RN Cardiac Care

Allina Health System • Saint Paul, MN

1d • Onsite

About The Position

The RN Cardiac Care position provides nursing care to patients with cardiovascular conditions on a 32-bed cardiac intermediate care tele/stepdown unit. The unit has an average length of stay of 2–6 days and emphasizes teamwork, continuous learning, and collaboration, with experienced leadership supporting nurses at varying career stages.

Nursing involves diagnosing and treating human responses to actual or potential health problems, establishing therapeutic relationships with patients and families, and leading, integrating, planning, coordinating, and evaluating patient care. The nurse assesses patient and family needs, establishes and updates plans of care, applies evidence-based practice and applicable regulations, sets realistic and culturally and age-appropriate outcomes, and coordinates or delegates care to support safe and effective treatment. Nurses maintain education and competencies and fulfill organizational requirements. Charge Nurse and Preceptor duties apply when serving in those supplemental roles.

The posting lists an 8-hour day/evening shift and 32 hours per week, with an every-other-weekend rotation. It also describes a possible new-graduate schedule of .8 FTE (64 hours per two-week pay period) on 12-hour day/evening shifts with an every-other-weekend rotation. Pay is $44.64–$74.33 per hour; starting pay depends on factors including experience, education, and any applicable union agreement. Shift, weekend, and other differentials may be available.

Requirements

• Associate's or vocational degree.
• 1–2 years of RN experience listed under required qualifications.
• Minnesota RN license through the MN Board of Nursing if working in Minnesota, or Wisconsin RN license through the WI Department of Safety & Professional Services if working in Wisconsin, required upon hire.
• For Abbott Northwestern Hospital (Cardiac Telemetry), at least one of: current American Heart Association BLS certification, current American Red Cross BLS certification, or Allina in-house BLS training within 30 days of hire.
• For all other locations, at least one of: current American Heart Association ACLS certification, current American Red Cross ALS certification, or Allina in-house ACLS training within 60 days of hire.
• Position-specific experience guidance: Tier 1 requires 1 year of telemetry experience in an acute-care setting; Tier 2 requires 1 year of RN experience in an acute-care setting; Tier 3 prefers 1 year of RN experience. The posting says new graduate nurses would be considered.

Nice To Haves

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

Responsibilities

• Assess the comprehensive needs of patients and families; identify outcomes; establish and supervise the plan of care; and modify it as needed.
• Maintain education and competencies to provide proficient, high-quality patient care.
• Use evidence-based nursing practice and consider applicable statutes, rules, and regulations when developing plans of care.
• Collaborate with patients and families to establish realistic, measurable, age-appropriate, and culturally appropriate expected outcomes.
• Coordinate, collaborate, and delegate appropriately to provide safe and effective care.
• Fulfill organizational requirements.
• When acting as Charge Nurse, coordinate, delegate, and direct unit operations and collaborate with unit staff, leadership, and other disciplines.
• When acting as Preceptor, identify the orientee’s learning needs, plan learning experiences, and validate clinical competence.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Benefits

• Medical and dental coverage.
• PTO/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 assistance navigating the Federal Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program.
• Well-being dollars, well-being navigators, programs, activities, articles, videos, personal coaching, and tools. Benefit eligibility and offerings depend on FTE and union representation.

What This Job Offers

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