REGISTERED NURSE - EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT

Aspirus Health•Duluth, MN

1d•Onsite

About The Position

Aspirus St. Luke’s in Duluth, Minnesota, is seeking a Registered Nurse to join its Emergency Department. The Staff Nurse applies professional nursing knowledge and delivers 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 role requires collaborative and autonomous Emergency Nursing practice consistent with current standards, policies, and procedures. The nurse integrates clinical knowledge and technical skills in emergency care and collaborates, supports, and provides services throughout the Emergency Department, Intake area, Triage, and Urgent Care. The position is part-time at 0.80 FTE, or 64 hours biweekly, with an evening/night rotation of eight-hour shifts and an every-other-weekend requirement. The salary range is $45.02–$68.87 per hour, and the posting offers a sign-on bonus of up to $10,000.

Requirements

Current Minnesota license to practice as a Registered Nurse.
One of the following experience pathways: two years of recent acute care nursing experience; one year as a St. Luke’s Emergency Department RN within the past five years; one year of recent ICU, Critical Care Float Pool, or Critical Care Resource RN experience; two years as a Paramedic or Basic EMT with IV training; two years of recent Emergency Department NA or Technician experience; or completion of an ED Capstone Nursing Internship as an RN. Recent experience is defined as occurring within the past three years.
ACLS and PALS certifications within 18 months of hire.
Current TNCC and ENPC certifications, or obtain them once within 24 months of employment; alternatively, provide proof upon hire of having obtained them within the past 10 years, even if expired. Current ATCN certification is accepted for TNCC. TNCC and ENPC do not require renewal once obtained.
Complete Critical Care or Emergency Nursing Orientation education modules within 18 months of employment, as determined by the Nurse Manager.
BLS Provider or Healthcare Provider certification from the American Heart Association, American Red Cross, or Military Training Network.
Knowledge of current nursing practice principles and techniques, the nursing process, and physical assessment.
Ability to function as a team leader, primary nurse, and role model; accept responsibility and accountability; communicate effectively and build professional relationships with patients, families, personnel, and physicians; recognize legal limits of nursing practice; and maintain professional competency through continuing education and independent study.
Ability to support St. Luke’s goals and objectives.
Ability to assess patients and provide care appropriate to the ages and developmental needs of patients served.
Ability to meet annual age-specific independent-study requirements and pass the required assessment.
Ability to acquire required annual stroke-specific education and maintain compliance with Primary Stroke Certification education requirements.
Ability to stand, bend, kneel, walk, and lift up to 50 pounds.

Nice To Haves

Previous Emergency Nursing and/or Intensive Care Nursing experience.
Current Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) certification.
Trauma Nursing Core Course (TNCC) verification.
Certification in Emergency Nursing (CEN).

Responsibilities

Deliver professional nursing care in accordance 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.
Apply current Emergency Nursing standards and St. Luke’s policies and procedures in collaborative and autonomous practice.
Integrate clinical knowledge and technical skills in the delivery of emergency care.
Collaborate, support, and provide services in the Emergency Department, Intake area, Triage, and Urgent Care.
Assess patients and provide care appropriate to their ages and developmental needs.
Recognize stroke signs and symptoms, activate a Stroke Alert when needed, and provide stroke-related assessments and interventions, including dysphagia screening, neurological assessments, and TPA administration.
Maintain required age-specific and stroke-specific competencies and education.