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 to patients undergoing or recovering from anesthesia or sedation, monitoring for complications and promoting patient safety and comfort. Nursing includes diagnosing and treating human responses to actual or potential health problems, establishing therapeutic relationships with patients and families, and taking responsibility and accountability for planning, coordinating, and evaluating care. This is a 0.6 FTE position, equivalent to 48 hours per two-week pay period, on a permanent eight-hour evening shift, with an occasional weekend rotation.

Requirements

• Associate's or vocational degree.
• 0 to 2 years of critical care RN experience.
• Minnesota Board of Nursing Registered Nurse license if working in Minnesota, or Wisconsin Department of Safety & Professional Services Registered Nurse license if working in Wisconsin, required upon hire.
• Must have at least one of the following: current American Heart Association ACLS certification; current American Red Cross ALS certification; or Allina in-house ACLS training within 60 days of hire.
• Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) may be required at certain sites and is required within 180 days of hire where applicable.

Nice To Haves

• Bachelor's degree.
• 0 to 2 years of perianesthesia experience.
• Preferred experience tier: 2 years of recent (within 2 years) hospital PACU experience.
• Preferred experience tier: 2 years of recent (within 2 years) ICU experience.
• Preferred experience tier: 2 years of recent (within 2 years) ED experience with stabilization or open-heart recovery experience.
• CPAN certification from the American Board of Perianesthesia Nursing Certification.
• CAPA certification from the American Board of Perianesthesia Nursing Certification.

Responsibilities

• Assess the comprehensive needs of patients and families, identify desired outcomes, establish plans of care, monitor progress, and modify plans as needed.
• Maintain education and competencies to provide proficient, high-quality patient care.
• Apply 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, and appropriate expected outcomes based on nursing diagnoses, capabilities, goals, resources, and continuity-of-care plans.
• Identify outcomes that are age-appropriate, culturally appropriate, realistic, and attainable.
• Coordinate, collaborate, and delegate appropriately to ensure 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 benefits.
• PTO/time away.
• Retirement savings plans.
• Life insurance.
• Short-term and long-term disability.
• Voluntary benefits, including vision, legal, and critical illness.
• Tuition reimbursement or continuing medical education, as applicable.
• Student loan support and benefits to navigate the Federal Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program.
• Well-being dollars, well-being navigators, programs, activities, resources, personal coaching, and tools.

What This Job Offers

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