RN Post Surgical Medicine
About The Position
The Registered Nurse in Post Surgical Medicine at United Hospital’s Unit 2600 provides care to patients recovering from surgeries, including Urology, Bariatric, and OB-GYN procedures. The RN works with a collaborative team that includes a patient care manager, supervisors, and nursing assistants, and receives a thorough orientation. Nursing involves assessing 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 responsible and accountable for planning, coordinating, and evaluating patient care needs. The role primarily serves acutely ill patients on hospital units across a wide variety of medical issues and supports recovery from surgery. This position is a .75 FTE, working 60 hours per two-week pay period on permanent 12-hour night shifts, with every-third-weekend rotation. The role has experience-based tiers: Tier 1 for more than one year of medical/surgical experience, Tier 2 for less than one year, and Tier 3 for new graduates.
Requirements
- Associate's or vocational degree.
- Licensed Registered Nurse credential from the Minnesota Board of Nursing if working in Minnesota, or from the Wisconsin Department of Safety & 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.
- For locations where required, meet at least one ACLS/ALS 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 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.
- 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 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 help navigate the Federal Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program.
- Well-being resources, including well-being dollars, dedicated well-being navigators, programs, activities, articles, videos, personal coaching, and tools.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Part-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
Associate degree
