RN Primary Care

Allina Health System • Bloomington, MN

3d • 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, while supporting employee well-being and career development.

The RN Primary Care position provides professional nursing care in an outpatient clinic setting. The registered nurse establishes therapeutic relationships with patients and families and leads and integrates care by planning, coordinating, and evaluating patient needs. The role focuses on outpatient care coordination and delegation, with responsibilities delegated to an LPN or MA as appropriate to scope of practice.

The nurse applies the nursing process: assessing and synthesizing patient data; identifying and documenting nursing diagnoses; establishing individualized outcomes; planning and implementing evidence-based interventions; and evaluating and documenting patient progress. The role also contributes to quality improvement, ongoing education, professional practice evaluation, peer development, collaboration, ethical care, research-informed practice, resource stewardship, leadership, and environmental health. Charge nurse and preceptor responsibilities apply only when acting in those roles. Other duties may be assigned.

This is a 1.0 FTE position, working 80 hours per two-week pay period on an 8-hour day shift, with no weekend rotation. The listed base hiring pay range is $40.08 to $54.93 per hour; starting pay depends on factors including experience, education, and any applicable union agreement. Shift, weekend, or other differentials may be available for certain shifts or work.

Requirements

• Associate's or vocational degree from an accredited school of nursing.
• New graduate hires must graduate from an accredited school of nursing with clinical rotations in an acute care setting, under the American Association of Colleges of Nursing or National League for Nursing criteria.
• Internal clinic employees with at least three years of successful CMA or LPN experience may be considered if they graduated from an accredited school that does not have clinical rotations.
• 0 to 2 years of RN experience; new graduate RNs may be considered.
• MN Board of Nursing RN license required upon hire when working in Minnesota.
• Wisconsin Department of Safety and Professional Services RN license required upon hire when working in Wisconsin; both state licenses may be required depending on services at the hired location.
• Must have current BLS certification from the American Heart Association or American Red Cross, or complete Allina in-house BLS training within 30 days of hire.

Nice To Haves

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

Responsibilities

• Collect, prioritize, and synthesize comprehensive patient data using appropriate evidence-based assessment techniques.
• Analyze assessment data, formulate and document nursing diagnoses, and communicate them with patients, families, and the care team.
• Identify individualized, realistic, and measurable patient outcomes in collaboration with patients and families.
• Develop individualized plans of care that support continuity of care and incorporate evidence-based nursing practice and applicable regulations.
• Implement safe, timely, appropriate, and evidence-based interventions; coordinate care and document interventions.
• Evaluate patient progress and patient or family understanding and response to the plan of care; revise diagnoses, outcomes, and plans as needed.
• Participate in quality improvement activities and use available quality data to improve nursing practice and outcomes.
• Maintain knowledge and competency through educational activities and apply learning to nursing practice.
• Evaluate personal practice against professional standards and regulatory guidelines, seek feedback, and identify professional development goals.
• Share knowledge and skills, provide constructive feedback to colleagues, and support a healthy work environment.
• Collaborate with patients, families, and others to promote positive outcomes and effect change.
• Maintain ethical professional relationships and boundaries, advocate for patients, and support patient self-advocacy.
• Use research and other best evidence to guide practice decisions.
• Use care resources safely, effectively, ethically, and with consideration of cost and future availability.
• Provide professional leadership, serve as a role model, promote a positive work environment, and participate in shared decision-making.
• Promote an environmentally safe and healthy practice environment and communicate environmental health risks and exposure-reduction strategies.
• When acting as charge nurse, coordinate unit operations and collaborate with staff, leaders, and other disciplines to meet patient needs and use resources safely and efficiently.
• When acting as preceptor, assess orientee learning needs, plan and implement individualized orientation, validate competence, support development, and serve as a professional role model.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Benefits

• Medical and dental coverage.
• PTO and 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, articles, videos, personal coaching, and tools.

What This Job Offers

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