Registered Nurse (RN) - PeriAnesthesia 0.75 FTE

Gillette Children's•Saint Paul, MN

1d•$43 - $74

About The Position

This position administers family-centered nursing care to patients, advises patients on health maintenance and disease prevention, and assists with navigating the health care system as appropriate to patients’ developmental, cultural, emotional, medical, surgical, or rehabilitative needs and those of their families. The role serves patients with challenging and complex conditions as part of highly coordinated teams, requiring effective communication and teamwork across levels and departments. The PeriAnesthesia RN delivers care using the nursing process, creates and implements evidence-based individualized care plans, responds to emergencies, evaluates care, and communicates nursing information to patients, families, colleagues, and other healthcare providers. The RN also provides culturally and developmentally appropriate health education and emotional support, and exercises independent judgment, supervises and delegates care, and identifies evidence-based improvements. This benefit-eligible position is 0.75 FTE with 10-hour day shifts and staggered start and end times. Shifts start between 6:00 a.m. and 10:00 a.m. and may end as late as 8:30 p.m. Weekday and weekend on-call shifts are required. The hourly wage is $43.28 to $73.97, dependent on factors including relevant hours worked, education, and certification or licensure. Weekend and evening/night differentials are available.

Requirements

Documentation of completion of a professional nursing program (RN program).
Current Registered Nurse (RN) license through the Minnesota Board of Nursing.
Current American Heart Association Basic Life Support (BLS) certification. Candidates with valid CPR certification from another organization acceptable to Gillette may begin employment but must obtain American Heart Association BLS certification within one month of employment.
Current American Heart Association Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) certification; must be obtained by the end of orientation or within a maximum of three months of hire.
Current American Heart Association Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) certification; must be obtained by the end of orientation or within a maximum of three months of hire.
Interest in working with people with short-term or long-term disabilities that begin in childhood.
Ability to work the required hours and meet the position’s physical demands; some departments require participation in an off-premises call schedule.
Excellent customer service skills.
Ability to provide specialized care for critically ill or injured infants, children, and adolescents.
Ability to work in a high-pressure environment while providing exceptional care.

Nice To Haves

Pediatric PeriAnesthesia experience.
Bachelor’s degree in nursing or another healthcare-related field.
Prior nursing experience in a health-related setting.
Nursing specialty certification relevant to the position.

Responsibilities

Deliver patient care that optimizes health status and outcomes through the nursing process.
Conduct thorough patient assessments.
Create individualized, evidence-based plans of care and implement appropriate interventions.
Prioritize and respond quickly to emergencies to stabilize patients.
Evaluate patient care based on best practices.
Communicate patient-related nursing data and information to support informed decisions by patients, families, colleagues, and other healthcare providers.
Provide nursing care and health education reflecting patient, family, cultural, and community needs.
Identify learning needs and implement effective teaching plans.
Promote health in a safe environment and provide emotional support.
Evaluate the effectiveness of health education in culturally and developmentally appropriate ways.
Exercise independent judgment and consider potential clinical implications.
Supervise and delegate care based on personnel abilities and limitations and patient acuity.
Identify and incorporate evidence-based improvements into daily work.