Cardiac Short Stay RN

Allina Health•Slaton, TX

1d•$45 - $74•Onsite

About The Position

CVSS is a 19-bed unit that provides pre-procedure and post-procedure care to patients who are having a procedure in the Cardiac Catheterization Lab and the Electrophysiology Lab. This role involves comprehensive assessment of patient and family needs, identification of outcomes based on needs assessment, establishing the plan of care, supervising progress, and modifying the plan of care as needed. The nurse will maintain education and competencies to remain proficient in providing high-quality patient care practice and skills, incorporating evidence-based nursing practice and considering current statutes, rules, and regulations when developing the plan of care. They will establish realistic and measurable patient expected outcomes in collaboration with the family and patient, based on nursing diagnoses, present and potential capabilities, goals, available resources, and plan for continuity of care. Outcomes identified will be age-appropriate, culturally appropriate, realistic, and attainable. The role also involves coordinating, collaborating, and delegating appropriately to ensure care is provided in a safe and effective fashion, and fulfilling all organizational requirements. Supplemental roles include Charge Nurse and Preceptor duties when acting in those capacities.

Requirements

Associate's or Vocational degree
0 to 2 years critical care RN experience
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
Current BLS certification from the American Heart Association OR Current BLS certification from the American Red Cross OR Allina in-house BLS training (within 30 days of hire)
ACLS/BLS Tier 2-Advanced Cardiac Life Support - Allina Health required by completion of orientation

Nice To Haves

Bachelor's degree
0 to 2 years perianesthesia experience
PALS - Pediatric Advance Life Support - Allina Health preferred by most sites
CPAN American Board of Perianesthesia Nursing Certification preferred
CAPA American Board of Perianesthesia Nursing Certification preferred

Responsibilities

Comprehensive assessment of patient and family needs; identification of outcomes based on needs assessment; establishing the plan of care; supervising the progress; and modification of the plan of care as needed.
Maintains education and competencies to remain proficient to provide high quality patient care practice and skills.
Incorporates evidence-based nursing practice taking into consideration current statutes, rules and regulations when developing the plan of care.
Establishes, in the collaboration with the family and patient, realistic and measurable patient expected outcomes based on nursing diagnoses, patients present and potential capabilities, goals, available resources and plan for continuity of care.
Identifies outcomes that are age appropriate, culturally appropriate, realistic and attainable.
Coordinates, collaborates, and delegates appropriately to ensure care is provided in a safe, effective fashion.
Fulfills all organizational requirements.
Demonstrates ability to coordinate, delegate, and direct unit operation, collaborates effectively with unit staff, leadership and other disciplines (when acting as Charge Nurse).
Demonstrates ability to identify the orientee's learning needs, plans appropriate learning experiences and demonstrates ability to validate clinical competence of orientee (when acting as Preceptor).
Other duties as assigned.