RN Critical Care

Allina Health • Slaton, TX

1d • $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 supporting employee well-being and career growth.

The RN Critical Care position provides specialized nursing care to severely ill or injured patients in an intensive care unit or another care area requiring critical care expertise. Nursing practice includes diagnosing and treating human responses to actual or potential health problems and establishing therapeutic relationships with patients and families. As a leader and integrator of care, the registered nurse is accountable for planning, coordinating, and evaluating patient care needs.

This position is 0.75 FTE, or 60 hours per two-week pay period, with 12-hour day/night shifts and an every-third-weekend rotation. The role is in the Mercy Intensive Care Unit/Coronary Care Unit in Coon Rapids, Minnesota. Placement tiers specify experience pathways: Tier 1 requires successful completion of Mercy ICU orientation or one year of recent ICU experience; Tier 2 requires one year of recent telemetry, critical care step-down, or emergency department experience; Tier 3 requires one year of recent medical/surgical experience, with consideration for new graduates who completed an ICU capstone course.

The role may include Charge Nurse duties when acting in that role and Preceptor duties when acting in that role. Other duties may be assigned. Benefit eligibility and offerings depend on FTE and union representation.

Requirements

• Associate's or vocational degree.
• 2 to 5 years of RN experience.
• Current Minnesota Board of Nursing RN license if working in Minnesota upon hire, or Wisconsin Department of Safety & Professional Services RN license if working in Wisconsin upon hire.
• Must have at least one of the following: current American Heart Association ACLS certification; current American Red Cross ALS certification; or Allina in-house ACLS training within 60 days of hire.
• For Tier 1: successful completion of Mercy ICU orientation or one year of recent ICU experience.
• For Tier 2: one year of recent telemetry, critical care step-down, or emergency department experience.
• For Tier 3: one year of recent medical/surgical experience; new graduates who completed an ICU capstone course will be considered.

Nice To Haves

• Bachelor's degree.
• 0 to 2 years of critical care RN experience.
• Certified Critical Care RN certification from the American Association of Critical-Care Nurses (AACN).
• RN-C certification appropriate to the department specialty.
• SCRN Stroke Certified RN certification.

Responsibilities

• Assess patient and family needs comprehensively, identify outcomes, establish the plan of care, monitor progress, and modify the plan 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 expected outcomes based on nursing diagnoses, capabilities, goals, 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 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 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: Part-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: Associate degree