RN Critical Care Float Pool

Allina Health•Cambridge, MA
•$45 - $74•Onsite

About The Position

Allina Health is a not-for-profit health system serving individuals, families, and communities throughout Minnesota and western Wisconsin. The organization’s mission is to provide exceptional care by preventing illness, restoring health, and providing comfort, while investing in employee well-being and career growth. The RN Critical Care Float Pool nurse provides direct patient care across departments and units, including Med/Surg, Special Care, and the Emergency Department. The role provides nursing care to patients with critical illnesses or injuries and may involve work in an intensive care unit or another area requiring critical care expertise. The professional nurse assesses and treats human responses to actual or potential health problems and establishes a therapeutic relationship with patients and families. The nurse leads and integrates care by planning, coordinating, and evaluating patient needs. This position is 0.75 FTE, or 60 hours per two-week pay period, with 12-hour day and evening shifts and an every-third-weekend rotation. The role may include Charge Nurse or Preceptor duties when acting in those capacities.

Requirements

  • Associate's or vocational degree.
  • 2 to 5 years of RN experience.
  • 2 years of recent RN Medical/Surgical experience.
  • Licensed Registered Nurse: Minnesota Board of Nursing licensure is required upon hire when working in Minnesota; Wisconsin Department of Safety & Professional Services licensure is required upon hire when working in Wisconsin.
  • Must have at least one of the following: current ACLS certification from the American Heart Association; current ALS certification from the American Red Cross; or Allina in-house ACLS training within 60 days of hire.
  • PALS certification is required depending on site, including regional sites, within 1 year.

Nice To Haves

  • Bachelor's degree.
  • Critical care experience.
  • Certified Critical Care RN certification from the American Association of Critical-Care Nurses (AACN).
  • CMSRN Medical Surgical Nursing certification.

Responsibilities

  • Assess patient and family needs, identify outcomes, establish and supervise the plan of care, and modify the plan as needed.
  • Maintain education and competencies to provide proficient, high-quality patient care.
  • Apply evidence-based nursing practice and consider applicable statutes, rules, and regulations when developing plans of care.
  • Collaborate with patients and families to establish realistic and measurable expected outcomes based on nursing diagnoses, patient capabilities and goals, available resources, and continuity-of-care plans.
  • Identify outcomes that are age-appropriate, culturally appropriate, realistic, and attainable.
  • Coordinate, collaborate, and delegate appropriately to ensure 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 appropriate learning experiences, and validate clinical competence.
  • Perform other duties as assigned.

Benefits

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