REGISTERED NURSE - CARDIAC UNIT

Aspirus Health•Duluth, MN

1d•Onsite

About The Position

Aspirus St. Luke’s Hospital in Duluth, Minnesota, is seeking a Registered Nurse to join its Cardiac Unit. The Staff Nurse applies professional nursing knowledge and provides care in accordance with Minnesota Board of Nursing practice standards and St. Luke’s policies. The nurse plans, delegates to, and organizes nursing personnel; coordinates information among patients, families, and healthcare team members; provides education to patients’ families and staff; and evaluates outcomes. The position requires a current Minnesota Registered Nurse license and BLS certification. ACLS certification must be obtained within nine months of hire. The nurse must complete orientation, including assigned ECG and critical care modules, and complete charge nurse training by a date agreed upon with the Nurse Manager and Critical Care Educator. The role includes age-specific and stroke-specific competencies and related ongoing education. This is a part-time position at 0.90 FTE, or 72 hours biweekly, with 12-hour day/night rotation shifts and an every-other-weekend requirement. The posted hourly salary range is $45.02–$68.87, and the posting offers a sign-on bonus of up to $10,000.

Requirements

Current Minnesota license to practice as a Registered Nurse.
BLS certification designated as BLS Provider or Healthcare Provider from the American Heart Association, American Red Cross, or Military Training Network.
ACLS certification within nine months of hire.
Successful completion of orientation, including assigned ECG and critical care modules as determined by the Nurse Manager and Critical Care Educator.
Successful completion of charge nurse training by a date agreed upon with the Nurse Manager and Critical Care Educator.
Knowledge of current nursing practice principles and techniques, the nursing process, and physical assessment.
Ability to recognize the legal limits of nursing practice and maintain professional competency.
Ability to read and interpret complex documents, write routine reports and correspondence, communicate effectively in one-on-one and group settings, perform intermediate mathematical tasks, and apply common-sense reasoning to standardized situations.
Ability to meet age-specific competency requirements, including annual independent study with a passing score.
Completion of eight hours of stroke-specific education initially and four hours annually.
Ability to stand, walk, bend, kneel, reach, and lift up to 50 pounds; the job also involves positioning, pushing, or transferring patients and prolonged standing and walking.

Nice To Haves

Recent acute care nursing experience within the last three years.
Previous telemetry or critical care experience.
Current ACLS certification.

Responsibilities

Apply professional nursing knowledge and provide care consistent with Minnesota Board of Nursing standards and St. Luke’s policies.
Plan, delegate to, and organize nursing personnel.
Coordinate information among patients, families, and healthcare team members.
Provide education to patients’ families and staff, and evaluate outcomes.
Function as a team leader, primary nurse, and role model while taking responsibility and accountability for decisions and outcomes.
Communicate effectively with patients, families, personnel, and physicians and establish professional working relationships.
Provide age-appropriate care and maintain age-specific competencies.
Recognize stroke signs and symptoms, activate a Stroke Alert when needed, and provide stroke-specific assessments and interventions, including dysphagia screening and neurologic assessments.
Maintain professional competency through continuing education and independent study.
Support St. Luke’s goals and objectives.