Allina Health Systems - Shakopee, MN

posted about 2 months ago

Full-time - Entry Level
Shakopee, MN
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About the position

Allina Health is a not-for-profit health system that cares for individuals, families and communities throughout Minnesota and western Wisconsin. If you value putting patients first, consider a career at Allina Health. Our mission is to provide exceptional care as we prevent illness, restore health and provide comfort to all who entrust us with their care. This includes you and your loved ones. We are committed to providing whole person care, investing in your well-being, and enriching your career. The Special Care Unit (SCU) at St. Francis is an eight-bed unit that cares for unstable patients that require elevated monitoring and complex nursing care. The SCU is a place where you can grow your knowledge and skills caring for complex medical and surgical patients. The SCU at St. Francis care for patients who require supportive care such as mechanical ventilation, vasoactive drips, increased cardiac monitoring, invasive lines, complex wounds, and psychiatric emergencies. The SCU is an excellent place to learn and grow your critical thinking skills and expand your nursing career.

Responsibilities

  • Comprehensive assessment of patient and family needs; identification of outcomes based on needs assessment; establishing the plan of care; supervising the progress; and modification of the plan of care as needed.
  • Maintains education and competencies to remain proficient to provide high quality patient care practice and skills.
  • Incorporates evidence-based nursing practice taking into consideration current statutes, rules and regulations when developing the plan of care.
  • Establishes, in collaboration with the family and patient, realistic and measurable patient expected outcomes based on nursing diagnoses, patients present and potential capabilities, goals, available resources and plan for continuity of care.
  • Identifies outcomes that are age appropriate, culturally appropriate, realistic and attainable.
  • Coordinates, collaborates, and delegates appropriately to ensure care is provided in a safe, effective fashion.
  • Fulfills all organizational requirements.
  • Demonstrates ability to coordinate, delegate, and direct unit operation, collaborates effectively with unit staff, leadership and other disciplines.
  • Demonstrates ability to identify the orientee's learning needs, plans appropriate learning experiences and demonstrates ability to validate clinical competence of orientee.
  • Other duties as assigned.

Requirements

  • Associate's or Vocational degree
  • 1-year recent ICU experience required (Tier 1)
  • 1-year recent critical care step down, telemetry or emergency department experience required (Tier 2)
  • 3 years recent medical/surgical experience required (Tier 3)
  • Licensed Registered Nurse - MN Board of Nursing required if working in state of MN upon hire
  • Current BLS certification from the American Heart Association or American Red Cross or Allina in-house BLS training (within 30 days of hire)
  • ACLS/BLS Tier 2-Advanced Cardiac Life Support - Multisource required
  • ACLS/BLS Tier 3 - Allina Health preferred will be eventually required at most sites

Nice-to-haves

  • Bachelor's degree
  • 2 to 5 years RN experience

Benefits

  • Medical/Dental
  • PTO/Time Away
  • Retirement Savings Plans
  • Life Insurance
  • Short-term/Long-term Disability
  • Paid Caregiver Leave
  • Voluntary Benefits (vision, legal, critical illness)
  • Tuition Reimbursement or Continuing Medical Education as applicable
  • Student Loan Support Benefits to navigate the Federal Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program
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