Registered Nurse Ortho

Allina Health System • Saint Paul, MN

21h • Onsite

About The Position

The Registered Nurse works in an orthopedic care center that treats patients undergoing elective total hip and knee replacements as well as trauma patients with hip, femur, and other fractures. The unit has a comprehensive joint replacement program focused on patients and their significant others, encourages family participation in care and group therapy, and describes its unit culture as positive with a good skill mix.

Nursing involves assessing and treating actual or potential health problems through an intentional therapeutic relationship with patients and families. The professional nurse leads and integrates care and is responsible for planning, coordinating, and evaluating patient care needs. Nurses primarily work on hospital units, caring for acutely ill patients with a range of medical issues and supporting recovery from surgery.

The position is a 0.9 FTE, or 72 hours per two-week pay period, with a combination of 8- and 12-hour shifts across day, evening, and night schedules. The weekend rotation is every third weekend.

Requirements

• Associate's or vocational degree.
• Licensed Registered Nurse: Minnesota Board of Nursing license required upon hire when working in Minnesota; Wisconsin Department of Safety & Professional Services license required upon hire when working in Wisconsin.
• Meet at least one BLS requirement: current American Heart Association BLS certification, current American Red Cross BLS certification, or Allina in-house BLS training within 30 days of hire.
• Meet at least one location-specific ACLS/ALS requirement where required: current American Heart Association ACLS certification, current American Red Cross ALS certification, or Allina in-house ACLS training within 60 days of hire.

Nice To Haves

• Bachelor's degree.
• Professional RN experience.
• Medical/surgical experience.
• Certified Medical Surgical RN (CMSRN) certification.
• Orthopedic RN experience (Tier 1).
• One year of inpatient nursing experience (Tier 2); new graduates are also identified as a hiring tier (Tier 3).

Responsibilities

• Assess patient and family needs, identify outcomes, establish and supervise the plan of care, and modify it as needed.
• Maintain education and competencies to provide high-quality patient care and remain proficient in required skills.
• Use 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 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 provide 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 learning experiences, and validate clinical competence.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Benefits

• Medical and dental coverage.
• PTO/time away.
• Retirement savings plans.
• Life insurance.
• Short-term and long-term disability.
• Voluntary benefits, including vision, legal, and critical illness coverage.
• 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, articles, videos, personal coaching, and tools.

What This Job Offers

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