RN ABSI Medical Spine

Allina Health System • Coon Rapids, MN

3d • Onsite

About The Position

Allina Health is a not-for-profit health system serving individuals, families, and communities throughout Minnesota and western Wisconsin. Its mission is to provide exceptional care by preventing illness, restoring health, and providing comfort. The organization emphasizes whole-person care, employee well-being, and career development.

This registered nurse role focuses on patients receiving care in a specialized outpatient setting and plays a key part in coordinating and delegating care. The professional nurse establishes a therapeutic relationship with patients and families and is accountable for planning, coordinating, and evaluating patient care. The position works at West Health Clinic and Coon Rapids (Mercy) Clinic. It is a 1.0 FTE position, working 80 hours per two-week pay period on an eight-hour day shift from 8:00 AM to 4:30 PM, with no weekends.

The nurse assesses patients, develops nursing diagnoses and individualized care plans, implements and evaluates interventions, and documents care. The role also involves quality improvement, ongoing learning and self-evaluation, peer development, collaboration, ethical practice, evidence-based care, responsible resource use, professional leadership, and promoting environmental health. Charge nurse and preceptor responsibilities apply only when acting in those roles. Other duties may be assigned.

Requirements

• Graduate of an accredited school of nursing with an associate's or vocational degree.
• Where permitted by the department, new graduate hires must graduate from an accredited nursing school with clinical rotations in an acute care setting.
• Where permitted by the department, internal clinic employees with at least three years of successful CMA or LPN experience may be considered from an accredited school without clinical rotations.
• 0 to 2 years of RN experience.
• Minnesota Registered Nurse license from the Minnesota Board of Nursing, required upon hire when working in Minnesota.
• Wisconsin Registered Nurse license from the Wisconsin Department of Safety and Professional Services, required upon hire when working in Wisconsin; for virtual or phone support for Wisconsin-based patients only, the license is required within 90 days of hire.
• May require both state licenses depending on services provided at the hired location.
• Must have current BLS certification from the American Heart Association or American Red Cross, or complete Allina in-house BLS training within 30 days of hire.
• ANCC certification, depending on the hiring department, required within 1.5 years.
• Additional certifications may be required depending on specialty.
• Ability to meet the stated medium-work physical demands: lift up to 32 pounds occasionally and up to 25 pounds frequently.

Nice To Haves

• Bachelor's degree from an accredited school of nursing.
• 0 to 2 years of specialty experience.
• RN-C in the department specialty.

Responsibilities

• Collect, prioritize, and synthesize comprehensive, ongoing data about patients’ health and situations using appropriate evidence-based assessment techniques.
• Analyze assessment data, formulate and revise nursing diagnoses, and communicate and document them according to patient-care guidelines.
• Identify individualized, realistic, and measurable patient outcomes in collaboration with patients and families.
• Develop individualized care plans that support expected outcomes and continuity of care, using evidence-based practice and applicable statutes, rules, and regulations.
• Implement safe, timely, appropriate, and evidence-based interventions; coordinate care as appropriate and document interventions.
• Evaluate patient progress and patient or family understanding and response to care; revise and document diagnoses, outcomes, and care plans as needed.
• Participate in quality improvement activities and use available quality data to improve nursing practice and outcomes.
• Maintain knowledge and competency through education and apply learning to nursing practice.
• Evaluate personal practice against professional standards and regulatory guidelines, seek feedback, and identify development goals.
• Share knowledge and skills, provide constructive feedback, and contribute to a supportive and healthy work environment.
• Collaborate with patients, families, and others to promote positive outcomes and effect change.
• Maintain professional boundaries, advocate for patients, support self-advocacy, and use resources to inform ethical decisions.
• Use the best available evidence, including research findings, to guide practice decisions.
• Consider safety, effectiveness, cost, and impact when planning and delivering care; use and manage resources responsibly.
• Provide professional leadership, model professional practice, promote a positive work environment, and participate in shared decision-making.
• Practice in an environmentally safe and healthy manner, reduce environmental health risks, and communicate risks and exposure-reduction strategies.
• When acting as charge nurse, coordinate and direct unit operations to meet patient and family needs and use resources safely and efficiently.
• When acting as preceptor, assess and support an orientee’s learning, implement and evaluate an individualized orientation plan, validate clinical competence, and serve as a role model.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Benefits

• Medical and dental coverage.
• PTO and 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