RN Medical Surgical/Special Care Unit

Allina Health • River Falls, WI

5d • $43 - $71 • Onsite

About The Position

Allina Health is a not-for-profit health system serving individuals, families and communities throughout Minnesota and western Wisconsin. The Registered Nurse provides care for acutely ill patients with a wide variety of medical issues and supports recovery from surgery. Nursing includes assessing and treating actual or potential health problems and establishing a therapeutic relationship with patients and families. The professional nurse leads and integrates care and is accountable for planning, coordinating and evaluating patients’ care needs.

This position is in the Medical Surgical Unit in River Falls, Wisconsin. The role is listed as 0.7 FTE (56 hours per two-week pay period), with evening/night shifts and an every-other-weekend rotation in the key position details. The posting also lists 28 hours per week, an evening/night shift, a 12-hour shift length and an every-third-weekend rotation.

The nurse assesses patient and family needs, develops and adjusts plans of care, and coordinates safe and effective care. The nurse maintains competencies, uses evidence-based practice, and collaborates with patients and families to establish appropriate outcomes. When serving in supplemental roles, the nurse may coordinate unit operations as a charge nurse or support and assess an orientee as a preceptor. Other duties may be assigned.

Requirements

• Associate's or vocational degree.
• Licensed Registered Nurse credential from the applicable state board: Minnesota Board of Nursing if working in Minnesota, or Wisconsin Department of Safety and Professional Services if working in Wisconsin, required upon hire.
• Meet at least one BLS requirement: current American Heart Association certification, current American Red Cross certification, or Allina in-house BLS training within 30 days of hire.
• At locations where required, meet at least one advanced life support requirement: current American Heart Association ACLS certification, current American Red Cross ALS certification, or Allina in-house ACLS training within 60 days of hire.

Nice To Haves

• Bachelor's degree.
• Professional RN experience.
• Medical/Surgical experience.
• Certified Medical Surgical RN (CMSRN) certification.

Responsibilities

• Comprehensively assess patient and family needs, identify desired outcomes, establish a plan of care, supervise progress, and modify the plan 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 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 coverage.
• 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 resources, including well-being dollars, dedicated navigators, programs, activities, content, personal coaching and tools.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time
• Education Level: Associate degree