Nursing Assistant - EHD Med/Surg

Essentia Health

Duluth, Minnesota

Shift: 8-hour rotating
Unit: Med/Surg

Posted Aug 3 · New grads welcomed · reported

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Schedule and commitments

Shift: 8-hour rotating
Hours stated: The shift starts at 6am, 2pm, 10pm and the shift ends at 2:30pm, 10:30pm, 6:30am.
Weekends: Weekends required
Term: Permanent

The work and the unit

Unit: Med/Surg
Specialty: Med surg
Setting: Hospital

The team behind this role

Preceptors and orientation

1:1 coaching guidance through first year from hire; transition-to-practice support and mentorship in residency

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How this employer describes scheduling

Employer 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

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Pay and benefits

Paid time off
Dental insurance
401(k)
Health insurance
Disability insurance
Vision insurance

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Tuition reimbursement
Flexible scheduling
Life insurance
Wellness programs
Medical Insurance
PTO
Employee Wellness Programs

What's around it?

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Living costs about 11% below the US average

Median rent: $1,087/mo
Household income: $68,807/yr, all local households, not nurse pay

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Relocation reimbursement for qualifying positions

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Sources

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Living in Duluth

Duluth sits on Lake Superior as a mid-sized port of roughly 82,000–87,000—the Zenith City, billed as America's Best Outdoor City and Minnesota's Craft Beer Capital. Life orients to the seven-mile Lakewalk, Canal Park's Aerial Lift Bridge, Spirit Mountain, the Munger Trail, Hartley Nature Center, Park Point, and Hawk Ridge. Locals steer newcomers to West Duluth (Denfeld and Spirit Valley)—flat, quiet, among the safest—plus Lakeside-Lester Park and the UMD area; Congdon and the hillsides are steeper classic Duluth, with cheaper homes 10 minutes away in Superior, Wisconsin. Housing sits well below national medians but is extremely competitive. Commutes average about 15 minutes in a car-dependent city (Walk Score 36); winters are long, snowy, and hard on driving. Eat in Canal Park and the Lincoln Park Craft District: Duluth Grill, Northern Waters Smokehaus, Fitger's Brewhouse, At Sara's Table. Clinics and hospitals are called pristine and there is a medical school, yet wages feel low, poverty and homelessness are visible, and the city sits two hours from the Twin Cities.

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About this role

BLS certified or ability to become certified within 1 month from hire date. If qualified through the Essentia Health Foundation Course East Market (Excluding WI): Completion of Essentia Health Nursing Assistant Foundation course within 90 days of hire. Employee Benefits at Essentia Health include Health Coverage, Retirement Savings Plans, Professional Development, Work-Life Balance, and Employee Wellness Programs. The shift starts at 6am, 2pm, 10pm and the shift ends at 2:30pm, 10:30pm, 6:30am. The weekend requirement is yes.

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About the employer

Essentia Health

Hospital

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…

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On your path

Med surg is open from year one. A broad first base while you learn which path pulls harder.

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