RN Primary Care

Allina Health System•Coon Rapids, MN

2d•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. It is committed to whole-person care, employee well-being, and career development. The RN provides nursing care in an outpatient clinic setting, establishing therapeutic relationships with patients and families and serving as a leader and integrator of care. The RN is responsible and accountable for planning, coordinating, and evaluating patient care needs, including coordinating and delegating care. Responsibilities may be delegated to an LPN or MA based on scope of practice. The role applies the nursing process, evidence-based practice, professional standards, and regulatory guidelines. Charge nurse and preceptor responsibilities apply only when acting in those roles. This is a 1.0 FTE role, equivalent to 80 hours per two-week pay period, working an eight-hour weekday day shift from 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. There are no weekends. Occasional travel to Allina Commons for education may be required, with mileage reimbursement eligibility.

Requirements

Associate’s or vocational degree from an accredited school of nursing.
New graduate hires must graduate from an accredited school of nursing whose program includes clinical rotations in an acute care setting (American Association of Colleges of Nursing or National League for Nursing).
Internal clinic employees who have successfully worked as a CMA or LPN for at least three years may be considered if they graduated from an accredited school without clinical rotations.
0 to 2 years of RN experience; new graduate RNs may be considered.
Minnesota Registered Nurse license from the MN Board of Nursing is required upon hire if working in Minnesota.
Wisconsin Registered Nurse license from the WI Department of Safety and Professional Services is required upon hire if working in Wisconsin; both state licenses may be required depending on services provided at the hired location.
Must have at least one of the following: current BLS certification from the American Heart Association; current BLS certification from the American Red Cross; or Allina in-house BLS training within 30 days of hire.
Medium physical work: lift up to 32 lbs. occasionally in accordance with the Allina Safe Patient Moving Policy and up to 25 lbs. frequently.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor’s degree from an accredited school of nursing.
RN-BC Ambulatory Care certification.

Responsibilities

Collect, prioritize, synthesize, and document comprehensive patient assessment data using appropriate evidence-based techniques and instruments.
Analyze assessment data, formulate and revise nursing diagnoses, and communicate and document diagnoses in accordance with patient care guidelines.
Identify individualized, realistic, measurable expected patient outcomes in collaboration with patients and families.
Develop individualized care plans that support continuity of care and incorporate evidence-based nursing practice and applicable statutes, rules, and regulations.
Implement safe, timely, appropriate, evidence-based interventions and treatments; coordinate the care plan as appropriate and document interventions.
Evaluate patient progress and patient and family understanding and response to care; revise and document diagnoses, outcomes, and care plans as needed.
Participate in quality improvement activities and use available quality improvement data to improve nursing practice and outcomes.
Maintain current nursing knowledge and competency through educational activities and apply learning to practice.
Evaluate personal nursing practice against professional standards and regulatory guidelines, seek feedback, and identify professional development goals.
Share knowledge and skills, provide constructive feedback, contribute to peers’ professional development, and support a healthy work environment.
Collaborate with patients, families, and others to promote positive outcomes and effect change.
Maintain ethical, therapeutic, and professional nurse-patient relationships; advocate for patients and support their self-advocacy.
Use research and other best evidence to guide practice decisions.
Consider safety, effectiveness, cost, and impact when planning and delivering care, and use resources safely, effectively, and ethically.
Provide professional leadership, serve as a role model, promote a positive work environment, and participate in shared decision-making.
Practice in an environmentally safe and healthy manner, learn and apply environmental health strategies, reduce environmental health risks, and communicate risks and exposure-reduction strategies.
When acting as charge nurse, coordinate and direct unit operations, promote teamwork and professional growth, and collaborate with staff, leadership, and other disciplines.
When acting as preceptor, identify an orientee’s learning needs, plan and implement an individualized orientation, validate clinical competence, support organizational and prioritization skills, evaluate interpersonal skills, model professional practice, and facilitate socialization into the organization and work group.
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 and benefits to navigate the Federal Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program.
Well-being dollars, well-being navigators, programs, activities, resources, personal coaching, and tools.
Eligible for mileage reimbursement for occasional travel to Allina Commons for education.