McLaren Northern Michigan
Community Hospital · Petoskey, MI
- 1
- open role, live count
- 3.6
- Google rating
On the floor
What the day-to-day looks like
- Setting
- Community Hospital
- Recognition
- Magnet®
- Shifts hiring now
- Nights 1
Benefits
Sign-on bonus up to $15,000 and relocation reimbursement up to $2,500 for permanent full-time ICU RN roles; RN Clinical Ladder; Nurse Residency with monthly seminars for one year.
What stands out
New graduates
You enter through a Vizient/AACN Nurse Residency with three start windows a year timed to May, August, and December graduates, plus monthly seminars and bedside coaching.
As of 2026Source: mclarenhealthplan.org
Moving here
Permanent full-time ICU RN roles list a sign-on bonus up to $15,000 and relocation reimbursement up to $2,500.
As of 2026Source: mclaren.org
Experienced nurses
The ICU is a 24-bed medical and surgical unit covering trauma, neuro and neurosurgery, cardiac interventional and cardiothoracic, vascular, and acute medical patients.
Experienced nurses
McLaren Northern Michigan holds Magnet designation and earned Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade A in both May and November 2025.
As of 2026 · 2025Source 1: mclarenhealthplan.orgSource 2: facebook.comSource 3: mclaren.org
More about working here
New graduates
An RN Clinical Ladder with level-specific criteria reviewed annually gives you a structured path after residency.
As of 2026Source: mclaren.org
Experienced nurses
Hospital-wide staffing sits at 2.30 RN per bed with CMS Grade A staffing marks and 34.5 nursing HPPD.
Moving here
You would base at 416 Connable Avenue in Petoskey, a regional hospital serving 22 counties with more than 230 physicians.
As of 2026 · 2025Source 1: mclaren.orgSource 2: mclarenhealthplan.orgSource 3: hcr-moves.comSource 4: mclaren.org
Working conditions
- Pay and benefits
- Sign-On Bonus of up to $15,000 for Registered Nurse-Intensive Care Unit (permanent, full-time)
As of 2026Source: mclaren.org
- Pay and benefits
- Relocation reimbursement up to $2500 for Registered Nurse-Intensive Care Unit
As of 2026Source: mclaren.org
- Pay and benefits
- McLaren Northern Michigan Charlevoix MI rate $32/hr nights 12-hour shifts (4 shifts per week) from Facebook post
As of 2026Source: facebook.com
Starting out and growing here
- Nurse residency
- Nurse Residency Program (NRP) at McLaren Northern Michigan · Vizient/AACN Nurse Residency Program Curriculum · 3 cohorts per year · Applications: Start dates coordinated for May, August, and December graduates
As of 2026Source: mclarenhealthplan.org
- Preceptors and orientation
- Ongoing clinical coaching at the point of care; mentoring and support for newly graduated nurses
As of 2026Source: mclarenhealthplan.org
- Career development
- MNM RN Clinical Ladder; level-specific criteria evaluated annually
As of 2026Source: mclaren.org
The city
Living in Petoskey, MI
Petoskey is a charming Lake Michigan resort town in northern Michigan, known for its historic Gaslight District downtown and the unique Petoskey stones found along its shoreline. It offers a small-town, four-season lifestyle with distinct summer tourism energy and quiet winters.
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- State price level · Michigan
- 4% below the national average
- State index 96.2 (100 = national)
- Median gross rent
- $1,006/mo
- rent and tenant-paid utilities
- Median household income
- $74,196/yr
- all local households, not nurse pay
U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis · 2024 Regional Price Parities · Census ACS 2024
Who they are
You would join McLaren Northern Michigan at the main campus on Connable Avenue in Petoskey, a regional hospital serving 22 counties with an emphasis on cardiology, cancer, orthopedics, and neurosciences.
- Community Hospital · Petoskey
- Magnet® recognized
- Hiring nights
- Sign-on bonus · 1 role
More about McLaren Northern Michigan
The ICU is a 24-bed medical and surgical unit where trauma, neuro and neurosurgery, cardiac interventional and cardiothoracic, vascular, and acute medical patients share the floor. If you are new to practice, the Nurse Residency Program follows the Vizient/AACN curriculum with three cohort starts a year timed to May, August, and December graduates. You get monthly seminars for a year, an evidence-based practice project, and coaching at the point of care; the clear tradeoff is a two-year employment commitment when residency ends. Experienced nurses can move on the MNM RN Clinical Ladder, with level-specific criteria reviewed annually. Nights in the ICU run 7:00pm to 7:30am on a bi-weekly 72-hour schedule. Permanent full-time ICU postings have listed sign-on bonuses up to $15,000 and relocation help up to $2,500. The hospital holds Magnet designation and earned Leapfrog Safety Grade A in May and November 2025, with hospital-wide staffing at 2.30 RN per bed. Petoskey draws people hard, and local housing costs have climbed sharply for anyone relocating on a nurse wage.
Working here
Culture and working life
Themes from public reviews
Summaries of published reviews, with the original sources.
- patient gratitude for nursing care
- Patients describe outstanding long-term nursing care across floors, oncology, and dialysis and say they return to Petoskey for care.
As of 2021Source: mclaren.org
- staffing and nurse communication
- Third-party profile notes strong staffing ratios, exceptional nurse communication, and personalized acute-care feel; no nurse reviews posted yet.
As of 2026Source: allnurses.com
- local RN employer comparison
- Local Reddit thread compares McLaren versus Munson for RNs considering a move north.
As of 2026Source: reddit.com
What to weigh
The Nurse Residency Program requires a two-year employment commitment after you finish.
As of 2026Source: mclarenhealthplan.org
The reality check
Before you decide
Quick facts
- Relationship
- Direct employer
- Roles last seen active
- Jun 19, 2026
- Website
- mclaren.org ↗
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- ICUNights 11 open
24-bed medical and surgical ICU; trauma, neuro/neurosurgery, general/vascular surgery, cardiac interventional/cardiothoracic, acute medical.
Source location unconfirmedSource: mclaren.org
Hospital-wide
CMS Grade A staffing; RN per Bed 2.30; HPPD (Nursing) 34.5; RN staffing 559.
Source location unconfirmedSource: allnurses.com
Open roles
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Registered Nurse-Intensive Care Unit
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