2: glassdoor.com

More review themes

Staffing and retention concerns during bargaining: Union leadership argues experienced nurses leave bedside over unsafe staffing conditions rather than job difficulty.; As of 2025-05-08Source: wdio.com
Clinic and APP first-contract strike: Clinic nurses and APPs described multi-week ULP strikes over alleged bad-faith bargaining and outpatient standards.; As of 2025-07-22Source 1: mnnurses.org Source 2: reddit.com

What to weigh

Bedside contract talks in Duluth have been tense, with the union arguing experienced nurses leave over unsafe staffing, and clinic nurses and APPs recently ending multi-week ULP strikes while contracts were still unresolved.

As of 2025-05-08 · 2025-07-22Source 1: wdio.com Source 2: mnnurses.org Source 3: reddit.com Source 4: mnnurses.org

The reality check

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Quick facts

Relationship: Direct employer
Roles last seen active: Sep 11, 2026
Workplace photos: 4
Website: essentiacareers.org ↗

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Open counts come from the live roles below. Grouped as the postings state them.

Med-SurgRotating 4 · Nights 1new grads5 open
Family PracticeDays 44 open
ERRotating 33 open
PediatricsDays 3new grads3 open
2133090 NURSING HOME - NPMC SNFRotating 22 open
DermatologyDays 22 open

Open roles

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LPN or Medical Assistant - 40 hours Weekly - 52nd Ave Clinic

$27/hr

Essentia Health

Fargo, ND · Posted 4 days ago

LPN
7:45 am to 5:00 pm, Monday through Friday
FAMILY PRACTICE - 52ND AVE

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