Cardiac Short Stay RN

Allina Health System • Coon Rapids, MN

23h • Onsite

About The Position

Allina Health is a not-for-profit health system serving individuals, families, and communities throughout Minnesota and western Wisconsin. Its mission is to provide exceptional care by preventing illness, restoring health, and providing comfort. The organization emphasizes whole-person care, employee well-being, and career development.

The Cardiac Short Stay RN provides nursing care for patients undergoing or recovering from anesthesia or sedation, monitoring for complications and promoting patient safety and comfort. Nursing practice includes diagnosing and treating human responses to actual or potential health problems, establishing therapeutic relationships with patients and families, and leading and integrating care. The nurse is accountable for planning, coordinating, and evaluating patients’ care needs.

This is a permanent evening-shift position at Mercy Cardiovascular Short Stay in Coon Rapids, Minnesota. The posting lists an 8-hour shift, 32 hours per week, and an occasional weekend rotation. Key position details also describe a 0.8 FTE (64 hours per two-week pay period).

Requirements

• Associate's or vocational degree.
• 0 to 2 years of critical care RN experience.
• Current Registered Nurse license from the Minnesota Board of Nursing if working in Minnesota, or from the Wisconsin Department of Safety & Professional Services if working in Wisconsin, upon hire.
• Must meet at least one of the following: current ACLS certification from the American Heart Association; current ALS certification from the American Red Cross; or Allina in-house ACLS training within 60 days of hire.
• Meet one of the listed experience tiers: 2 years of recent (within 2 years) hospital PACU experience; 2 years of recent (within 2 years) ICU experience; or 2 years of recent (within 2 years) ED experience with stabilization or open-heart recovery experience.

Nice To Haves

• Bachelor's degree.
• 0 to 2 years of perianesthesia experience.
• CPAN certification from the American Board of Perianesthesia Nursing Certification.
• CAPA certification from the American Board of Perianesthesia Nursing Certification.
• Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) certification, required within 180 days of hire at certain sites.

Responsibilities

• Assess patient and family needs, identify desired outcomes, establish a plan of care, monitor progress, and modify the plan as needed.
• Maintain education and competencies to provide proficient, high-quality patient care.
• Use evidence-based nursing practice and consider applicable statutes, rules, and regulations when developing plans of care.
• Collaborate with patients and families to establish realistic, measurable, age-appropriate, and culturally appropriate expected outcomes based on nursing diagnoses, capabilities, goals, resources, and continuity-of-care plans.
• Coordinate, collaborate, and delegate appropriately to provide safe and effective care.
• Fulfill organizational requirements.
• When acting as charge nurse, coordinate, delegate, and direct unit operations and collaborate with unit staff, leadership, and other disciplines.
• When acting as preceptor, identify the orientee’s learning needs, plan appropriate learning experiences, and validate clinical competence.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Benefits

• Medical and dental coverage.
• Paid time off and time away.
• Retirement savings plans.
• Life insurance.
• Short-term and long-term disability coverage.
• Voluntary benefits, including vision, legal, and critical illness coverage.
• Tuition reimbursement or continuing medical education, as applicable.
• Student loan support and assistance navigating the Federal Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program.
• Well-being dollars, well-being navigators, programs, activities, personal coaching, and other well-being resources.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: Associate degree