Registered Nurse RN or Licensed Practical Nurse LPN - Outpatient Urology

Olmsted Medical Center•Rochester, MN

1d•$24 - $53

About The Position

Olmsted Medical Center is hiring a Registered Nurse (RN) or Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) for outpatient urology. This position is 0.8 FTE on the day shift. Starting pay is $23.85 to $35.78 per hour for an LPN and $35.01 to $52.52 per hour for an RN, based on experience. Offers to external candidates are generally made between the minimum and three-quarter point of the applicable pay range, based on experience. The role may be filled by an LPN or RN. Both nursing roles provide safe, effective patient care, promote a safe and therapeutic environment, advocate for patients, communicate and collaborate with healthcare providers, and maintain relevant organizational and nursing competencies. LPN duties include focused patient assessment, reporting changes to an RN or appropriate licensed provider, contributing to care plans, implementing assigned or delegated interventions, and providing patient health information. RN duties include comprehensive assessment, development and coordination of care plans and nursing interventions, evaluation of patient responses, health promotion and disease prevention, patient teaching, and managing, supervising, and evaluating nursing practice. Olmsted Medical Center offers a benefits package to employees working at 0.5 FTE or higher. Listed benefits include medical, dental, and vision insurance, basic life insurance, tuition reimbursement, employer-paid short- and long-term disability, and adoption assistance.

Requirements

LPN: Graduate from an accredited school of practical nursing.
LPN: Current Minnesota LPN license required.
LPN: BLS certification.
RN: Completion of an accredited professional nursing program.
RN: Current Minnesota Registered Nurse license.
RN: BLS certification.
RN: ACLS certification is required only for Northwest Clinic and Hospital locations, including Internal Medicine, Family Medicine, Acute Care, Cardiology, Pain Management, and Pediatrics.

Nice To Haves

LPN: Previous clinic experience preferred.
RN: Minimum of one year of nursing experience preferred.

Responsibilities

For LPNs, conduct focused assessments of patients’ health status by collecting and comparing data with normal findings and the patient’s current status.
For LPNs, report changes in health status and responses to interventions to a registered nurse or appropriate licensed healthcare provider.
Participate with healthcare providers in developing and modifying plans of care.
Determine and implement appropriate interventions within a nursing plan of care or as delegated or assigned by an RN; implement interventions ordered or prescribed by a licensed healthcare provider.
Assign nursing activities to other LPNs and assign and monitor tasks performed by unlicensed assistive personnel.
Provide safe and effective nursing care, promote a safe and therapeutic environment, and advocate for patients.
Assist in evaluating responses to interventions and collaborate and communicate with healthcare providers.
Provide healthcare information to patients and contribute input to policies and procedures.
Maintain accountability for care quality, recognize limits of knowledge and experience, and address situations beyond competency.
Maintain organizational and nursing competencies pertinent to the area of practice and manage information in accordance with state and federal regulations.
For RNs, comprehensively assess patient health status, establish a baseline and plan of care, and address changes in patient condition.
Collaborate with the healthcare team to develop and coordinate integrated plans of care and develop nursing interventions.
Implement nursing care through independent nursing actions and interventions delegated, ordered, or prescribed by a licensed healthcare provider.
Delegate nursing tasks or assign nursing activities to implement the plan of care.
Provide safe and effective nursing care, promote a safe and therapeutic environment, and advocate for patients.
Evaluate responses to interventions and the effectiveness of plans of care.
Coordinate care with healthcare professionals across care settings and communities; provide health promotion, disease prevention, care coordination, and case finding.
Design and implement patient teaching plans and evaluate their effectiveness.
Participate in developing healthcare policies, procedures, and systems.
Manage, supervise, and evaluate nursing practice; maintain relevant organizational and nursing competencies; and manage information in accordance with state and federal regulations.
Perform other duties as assigned.