RN ABSI Medical Spine

Allina Health • Slaton, TX

4d • $40 - $55 • Onsite

About The Position

Allina Health is a not-for-profit health system serving individuals, families, and communities throughout Minnesota and western Wisconsin. The Registered Nurse provides nursing care in a specialized outpatient clinic setting, establishing therapeutic relationships with patients and families and serving as a leader and integrator of care. The nurse is accountable for planning, coordinating, and evaluating patient care needs, including coordinating and delegating care.

This is a 1.0 FTE position (80 hours per two-week pay period) with an 8-hour day shift from 8:00 AM to 4:30 PM, no weekends, and work at West Health Clinic and Coon Rapids (Mercy) Clinic. The RN applies the nursing process and evidence-based practice to assess patients, identify nursing diagnoses and individualized outcomes, plan and implement care, and evaluate progress. The role also includes professional practice, quality improvement, education, collaboration, ethical practice, leadership, resource stewardship, and environmentally safe practice. Charge nurse and preceptor responsibilities apply only when acting in those roles. Other duties may be assigned.

Requirements

• Associate's or vocational degree from an accredited school of nursing.
• Where the department allows for new graduate hires, graduation from an accredited school of nursing with clinical rotations in an acute care setting.
• Internal clinic employees with at least three years of successful CMA or LPN experience may be considered from an accredited school without acute-care clinical rotations where the department allows.
• 0 to 2 years of RN experience.
• Minnesota Registered Nurse license required upon hire if working in Minnesota.
• Wisconsin Registered Nurse license required upon hire if working in Wisconsin; for virtual or phone support for Wisconsin-based patients only, the license is required within 90 days of hire.
• May need both state licenses depending on services provided at the hiring 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.

Nice To Haves

• Bachelor's degree from an accredited school of nursing.
• 0 to 2 years of specialty experience.
• RN-C certification in the department specialty.
• ANCC certification, depending on the hiring department, within 1.5 years as required.
• Additional certifications may be required depending on specialty.

Responsibilities

• Collect, prioritize, and synthesize comprehensive patient data using appropriate evidence-based assessment techniques.
• Analyze assessment information to determine, document, validate, and communicate nursing diagnoses.
• Identify realistic, measurable, individualized patient outcomes in collaboration with patients and families.
• Develop individualized care plans that support continuity of care and incorporate evidence-based practice and applicable regulations.
• Implement the plan of care and interventions safely, appropriately, and on time; coordinate care and document interventions.
• Evaluate patient progress and understanding, revise diagnoses and care plans as needed, and document revisions.
• Participate in quality improvement activities and use available quality data to improve nursing practice and outcomes.
• Maintain current nursing knowledge and competency and participate in educational activities.
• Evaluate personal practice against professional standards and regulatory guidelines, and pursue professional development.
• Contribute to peer development, share knowledge and skills, provide feedback, and support a healthy work environment.
• Collaborate with patients, families, and others to support positive care outcomes and change.
• Maintain professional boundaries, advocate for patients, and use resources to help make ethical decisions.
• Use research findings and other best evidence to guide practice decisions.
• Consider safety, effectiveness, cost, and impact when planning and delivering care, and manage resources responsibly.
• Provide professional leadership, serve as a role model, promote a positive work environment, and participate in shared decision-making.
• Practice in an environmentally safe and healthy manner, reduce environmental risks, and communicate risks and exposure-reduction strategies.
• When acting as charge nurse, coordinate unit operations, promote teamwork and professional growth, and collaborate with staff, leadership, and other disciplines.
• When acting as preceptor, assess learning needs, plan and implement orientation, validate clinical competence, support organizational and interpersonal skills, and serve as a role model.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Benefits

• Medical and dental benefits.
• 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 benefits to help navigate the Federal Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program.
• Well-being dollars, well-being navigators, programs, activities, resources, personal coaching, and tools.

What This Job Offers

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