RN SCU and Intermediate Care

Allina Health System • Fridley, MN

23h • Onsite

About The Position

Join an 18-bed Specialty Care Unit and work with a collaborative team to deliver patient care alongside hospitalists and an interdisciplinary care team. The role serves a diverse patient population and offers opportunities to develop clinical knowledge and skills, collaborate with colleagues, and build meaningful patient connections. Specialty Care Unit and Intermediate Care areas care for patients who require intermediate care for an illness or injury.

Nursing involves diagnosing and treating human responses to actual or potential health problems. The professional nurse establishes a therapeutic relationship with patients and families and leads and integrates care, with responsibility and accountability for planning, coordinating, and evaluating patient care needs. This position is 0.9 FTE, or 72 hours per two-week pay period, with 12-hour day/night shifts and an every-third-weekend rotation. The posting lists three experience tiers: Tier 1 requires one or more years of current SCU or intermediate-care experience; Tier 2 requires one or more years of telemetry experience; Tier 3 requires one or more years of med/surg experience.

Requirements

• Associate’s or vocational degree.
• Registered Nurse experience: 0 to 2 years; new graduate RNs may be considered.
• Minnesota Board of Nursing Registered Nurse license required upon hire when working in Minnesota; Wisconsin Department of Safety & Professional Services license required upon hire when working in Wisconsin.
• Meet at least one of the following: current American Heart Association ACLS certification; current American Red Cross ALS certification; or Allina in-house ACLS training within 60 days of hire.
• Ability to meet the physical demands of medium work: lift up to 32 lbs. occasionally under the Allina Safe Patient Moving Policy and up to 25 lbs. frequently.

Nice To Haves

• Bachelor’s degree.
• 2 to 5 years of RN experience.
• Tier 1: one or more years of current SCU or intermediate-care experience; Tier 2: one or more years of telemetry experience; or Tier 3: one or more years of med/surg experience.

Responsibilities

• Assess patient and family needs; identify desired outcomes; establish and supervise the plan of care; and modify it as needed.
• Maintain education and competencies to provide proficient, high-quality patient care.
• Use evidence-based nursing practices and consider applicable statutes, rules, and regulations when developing plans of care.
• Collaborate with patients and families to establish realistic, measurable, age-appropriate, and culturally appropriate outcomes based on nursing diagnoses, patient capabilities and goals, available resources, and continuity-of-care plans.
• 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 benefits.
• 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 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