RN Emergency Department

Allina Health System • Shakopee, MN

5d • Onsite

About The Position

The Emergency Department RN provides urgent care to patients of all ages experiencing trauma, injury, or severe medical conditions at St. Francis Medical Center, a Level 3 Trauma Center in Shakopee. The department has 21 beds and a 6-bed Emergency Mental Health area, serves approximately 40,000 visits annually, and uses telepsychiatry and tele-stroke neurology. The RN assesses, stabilizes, and responds to patients’ immediate needs as part of a supportive team. The department is renovating to expand its capacity to 26 beds and add four fast-track triage rooms.

Nursing includes diagnosing and treating human responses to actual or potential health problems and establishing a therapeutic relationship with patients and families. As a leader and integrator of care, the professional nurse is accountable for planning, coordinating, and evaluating patient care. The position is listed as a 0.75 FTE, or 60 hours per two-week pay period, with 12-hour evening/night shifts starting at 3:00 PM or 7:00 PM and an every-third-weekend rotation. Flexible orientation is offered.

Requirements

• Associate’s or vocational degree.
• Licensed Registered Nurse credential: Minnesota Board of Nursing license required upon hire when working in Minnesota; Wisconsin Department of Safety & Professional Services license required upon hire when working in Wisconsin.
• Must have 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.
• Trauma Nursing Core Course (TNCC) certification required within one year.
• Meet one of the listed experience tiers: Tier 1 requires one year of RN ED experience or successful completion of ED RN orientation; Tier 2 requires RN experience in ED, EMS, or ICU patient care; Tier 3 requires at least one year of RN Med/Surg/Tele experience or new-graduate status with ED/EMT/EMS experience.

Nice To Haves

• Bachelor’s degree.
• ED RN experience.

Responsibilities

• Comprehensively assess patient and family needs, 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.
• Incorporate evidence-based nursing practice and applicable statutes, rules, and regulations into care planning.
• Collaborate with patients and families to establish realistic, measurable, and appropriate expected outcomes based on diagnoses, capabilities, goals, resources, and continuity-of-care plans.
• 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 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 benefits to navigate the Federal Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program.
• Well-being dollars, well-being navigators, programs, activities, resources, personal coaching, and tools.

What This Job Offers

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