RN Cardiac Care

Allina Health•Sedro-Woolley, WA

1d•$43 - $71

About The Position

Join a team of innovative, critical-thinking RNs ranging from new grads up to 20+ years. Supported by experienced leadership. United Cardiac Intermediate Care is a collaborative team environment dedicated to continuous learning. This tele/stepdown unit is comprised of 32 beds, focused on Cardiac with an average length of stay of 2-6 days. Nursing is the diagnosis and treatment of human response to actual or potential health problems. This includes establishing an intentional therapeutic relationship between a registered nurse and a patient and family. As a leader and the integrator of care, the professional nurse has the responsibility, authority, and accountability for planning, coordinating and evaluating the patient’s care needs. Specializes in the care of patients who suffer from various conditions of the cardiovascular system.

Requirements

Associate's or Vocational degree
1-2 years RN experience
Licensed Registered Nurse – MN Board of Nursing required if working in state of MN upon hire / WI Department of Safety & Professional Services required if working in the state of WI upon hire
Must meet at least ONE of the requirements below: ◦ Current BLS certification from the American Heart Association ◦ Current BLS certification from the American Red Cross ◦ Allina in-house BLS training (within 30 days of hire)
ACLS Tier 2 required for identified units per hiring manager

Nice To Haves

Bachelor's degree
0 to 2 years cardiac, telemetry, or critical care RN experience
RN-BC Cardiac Vascular Nursing preferred
CCRN Critical Care RN preferred
CHRN Certified Heart Failure Nurse preferred

Responsibilities

Comprehensive assessment of patient and family needs; identification of outcomes based on needs assessment; establishing the plan of care; supervising the progress; and modification of the plan of care as needed.
Maintains education and competencies to remain proficient to provide high quality patient care practice and skills.
Incorporates evidence-based nursing practice taking into consideration current statutes, rules and regulations when developing the plan of care.
Establishes, in the collaboration with the family and patient, realistic and measurable patient expected outcomes based on nursing diagnoses, patients present and potential capabilities, goals, available resources and plan for continuity of care.
Identifies outcomes that are age appropriate, culturally appropriate, realistic and attainable.
Coordinates, collaborates, and delegates appropriately to ensure care is provided in a safe, effective fashion.
Fulfills all organizational requirements.
Demonstrates ability to coordinate, delegate, and direct unit operation, collaborates effectively with unit staff, leadership and other disciplines.
Demonstrates ability to identify the orientee's learning needs, plans appropriate learning experiences and demonstrates ability to validate clinical competence of orientee.
Other duties as assigned.