RN Emergency Department

Allina Health

6d • $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. This position provides emergency room and urgent care nursing for patients suffering from trauma, injury, or severe medical conditions requiring urgent treatment. Professional nursing includes diagnosing and treating human responses to actual or potential health problems; establishing a therapeutic relationship with patients and families; and planning, coordinating, and evaluating patient care. The nurse is responsible and accountable for integrating care and addressing patient and family needs.

The role is a permanent night position with 12-hour shifts, 30 hours per week, and a .75 FTE schedule of 60 hours per two-week pay period. The schedule includes every-third-weekend rotation, block scheduling, and one on-call shift per four-week schedule. Tiered experience requirements apply: Tier 1 requires one year of RN emergency department experience; Tier 2 requires RN experience in an acute setting such as ED, ICU, or EMS; Tier 3 accepts RN Med/Surg, Tele, or Urgent Care experience, a new graduate with ED experience, or a former WestHealth employee.

Required education is an associate's or vocational degree. An active applicable state RN license is required. The nurse must meet at least one of the ACLS/ALS training requirements, complete TNCC within one year, and may need additional certifications, including PALS within 180 days at certain sites. The position involves medium physical work, including lifting up to 32 pounds occasionally and up to 25 pounds frequently.

The hourly pay range is $44.64 to $74.33; starting pay depends on factors such as experience, education, and union agreement. Shift and weekend differentials may be available. Benefits include medical and dental coverage, paid time away, retirement savings plans, life insurance, disability coverage, voluntary benefits, tuition reimbursement or continuing medical education as applicable, student loan support benefits, and well-being resources. Benefit eligibility and offerings depend on FTE and union representation.

Requirements

• Associate's or vocational degree.
• One of the tiered experience pathways applies: Tier 1 requires one year of RN experience in an emergency department; Tier 2 requires RN experience in an acute setting such as ED, ICU, or EMS; Tier 3 requires RN Med/Surg, Tele, or Urgent Care experience, new graduate status with ED experience, or former WestHealth employment.
• Licensed Registered Nurse credential from the Minnesota Board of Nursing if working in Minnesota, or the Wisconsin Department of Safety and Professional Services if working in Wisconsin, required upon hire.
• Meet 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.
• Trauma Nursing Core Course (TNCC) required within one year.
• Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) required within 180 days of hire at certain sites; other certifications may be required within one year.
• Ability to perform medium work, lifting up to 32 pounds occasionally and up to 25 pounds frequently.

Nice To Haves

• Bachelor's degree.
• ED RN experience.

Responsibilities

• Assess patient and family needs, 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 care plans.
• 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 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 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: Part-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: Associate degree