RN New Graduate
Allina Health System
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Posted Dec 11, 2025 · New grads welcomed
- Shift and hours
- Rotating32 hours a week
- Unit and setting
- ICU · Hospital
- License
- RN license
- Term
- Permanent
Do you qualify?
- New grads
- Welcomed, residency program
- Education
- Associate's degree in nursing
- Education
- Graduate from an accredited nursing program
- Experience
- We define a new graduate as a registered nurse with less than 1 year of RN work experience.
Preferred
- License
- Licensed Registered Nurse – MN Board of Nursing required if working in state of MN upon hire / WI Department of Safety & Professional Services required if working in the state of WI upon hire
- Education
- Bachelor's degree in nursing Preferred Qualifications: Bachelor's degree in nursing
Your six-month RN application plan
Start about six months before graduation. Some programs open earlier; use each employer’s application dates.
6 months before
Shortlist units
Check application windows. Gather clinical experience, references and your expected graduation date.
Find residencies →4–6 months before
Apply as windows open
Apply before graduation when the program allows it. Keep the cohort date and license deadline with each application.
Explore new grad jobs →2–3 months before
Meet the unit manager
Ask about overtime, a shadow shift, preceptor continuity and the schedule after orientation.
Prepare your questions →Around graduation
Confirm your start
Coordinate NCLEX, the required license and your start date. Get relocation and repayment terms in writing.
Plan your license →
Why start this early?
Advocate describes a 6–9 month application runway for several regional RN programs. These milestones are a planning guide, not deadlines for every employer. See program calendars.
What it pays
- Against similar roles
- Top of Minneapolis staff RN payMinneapolis staff RN postings that state pay run $33/hr to $46/hr, the middle half $37/hr to $45/hr, across 35 postings.
- Overtime pay
- $46/hr
Benefits
- Dental insurance
- Loan forgiveness
- Health insurance
- Disability insurance
- Tuition reimbursement
- Paid time off
More benefits (3)
- Vision insurance
- Retirement plan
- Student Loan Support
The role and schedule
- Floating
- Floats to other units
- Union
- Union position
- Weekends
- Weekends required
Support on this unit
The posting does not state the assignment size, and nothing published names it for this unit.
- Orientation
- Residency program
Worth asking
- Can you walk me through base pay range and differentials?
- What should I expect for holiday, call, and rotation?
More questions to askFewer questions
- What preceptor time and ongoing unit support are included?
- How are patient load and staffing support handled day to day?
Your fit
On your path
ICU / Critical Care has an opening for new graduates. This employer welcomes new graduates for this role. See the posting’s qualifications and orientation details.
Original listing
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- Location address
- 2800 10th Ave
- Date posted
- June 02, 2026
Department
Shift
Day/Evening/Night (United States of America)
Shift Length
Hours Per Week
32
Union Contract
MNA-04-District One RN-RDS
Weekend Rotation
Job Summary
Allina Health hires new graduate RNs to join our team in providing care that is patient centered, collaborative in nature and exceptional in quality. We have one application for new graduates with less than 1 year of RN work experience. Allina is dedicated to supporting our new graduate RNs with a precepted orientation and New Grad Nurse Residency Program for the first several months of professional practice as you make the transition from student, to professional nurse.
This program aims to create a sense of community by bringing individuals together to discuss key areas of professional nursing practice. Program content includes Nursing Research and Evidence-Based Practice, Information Technology, Clinical Ethics, Wellbeing, Conflict Resolution, Medication Safety, Culture of Safety, and Quality Improvement, and is brought to our residents from key team members across the system. We are a not-for-profit, women-led health care system, one of the largest employers in Minnesota and an organization committed to our values of compassion, integrity, excellence and teamwork.
Key Position Details
Important Dates
New grad RNs are encouraged to apply prior to graduation, but can do so after graduation as well (May grads can apply as soon as January, December grads as soon as August). We hire and start new graduates year-round depending on available positions.
Application
Requirements
We define a new graduate as a registered nurse with less than 1 year of RN work experience. Please include a current, detailed copy of your resume. You will indicate your preferences for location and department on the application. By applying, you will be considered for all RN positions within the Allina system that hire new grads.
Work Schedule
Various shifts and FTEs may be available. You would interview and be considered for all work schedule availabilities. Straight night shifts or a day/night rotation are often available for new grads. Straight evening or day/evening positions may be possible depending on openings. Shifts may be 8 or 12 hours. Weekends may be every other or every third. FTEs for new graduates are often 0.75-0.9 (60-72 hours per two-week pay period). The work schedule details are determined during the job offer and are dependent on what positions are available at that time.
Pay
Pay for RNs in the hospital follows the union step scale which factors in degree and length of service. The current base rate at our metro hospitals for a bachelor's prepared new grad nurse is $46.20/hour. Specifics around pay including shift, weekend, and/or float differentials would be discussed at the time of the job offer.
Unit Availabilities
There may be availabilities in Home Care or a wide variety of inpatient units within the 12 hospital campuses of the Allina Health system that hire new grad RNs, such as: Cardiac Telemetry Float Pool Inpatient Physical Rehabilitation Medical Surgical Neurology Oncology Orthopedics Progressive Care Short Stay Observation Spine Our Inpatient Mental Health and Emergency Departments will occasionally hire new grads with experience in those respective areas depending on position availability. The OB, ICU, clinics, urgent care, surgical services and hospice settings within Allina rarely hire new graduate nurses. Our hospitals primarily serve the adult patient populations so we do not have Neonatal, Pediatrics or Special Care Nursery units within the Allina hospital system.
Allina Health Hospitals in the Twin Cities Metro Area
- Coon Rapids, MN- Mercy Hospital
- Fridley, MN- Mercy Hospital - Unity Campus
- Minneapolis, MN- Abbott Northwestern Hospital
- Shakopee, MN- St. Francis Regional Medical Center
- St. Paul, MN- United Hospital
Allina Health Hospitals outside of the Twin Cities Metro Area
- Buffalo, MN
- Cambridge, MN
- Faribault, MN
- Hastings, MN
- New Ulm, MN
- Owatonna, MN
- River Falls, WI
Job Description
Required Qualifications
Associate's degree in nursing Graduate from an accredited nursing program
Preferred Qualifications
Bachelor's degree in nursing
Licenses/Certifications
Licensed Registered Nurse – MN Board of Nursing required if working in state of MN upon hire / WI Department of Safety & Professional Services required if working in the state of WI upon hire
Must meet at least ONE of the requirements below
- Current BLS certification from the American Heart Association
- Current BLS certification from the American Red Cross
- Allina in-house BLS training (within 30 days of hire)
Physical Demands
Medium Work
Lifting weight up to 32 lbs. occasionally (*Allina Safe Patient Moving Policy), up to 25 lbs. frequently
Pay Range
Pay Range: $40.68 to $63.77 per hour
The pay described reflects the base hourly pay range. Your starting rate would depend on a variety of factors including, but not limited to, your experience, education, and the union agreement (if applicable). Shift, weekend and/or other differentials may be available to increase your pay rate for certain shifts or work.
Benefit Summary
Allina Health believes the best way to provide safe and compassionate care for our patients is by nurturing the passion of those who care for them. That’s why we devote extraordinary resources to help you grow and thrive — not only as a professional but also as a whole person. When you join our team, you have access to a wealth of valuable employee benefits that support the total well-being — mind, body, spirit and community — of you and your family members.
Allina Health is all in on your well-being. Because well-being means something different to everyone, our award-winning program provides you with the resources you need to help you navigate your personal journey. This includes well-being dollars, dedicated well-being navigators, and many programs, activities, articles, videos, personal coaching and tools to support you on your journey.
In addition, Allina Health offers employee resources groups (ERGs) - voluntary, employee-led groups that serve as a resource for members and organizations by fostering a diverse, inclusive workplace aligned with the organization's mission, values, goals, business practices, and objectives. Allina Health also engages employees in various community involvement and volunteering events.
Benefits include
Medical/Dental
PTO/Time Away
Retirement Savings Plans
Life Insurance
Short-term/Long-term Disability
Voluntary Benefits (vision, legal, critical illness)
Tuition Reimbursement or Continuing Medical Education as applicable
Student Loan Support Benefits to navigate the Federal Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program
Allina Health is a 501(c)(3) eligible employer
*Benefit eligibility/offerings are determined by FTE and if you are represented by a union.
What's around it?
Minneapolis, MNFrom Census ACS 2024.
Living costs about 5% above the US average
- Median rent
- $1,371/mo
- Household income
- $80,846/yr, all local households, not nurse pay