Mayo Clinic RN new graduate residency July 2019

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Hello Everyone!

I'm starting a thread so applicants for the Mayo Clinic AZ nurse residency program for July 2019 can communicate about the process. After reading other threads, it seems like a really good way to stay connected and ask question! Well applications just closed so let's see how this goes!

Specializes in Perioperative.

Has anyone heard that interviewed for oncology?

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Hey everyone. I know I am super late coming to this thread, but I am going to be applying for the residency coming up in February from out of state and have some questions I would LOVE answered.

-Is there any pediatric units? NICU? or labor and delivery available for choice?

-Do you preceptor in the unit you would work in? Or do you float through units?

Thank you!

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On 7/24/2019 at 11:21 PM, rtrnurse1415 said:

Hey everyone. I know I am super late coming to this thread, but I am going to be applying for the residency coming up in February from out of state and have some questions I would LOVE answered.

-Is there any pediatric units? NICU? or labor and delivery available for choice?

-Do you preceptor in the unit you would work in? Or do you float through units?

Thank you!

No there are no Peds or WIS at Mayo Phoenix. It’s all adults. And you precept in the unit you get hired for. I think you can be floated after a year. Good luck!

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Hello everyone! I am reading this thread almost a year later as I anticipate applying for the July 2020 Nurse Residency program! Not sure if anyone will see this but I thought I would try. It would be my dream to get in to this program so I am doing everything I can to prepare. I have a few questions for those who have applied in the past:

-For those that got an interview, did you do anything specific to make your application stand out?

-Did anyone get hired into the ICU? (This is my top area!)

-Did anyone apply from out of state? I live a plane ride away from Phoenix currently but am planning to move. Anyone know if they would do Skype interviews? I would totally fly to my interview if needed but would be nice to not have to do that haha.

-Any other info I should know before applying?

Thank you!!

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Hi!

I applied and so did a friend of mine and we both got in, and I know that compared to our classmates our resumes were a lot simpler. A lot of our classmates had volunteer things and certificates and awards and I know we didn’t have that on ours. Not sure how big of a difference it makes.

I know that there are two people in our new grad cohort who are in the ICU, but you have to have some kind of experience outside of school in the ICU.

I’m not sure about Skype interviews, I lived a couple hours away so I drove to mine. And as far as helpful tips, just be calm and be yourself. And practice clinical scenario questions, because part of the interview is them giving you certain clinical situations and asking how you would respond to them/ what you would expect to happen.

Goos luck!

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1 minute ago, kdwrtw said:

Hi!

I applied and so did a friend of mine and we both got in, and I know that compared to our classmates our resumes were a lot simpler. A lot of our classmates had volunteer things and certificates and awards and I know we didn’t have that on ours. Not sure how big of a difference it makes.

I know that there are two people in our new grad cohort who are in the ICU, but you have to have some kind of experience outside of school in the ICU.

I’m not sure about Skype interviews, I lived a couple hours away so I drove to mine. And as far as helpful tips, just be calm and be yourself. And practice clinical scenario questions, because part of the interview is them giving you certain clinical situations and asking how you would respond to them/ what you would expect to happen.

Goos luck!

Thank you so much for the response! I will be doing my preceptorship in the CCU so I'm hoping that is what they are looking for. How have you been liking the program?

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4 minutes ago, christinelankford said:

Thank you so much for the response! I will be doing my preceptorship in the CCU so I'm hoping that is what they are looking for. How have you been liking the program?

I really enjoy the program. The orientation is very tailored to each person’s experience and needs. The patient ratios are amazing and you have plenty of resources for everything you need. One thing I can say that I wasn’t expecting going in, is that there are some ways that I think starting here can be bad for new grads. Having to work a job at another hospital I feel would be extremely hard for someone who started here, because the conditions are so great. I worked at a hospital as a PCT before I started this, and after six months I can say with absolute certainty that I don’t know I’d survive even a week in the shoes of my former RN colleagues. And there are certain skills that you don’t get to develop. Like we have an IV team, and they insert peripheral IVs and do all of our central line dressing changes. We are still allowed to insert PIVs, but we can’t do the dressing changes. And a lot of our dressing changes are done by our WOC nurses. And the new/surg floors are pretty specific to the specialties that the floor is, so you end up not seeing as much variety as I have at other hospitals. It’s really not something to complain about, but I think that for a new nurse if you plan to ever leave the enterprise, it could make things more difficult for you in the future.

Hi!

I applied and so did a friend of mine and we both got in, and I know that compared to our classmates our resumes were a lot simpler. A lot of our classmates had volunteer things and certificates and awards and I know we didn’t have that on ours. Not sure how big of a difference it makes.

I know that there are two people in our new grad cohort who are in the ICU, but you have to have some kind of experience outside of school in the ICU.

I’m not sure about Skype interviews, I lived a couple hours away so I drove to mine. And as far as helpful tips, just be calm and be yourself. And practice clinical scenario questions, because part of the interview is them giving you certain clinical situations and asking how you would respond to them/ what you would expect to happen.

Goos luck!

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That is all good information to know! I am currently very bad at IVs so in a way that is good I wouldn't have to do many but I also wouldn't get much experience with them! Is there anything else you can think of that I can do to set myself above the other applicants?

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Be sincere in your interview, and look up Mayos values and reference them when they ask you why you want to work for Mayo

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Just now, kdwrtw said:

Be sincere in your interview, and look up Mayos values and reference them when they ask you why you want to work for Mayo

Thank you for the help! Best of luck to you in the rest of your career ? I may have other questions throughout this process so if so I will let you know!

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