RN Cardiac Medicine

Allina Health System • Saint Paul, MN

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About The Position

The RN Cardiac Medicine position provides nursing care to patients with cardiovascular conditions and other medical or surgical conditions requiring continuous cardiac monitoring. The 40-bed Cardiac Medicine Unit cares for cardiac patients with an average length of stay of 2–5 days and provides opportunities to build experience in telemetry and medical-surgical nursing. Patients may undergo NSTEMI interventions, pacemaker placements, cardioversions, ablations, and other cardiac treatments. The unit describes its culture as collaborative and supportive, with an emphasis on continuous learning and professional growth.

Nursing includes diagnosing and treating human responses to actual or potential health problems and establishing a therapeutic relationship with patients and families. The professional nurse leads and integrates care and is responsible for planning, coordinating, and evaluating patient care needs. Nurses may participate in shared governance, hospital-wide committees, precepting, and the charge nurse role. Tier placement is based on current telemetry experience, telemetry training or medical-surgical experience, or new graduate status.

The position is listed as 0.8 FTE, with 64 hours per two-week pay period and 8-hour day/night shifts. The schedule includes an every-other-weekend rotation. The posted pay range is $46.20 to $71.90 per hour; the starting rate depends on factors including experience, education, and applicable union agreement. Shift, weekend, and other differentials may be available.

Requirements

• Associate's or vocational degree.
• 1–2 years of RN experience.
• Licensed Registered Nurse credential from the Minnesota Board of Nursing if working in Minnesota, or from the Wisconsin Department of Safety & Professional Services if working in Wisconsin, required upon hire.
• For Abbott Northwestern Hospital (Cardiac Telemetry), meet at least one of the listed BLS requirements: 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, meet at least one of the listed ACLS/ALS requirements: current American Heart Association ACLS certification, current American Red Cross ALS certification, or Allina in-house ACLS training within 60 days of hire.
• Tier 1: internal candidate or current telemetry experience; Tier 2: current telemetry training and experience or one year of current medical-surgical RN experience; Tier 3: new graduate RN.

Nice To Haves

• Bachelor's degree.
• 0 to 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 needs of patients and families, identify outcomes, establish a plan of care, supervise progress, and modify the plan as needed.
• Maintain education and competencies to provide high-quality patient care and remain proficient in nursing practice and skills.
• 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 ensure care is delivered safely and effectively.
• 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 coverage.
• 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