Registered Nurse (RN) Phalen St. Paul Clinic 1.0 FTE Days

Gillette Children's•Saint Paul, MN

1d•$40 - $68•Onsite

About The Position

This position exists to administer family-centered nursing care to patients, advise patients on health maintenance and disease prevention, and/or provide skilled assistance in navigation of the health care system as appropriate to the developmental, cultural, emotional, and medical, surgical, or rehabilitative needs of the patient and their families. The RN will support clinic visits and procedural-based care including (e.g. Botox/Dysport/Phenol Injections, Baclofen pump management and refills, sedation monitoring and procedure support).

Requirements

Documentation of completion of professional nursing program (RN program)
Current Registered Nurse (RN) license through the MN Board of Nursing
Current American Heart Association Basic Life Support (BLS) certification. If candidate holds valid CPR through another acceptable organization (as determined by Gillette), candidate may be able to begin employment but must complete Basic Life Support through the American Heart Association within one month of employment.
Must be interested in working with people with short-term or long-term disabilities that begin in childhood
Physically able to work hours required and meet physical demands of the position.

Nice To Haves

Experience in sedation monitoring and procedure support highly preferred.
Bachelor’s degree in nursing or other healthcare related field
Prior nursing experience in a health-related setting
Nursing Specialty Certification relevant to the position (ex. Pediatrics, Palliative & Holistic Nursing, Care Management)

Responsibilities

Provide essential clinical triage and rehabilitation-focused patient education
Coordinate multidisciplinary care and community resources
Patient triage for pain, neurologic, and functional concerns
Care coordination with therapy services, interventional providers, and external agencies
Medication management (e.g., spasticity agents, pain medications)
Pre‑ and post‑procedure education and follow-up (e.g. Botox/Dysport/Phenol Injections, Baclofen pump management and refills, sedation monitoring and procedure support)
Durable medical equipment (DME) coordination and prior authorizations
Delivers patient care which optimizes the patient’s health status and outcomes using the nursing process.
Demonstrates thorough assessments.
Creates individualized plans of care that are evidence-based.
Successfully implements interventions.
Completes timely, accurate and thorough documentation.
Effectively prioritizes.
Evaluates patient care based on best practices.
Communicates patient-related nursing data and information to enhance active and informed decision making by patients, families, nurse colleagues, and other healthcare providers.
Manage between visit patient needs.
Care coordination
Prepares for clinics through chart prep, which includes review of current and outside records, images, and communication regarding the plan of care for patients.
Provides nursing care and health education reflecting specific patient, family, cultural and community needs.
Identifies the learning needs of the population served.
Implements an effective teaching plan.
Provide specialty focused patient education
Employs strategies to promote health in a safe environment.
Seeks opportunity to evaluate effectiveness of health education as culturally and developmentally appropriate.
Adapts to staffing and clinic workflow needs based on patient care needs and availability of staff, space, and services.
Exercises independent judgment that influences care and demonstrates understanding of potential clinical implications.
Supervises, delegates, and provides care based on the abilities and limitations of care personnel and patient acuity.
Identifies and incorporates evidence-based improvements into own daily work.
Identifies, interprets, and implements organizational policies and procedures according to regulations, professional and community standards.
Protects the confidentiality of personal health information.
Holds self and others accountable to a healthy work environment.
Maintain professional boundaries.
Must follow infection prevention practices.
Actively represents the department in committees, task forces, unit activities or other work groups and disseminates information and decisions to colleagues and peers using the Engaged Professional Practice Model.
Attend a minimum of 75% of department staff meetings.
Attend a minimum of 75% of committee meetings.
Demonstrates meaningful contributions to the productivity of the professional environment of the department.
Supports work of Clinical Shared Governance initiatives.
Participates in activities that promote professional growth, ease of access, quality improvement and patient satisfaction.
Maintains professional competence by pursuing opportunities for professional growth.
Identifies and applies basic research methods in a continuous quality improvement approach.
Pursues own professional growth and contributes to the growth of others.
Engages in honest and appropriate communication with others.
Demonstrates progress toward or completion of existing goals.
Performs chart audits and review as needed for Quality Improvement compliance and metrics.