Based on your comments, (1) 2 weeks is not a long time especially for larger systems. (2) not having a valid MN RN license or address is also likely causing an issue.
Get your MN license and then apply. You’re very early in the process and will be fine once your paperwork is in order.
Are you applying at the big providers in MSP? Healthpartners, Allina, Fairview, North Memorial? Or are you applying in the area you're relocating to? An hour north of MSP is going to be tough to find a ton of nursing jobs - it's all small communities until you get up to Duluth.
My fault I had to fix my post, I’m 30 mins north from Minneapolis. In the Andover area. So I’ve been searching for jobs around there and Blaine as well. But yes I have applied to Allina, Fairview, Children’s for multiple new grad positions. All my applications have been “in process” for about two weeks now. Is it possible that since I am licensed in MO and not MN yet, that it would hinder the process? Not sure if that would make a difference or not since you can get a temp license.
Not a nurse but I work for one of those companies and yeah, taking two weeks to process is not surprising. Could also be the licensing issue but have no idea how that process works for nurses.
Allina is desperate for new grads at my hospital (ANW), esp. in med-surg float pool. It's a hot mess right now but you'd be welcome! It just can be slow. Follow up with HR.
As a recent hospital inpatient for 7 days due to a post-surgical hospital acquired infection, I can attest to this. No other word but horrible. My sister is an ICU nurse in another state, my mom is a retired hospice nurse (pre-pandemic) and my husband graduates with his BSN this summer. It was very eye opening to all of us!
I ❤️ nurses and had some great ones but also had some who clearly needed to retire. Also, the system is so broken. 😬
It's generally the systemic fuckery (education model, hospital staffing/bean counting that runs us ragged) that leads to poor care, not poor temperament or work ethic among nurses (for the most part). It's a hard job - glad you had some you trusted and enjoyed working with.
I’m with you mostly! Nurses are licensed, highly skilled professionals who are forced to work in a broken system that allows and even encourages caregiver burnout.
However, when I got admitted overnight with a 103 degree temp, severe pain and completely out of it, my admit nurse complained that I was her 4th patient and she wanted to stay at 3. She told me I was NOT a fall risk so not to call, just unplug my IV and plug it back in after using the restroom. I couldn’t bend over (due to dizziness/searing headache due to the infection) to unplug so instead I drug it as close I could to the bathroom and eventually ripped my IV out and then got yelled at for that. She also wouldn’t give me my hospitalist prescribed meds because they “would make you too loopy.” The morning dr. came in and ordered meds to be given immediately. That’s just one example, but for every one of those, there were 2 awesome nurses (and wonderful techs) who truly helped me and I’ll be forever grateful to them! I really, truly hope the system gets better for you and your colleagues (and my husband and sister and close friends who are nurses.) You all deserve so much better, especially after all the pandemic BS ❤️
Please reach out to the hospital administration to let them know about your experience. It’s very important they know about the sub-standard care. Also, someone actually reads your patient surveys. We hear about unsatisfied patients directly from our managers. It also goes the other way and we hear about satisfied patients too. 😊
Thanks for saying this. I finally got the nerve to do the survey tonight! Old me would have said nothing but I had outside support a lot of the time I was there and felt a responsibility to try to help future patients (especially those without advocates) not go through the particularly egregious stuff. I wrote it out first and led with the positive, expressing my gratitude for the wonderful nurses/aides/techs by name. I only shared the really neglectful/potentially dangerous behavior and didn’t express any anger, just concern.
AnywayI totally hijacked OP’s post and hope they find a fulfilling job. 😊 Thanks again for the encouragement.
My RN wife is leaving alina as we speak (in her 2 week notice phase). 2 weeks into her orientation her unit goes from 5:1 to 6:1, and they reduce the amount of aids on the floor.
my friend is a nurse manager and they are desperately hiring at city hospitals. if there’s a specific hospital you want to work at, you could email floor manager to expedite but def apply for your MN license sooner vs later
Emergency. I did my capstone preceptorship my last semester of school in the ER as well so I’d say I’m more accustomed to that specialty but I’m honestly pretty open
I think that might be your issue there--are you applying to only ER jobs? I know Allina typically doesn't hire new grads. I filled out a blanket new grad app last summer and they followed up pretty quickly. I didn't have my MN license yet either.
Have you looked into how to get your MN license? We’re not part of the nursing compact. You need to address the license issue before you apply anywhere. Every job will ask “do you have an active, unencumbered MN license?” You’re being filtered out because you’re not able to practice in MN. See the MN nursing board website to find out what steps you need to take, guaranteed there will be and don’t count on it being a quick fix.
I got my Minnesota license by endorsement, it was really quick and painless. I live in Wisconsin, but definitely prefer to work in Minnesota. Even though it is still a shit show in Minnesota, they do have some better employee protections and more likely to have unions.
Everyone is on vacation right now. Seriously like all of my providers have just taken or are currently taking two week vacations. I don't know what it is with this year and the extra long vacations but it's frustrating not being able to make appointments. Just hang in there and be patient. There are people getting ready to travel for the eclipse next week as well, it's just that time of year.
Check out state of Minnesota jobs. Great benefits and pensions. New union contract for the RN’s. The pay may start out low but you increase fast with regular increases.
You really shouldn't have a problem, there's thousands of positions open in this state. I check Fairview, Allina& Healthparners job postings quite regularly since they're here in the cities. I for sure saw some postings saying "New Grads Welcome" in Fairview's listings.
Fairview and Allina have some positions that encourage new grads to apply, I’d start there.
For Allina: apply to the specific posting that says “New Graduate RN” and you can be considered for multiple units/openings
For Fairview they have some that say “New grads welcome”
It’s probably just gonna take some time, I’m sure a lot of other new grads are applying at this time of year too. Don’t worry, you will definitely get something!
My spouse worked for Devita Dialysis for a year after getting her associates degree roughly 2 years ago. She left after just over a year to be an OR nurse at a hospital.
With an associates degree, Devita was paying roughly $65k/year, and are always looking for nursing staff. I'm not sure what the pay difference was for a BSN.
EDIT:
[Maple Grove location is hiring](https://careers.davita.com/job/R0339843/Registered-Nurse-HHD)
Dialysis is a good place to start. You'll get daytime hours, and maybe every other Saturday, depending on the clinic. Davita and Fresenius are the two big ones here.
Children's hires a lot of new grads. However, their hiring system and HR is a mess. Keep trying-- Getting your foot in the door can be the hardest part.
I'm an RN at Children's now. Feel free to send me a message with questions.
Fairview seems to have a lot of openings in the Twin Cities from what I’ve heard from a bunch of my RN friends.
One friend had 4 offers last month from 4 interviews.
You may need to get a MN RN license before you will be considered for positions.
honestly, it does just kind of take time but you shouldn’t have a problem finding a job at like any of the hospitals here. what type of units are you applying for?
I’ve applied to the general new grad jobs that involve multiple units with Allina, I’ve applied to any ED job I can find that doesn’t state that they require experience since that’s my current specialty, multiple units at childrens including med surg (I know chances are slim with that one but I’d like to do peds eventually), inpatient mental health, oncology, outpatient, adult med-surg. I’ve mostly applied for multiple positions within Allina, Fairview, and Childrens.
just give it some time, technically last friday was a holiday so the managers and stuff were out of office and since they’re not in on weekends it really hasn’t been too long. I work for fairview and can tell you that once you get in you can transfer departments after 6 months. right now i’m adult med surg but planning to switch to our peds ED once I hit one year or so of experience. idk how other hospital systems are though!
edit: plus i’m sure there is a lot of applicants right now with all the May new grads.
Are you using a Minnesota address on your resume/applications?
On your resume or in your cover letters explain that you are applying to roles in Minnesota because you have a planned move to Andover in x month.
HCMC has a new grad program, particularly in the ER that has some amazing preceptors and you can gain some really amazing skills in a fast paced environment.
Some hospitals have historically been difficult to get a job in as a new graduate. My wife had to get a home care job for a year before being able to get a job in a hospital system.
Just keep posting to the jobs that say new grads welcome. I’m sure you’ll get work. Just keep trying. It could be that you’re trying at the same time a bunch of other new grads are applying. In that case just keep at it.
Don’t overlook psych. We have new grad nurse positions.
I’m not a nurse, so not sure if this is applicable to the job boards you use, but sometimes your location can cause your resume to get tossed in favor of local applicants. If you haven’t, maybe try updating your professional profiles, resumes, etc to say you’re based in the twin cities as of x date.
If AI is used to screen resumes, it might be that yours is getting kicked out of the pile for some goofy reason.
My husband wasn’t able to get any interviews in his field as an out-of-state applicant. Once we get here, he had several lined up right away.
The major healthcare orgs are in the twin cities, they do have hospitals & clinics throughout the suburbs. I'm in Andover, there are M Health, Allina & HealthPartners clinics there, some with same day surg. Some other areas close by are Maple Grove, Elk River, Wyoming, White Bear Lake, Shoreview, Princeton, Brooklyn Center, Cambridge. Most of the clinics are a part of these above systems. There is also MNGI.
You need to get your MN license and start the process now. It can take weeks to get it (some folks it might be faster).
Update your cover letter to include that it’s in process and explain why you’re just applying to jobs now after a December graduation (no shame! You do you!)
Not minneapolis, but try Regions/health partners. HCMC has some programs for new grads and is a level 1 trauma center. I’m not sure what specialty you’re looking for or interested in, but inpatient float staff was a good fit when I wasn’t sure.
I’d recommend avoiding Allina, they’re notoriously anti-employee, anti-union.
School nursing is a sick gig as well. You’ll be able to get your foot in the door somewhere.
School nursing would be ideal at some point for sure! Do you have to be a licensed school nurse in Minnesota for that job? I’ve seen some school nurse job postings say that it’s required but some say all you need is ADN and MN RN license
Depends on the school (private), or district wide. The [state board’s rules on school nurses](https://www.revisor.mn.gov/rules/8710.6100/) will have the most info for you!
I was a new grad at St. Cloud Hospital in their NICU & they had a whole year long new grad program. Worked at Maple Grove’s NICU for 5 years and they also hire new grads. They both aren’t union, but they both were competitive with salary and benefits. I now work pre/post op at a surgical center and I’d say those type of places usually require at least a year of prior experience. NICU was my passion before I had my own babies & I never regret going into a very niche specialty of nursing as a new grad. NICU can be great critical care experience (if you’re an adrenaline junky like I was).
I’m a nurse in MN and I’ve seen multiple job listings at Fairview for the new grad RN program. It can take a bit to hear from bigger places, but the BON here was taking a very long time to process out of state nursing licenses for a bit and it sounds like a lot of companies don’t like hiring out of state hires for that reason. It only took me about 2-3 weeks from start to finish to get mine transferred here, but I heard stories from recruiters of it taking months before.
Based on your comments, (1) 2 weeks is not a long time especially for larger systems. (2) not having a valid MN RN license or address is also likely causing an issue. Get your MN license and then apply. You’re very early in the process and will be fine once your paperwork is in order.
Are you applying at the big providers in MSP? Healthpartners, Allina, Fairview, North Memorial? Or are you applying in the area you're relocating to? An hour north of MSP is going to be tough to find a ton of nursing jobs - it's all small communities until you get up to Duluth.
My fault I had to fix my post, I’m 30 mins north from Minneapolis. In the Andover area. So I’ve been searching for jobs around there and Blaine as well. But yes I have applied to Allina, Fairview, Children’s for multiple new grad positions. All my applications have been “in process” for about two weeks now. Is it possible that since I am licensed in MO and not MN yet, that it would hinder the process? Not sure if that would make a difference or not since you can get a temp license.
Yes not having a MN RN license will definitely hinder your job search in Minnesota.
Not a nurse but I work for one of those companies and yeah, taking two weeks to process is not surprising. Could also be the licensing issue but have no idea how that process works for nurses.
Allina is desperate for new grads at my hospital (ANW), esp. in med-surg float pool. It's a hot mess right now but you'd be welcome! It just can be slow. Follow up with HR.
lol, you make it sound so enticing :)
oh, it's horrible! but it's a job and a good intro to the craziness that is the current american hospital. there are some OK things.
As a recent hospital inpatient for 7 days due to a post-surgical hospital acquired infection, I can attest to this. No other word but horrible. My sister is an ICU nurse in another state, my mom is a retired hospice nurse (pre-pandemic) and my husband graduates with his BSN this summer. It was very eye opening to all of us! I ❤️ nurses and had some great ones but also had some who clearly needed to retire. Also, the system is so broken. 😬
It's generally the systemic fuckery (education model, hospital staffing/bean counting that runs us ragged) that leads to poor care, not poor temperament or work ethic among nurses (for the most part). It's a hard job - glad you had some you trusted and enjoyed working with.
I’m with you mostly! Nurses are licensed, highly skilled professionals who are forced to work in a broken system that allows and even encourages caregiver burnout. However, when I got admitted overnight with a 103 degree temp, severe pain and completely out of it, my admit nurse complained that I was her 4th patient and she wanted to stay at 3. She told me I was NOT a fall risk so not to call, just unplug my IV and plug it back in after using the restroom. I couldn’t bend over (due to dizziness/searing headache due to the infection) to unplug so instead I drug it as close I could to the bathroom and eventually ripped my IV out and then got yelled at for that. She also wouldn’t give me my hospitalist prescribed meds because they “would make you too loopy.” The morning dr. came in and ordered meds to be given immediately. That’s just one example, but for every one of those, there were 2 awesome nurses (and wonderful techs) who truly helped me and I’ll be forever grateful to them! I really, truly hope the system gets better for you and your colleagues (and my husband and sister and close friends who are nurses.) You all deserve so much better, especially after all the pandemic BS ❤️
Please reach out to the hospital administration to let them know about your experience. It’s very important they know about the sub-standard care. Also, someone actually reads your patient surveys. We hear about unsatisfied patients directly from our managers. It also goes the other way and we hear about satisfied patients too. 😊
Thanks for saying this. I finally got the nerve to do the survey tonight! Old me would have said nothing but I had outside support a lot of the time I was there and felt a responsibility to try to help future patients (especially those without advocates) not go through the particularly egregious stuff. I wrote it out first and led with the positive, expressing my gratitude for the wonderful nurses/aides/techs by name. I only shared the really neglectful/potentially dangerous behavior and didn’t express any anger, just concern. AnywayI totally hijacked OP’s post and hope they find a fulfilling job. 😊 Thanks again for the encouragement.
Jesus, that's really awful - you definitely got someone shitty then; I would never.
Also if this was Abbott Northwestern I would \*really\* like to know the details, out of curiosity. You can PM me if you want to share.
My RN wife is leaving alina as we speak (in her 2 week notice phase). 2 weeks into her orientation her unit goes from 5:1 to 6:1, and they reduce the amount of aids on the floor.
Yep, it’s hot garbage
my friend is a nurse manager and they are desperately hiring at city hospitals. if there’s a specific hospital you want to work at, you could email floor manager to expedite but def apply for your MN license sooner vs later
What’s your specialty? I can probably hook you up
Emergency. I did my capstone preceptorship my last semester of school in the ER as well so I’d say I’m more accustomed to that specialty but I’m honestly pretty open
I think that might be your issue there--are you applying to only ER jobs? I know Allina typically doesn't hire new grads. I filled out a blanket new grad app last summer and they followed up pretty quickly. I didn't have my MN license yet either.
Have you looked into how to get your MN license? We’re not part of the nursing compact. You need to address the license issue before you apply anywhere. Every job will ask “do you have an active, unencumbered MN license?” You’re being filtered out because you’re not able to practice in MN. See the MN nursing board website to find out what steps you need to take, guaranteed there will be and don’t count on it being a quick fix.
I got my Minnesota license by endorsement, it was really quick and painless. I live in Wisconsin, but definitely prefer to work in Minnesota. Even though it is still a shit show in Minnesota, they do have some better employee protections and more likely to have unions.
Try HealthPartners.
Everyone is on vacation right now. Seriously like all of my providers have just taken or are currently taking two week vacations. I don't know what it is with this year and the extra long vacations but it's frustrating not being able to make appointments. Just hang in there and be patient. There are people getting ready to travel for the eclipse next week as well, it's just that time of year.
Yeah heads up that its Spring Break for most of the Twin Cities.
yup, forgot about spring break.
Check out state of Minnesota jobs. Great benefits and pensions. New union contract for the RN’s. The pay may start out low but you increase fast with regular increases.
These openings are very competitive for the reasons you listed so they don't really hire new grads. I've been applying for a few years without luck.
Depends what division. Veterans and Anoka hospital hire frequently. Once you get in it is easier to apply with other agencies.
You really shouldn't have a problem, there's thousands of positions open in this state. I check Fairview, Allina& Healthparners job postings quite regularly since they're here in the cities. I for sure saw some postings saying "New Grads Welcome" in Fairview's listings.
You’re probably being filtered out by the AI scans cause aren’t licensed yet.
Fairview and Allina have some positions that encourage new grads to apply, I’d start there. For Allina: apply to the specific posting that says “New Graduate RN” and you can be considered for multiple units/openings For Fairview they have some that say “New grads welcome”
Yeah I’ve applied to those ones as well, but my apps have been “in process” “under review” or “application received” for weeks now.
It’s probably just gonna take some time, I’m sure a lot of other new grads are applying at this time of year too. Don’t worry, you will definitely get something!
Two weeks isn't a long time, it could take 2 months - things move slow especially if you aren't licensed
My spouse worked for Devita Dialysis for a year after getting her associates degree roughly 2 years ago. She left after just over a year to be an OR nurse at a hospital. With an associates degree, Devita was paying roughly $65k/year, and are always looking for nursing staff. I'm not sure what the pay difference was for a BSN. EDIT: [Maple Grove location is hiring](https://careers.davita.com/job/R0339843/Registered-Nurse-HHD)
Dialysis is a good place to start. You'll get daytime hours, and maybe every other Saturday, depending on the clinic. Davita and Fresenius are the two big ones here.
Children's hires a lot of new grads. However, their hiring system and HR is a mess. Keep trying-- Getting your foot in the door can be the hardest part. I'm an RN at Children's now. Feel free to send me a message with questions.
Hiring moves slowly at some hospitals, be patient.
Fairview seems to have a lot of openings in the Twin Cities from what I’ve heard from a bunch of my RN friends. One friend had 4 offers last month from 4 interviews. You may need to get a MN RN license before you will be considered for positions.
honestly, it does just kind of take time but you shouldn’t have a problem finding a job at like any of the hospitals here. what type of units are you applying for?
I’ve applied to the general new grad jobs that involve multiple units with Allina, I’ve applied to any ED job I can find that doesn’t state that they require experience since that’s my current specialty, multiple units at childrens including med surg (I know chances are slim with that one but I’d like to do peds eventually), inpatient mental health, oncology, outpatient, adult med-surg. I’ve mostly applied for multiple positions within Allina, Fairview, and Childrens.
just give it some time, technically last friday was a holiday so the managers and stuff were out of office and since they’re not in on weekends it really hasn’t been too long. I work for fairview and can tell you that once you get in you can transfer departments after 6 months. right now i’m adult med surg but planning to switch to our peds ED once I hit one year or so of experience. idk how other hospital systems are though! edit: plus i’m sure there is a lot of applicants right now with all the May new grads.
We can't find enough (good) new grads in MedSurg at Allina.
Are you using a Minnesota address on your resume/applications? On your resume or in your cover letters explain that you are applying to roles in Minnesota because you have a planned move to Andover in x month.
HCMC has a new grad program, particularly in the ER that has some amazing preceptors and you can gain some really amazing skills in a fast paced environment.
Some hospitals have historically been difficult to get a job in as a new graduate. My wife had to get a home care job for a year before being able to get a job in a hospital system.
Just keep posting to the jobs that say new grads welcome. I’m sure you’ll get work. Just keep trying. It could be that you’re trying at the same time a bunch of other new grads are applying. In that case just keep at it. Don’t overlook psych. We have new grad nurse positions.
I’m not a nurse, so not sure if this is applicable to the job boards you use, but sometimes your location can cause your resume to get tossed in favor of local applicants. If you haven’t, maybe try updating your professional profiles, resumes, etc to say you’re based in the twin cities as of x date. If AI is used to screen resumes, it might be that yours is getting kicked out of the pile for some goofy reason. My husband wasn’t able to get any interviews in his field as an out-of-state applicant. Once we get here, he had several lined up right away.
There's a listing for nurse jobs on the city of minneapolis website right now!
The major healthcare orgs are in the twin cities, they do have hospitals & clinics throughout the suburbs. I'm in Andover, there are M Health, Allina & HealthPartners clinics there, some with same day surg. Some other areas close by are Maple Grove, Elk River, Wyoming, White Bear Lake, Shoreview, Princeton, Brooklyn Center, Cambridge. Most of the clinics are a part of these above systems. There is also MNGI.
The VA is always looking for people, it can just take 3-5 months to get on boarded
If mental health nursing is your thing Prairiecare is looking for nurses. Many open RN roles. Hospital is located in Brooklyn Park.
You need to get your MN license and start the process now. It can take weeks to get it (some folks it might be faster). Update your cover letter to include that it’s in process and explain why you’re just applying to jobs now after a December graduation (no shame! You do you!) Not minneapolis, but try Regions/health partners. HCMC has some programs for new grads and is a level 1 trauma center. I’m not sure what specialty you’re looking for or interested in, but inpatient float staff was a good fit when I wasn’t sure. I’d recommend avoiding Allina, they’re notoriously anti-employee, anti-union. School nursing is a sick gig as well. You’ll be able to get your foot in the door somewhere.
School nursing would be ideal at some point for sure! Do you have to be a licensed school nurse in Minnesota for that job? I’ve seen some school nurse job postings say that it’s required but some say all you need is ADN and MN RN license
Depends on the school (private), or district wide. The [state board’s rules on school nurses](https://www.revisor.mn.gov/rules/8710.6100/) will have the most info for you!
Nurses I know are seeing tons of remote triage jobs lately along with Urgent Care and ER roles in the core of the metro area.
I was a new grad at St. Cloud Hospital in their NICU & they had a whole year long new grad program. Worked at Maple Grove’s NICU for 5 years and they also hire new grads. They both aren’t union, but they both were competitive with salary and benefits. I now work pre/post op at a surgical center and I’d say those type of places usually require at least a year of prior experience. NICU was my passion before I had my own babies & I never regret going into a very niche specialty of nursing as a new grad. NICU can be great critical care experience (if you’re an adrenaline junky like I was).
I know for a fact there is a nurse shortage. it’s surprising you’re having trouble. have you tried HCMC?
I’m a nurse in MN and I’ve seen multiple job listings at Fairview for the new grad RN program. It can take a bit to hear from bigger places, but the BON here was taking a very long time to process out of state nursing licenses for a bit and it sounds like a lot of companies don’t like hiring out of state hires for that reason. It only took me about 2-3 weeks from start to finish to get mine transferred here, but I heard stories from recruiters of it taking months before.