RN Wound Clinic

Allina Health • Minneapolis, MN

1d • $47 - $79 • Onsite

About The Position

Allina Health is a not-for-profit health system serving individuals, families, and communities throughout Minnesota and western Wisconsin. Its mission is to provide exceptional care by preventing illness, restoring health, and providing comfort, while supporting employees’ well-being and career development.

The RN Wound Clinic nurse works in an outpatient clinic, assessing, treating, and creating care plans for patients with complex wounds, ostomies, and/or continence conditions. The professional nurse establishes therapeutic relationships with patients and families and leads and integrates care by planning, coordinating, and evaluating patient needs. The role follows the nursing process and professional standards, including assessment, diagnosis, outcome identification, planning, implementation, and evaluation. It also encompasses quality improvement, education, professional practice evaluation, collegiality, collaboration, ethics, research, resource utilization, leadership, and environmental health. Charge nurse and preceptor duties apply only when acting in those roles. Other duties may be assigned.

This is a 1.0 FTE position (80 hours per two-week pay period), with 8-hour day shifts and no weekend rotation. The hourly pay range is $47.32 to $78.79; starting pay depends on factors including experience, education, and applicable union agreement. Shift, weekend, or other differentials may be available for qualifying work. Benefits and eligibility depend on FTE and union representation.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree.
• 2 to 5 years of RN experience.
• Minnesota RN license from the MN Board of Nursing required upon hire if working in Minnesota.
• Wisconsin RN license from the WI Department of Safety and Professional Services required upon hire if working in Wisconsin.
• 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.
• Wound and Ostomy Certification required within 1 year.
• For Tier 1: at least 5 years of RN wound and ostomy experience in home health care, an outpatient wound clinic, an inpatient wound/ostomy department, an inpatient nursing department, or an outpatient surgical clinic, plus current/active wound and ostomy certifications.
• For Tier 2: at least 3 years of RN wound care and ostomy experience in the listed settings, plus current/active wound and ostomy certifications.
• For Tier 3: at least 2 years of RN wound care experience in the listed settings and currently in process of obtaining wound and ostomy certification, with anticipated completion within 90 days of hire.
• New graduate applicants must apply to the New Grad RN Requisition R-0000016 and be graduates of an accredited nursing program with a clinical rotation in an acute care facility.

Nice To Haves

• 0 to 2 years of complex wound care (WOCN) experience.
• Continence certification or Foot/Nail Care certification.

Responsibilities

• Assess patients and collect, prioritize, and synthesize relevant health and situational data using evidence-based techniques.
• Analyze assessment data, formulate and document nursing diagnoses, and communicate and validate them with patients, families, and the care team.
• Identify individualized, realistic, and measurable expected outcomes in collaboration with patients and families.
• Develop individualized plans of care that prescribe interventions, support continuity of care, and incorporate evidence-based practice and applicable regulations.
• Implement care plans and evidence-based interventions safely and timely, coordinate care as appropriate, and document interventions.
• Evaluate patient progress and patient or family understanding and response; revise and document diagnoses, outcomes, and care plans as needed.
• Participate in quality improvement and use available quality data to improve nursing practice and outcomes.
• Maintain current nursing knowledge and competency and participate in educational activities.
• Evaluate personal practice against professional standards and regulatory guidelines, seek feedback, and identify development goals.
• Contribute to peer development, share knowledge, provide constructive feedback, and support a healthy work environment.
• Collaborate with patients, families, and others to achieve positive outcomes and effect change.
• Maintain ethical conduct, professional boundaries, and patient advocacy; use resources to support ethical decisions.
• Use research and other best evidence to guide practice decisions.
• Consider safety, effectiveness, cost, and impact when planning and delivering care; use and manage resources responsibly.
• 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, communicate environmental health risks and strategies, and promote risk reduction.
• When acting as charge nurse, coordinate unit operations and resources, promote professional growth and teamwork, and collaborate with staff, leadership, and other disciplines.
• When acting as preceptor, identify learning needs, plan and implement individualized orientation, validate competence, support organizational and interpersonal skills, model professional practice, and facilitate socialization.
• 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 dollars, well-being navigators, programs, activities, articles, videos, personal coaching, and tools.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level