RN Wound Clinic

Allina Health•Minneapolis, MN

2d•$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. The organization’s 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 and treating patients with complex wounds, ostomies, and/or continence conditions and creating individualized care plans. The professional nurse establishes a therapeutic relationship with patients and families and leads and integrates care by planning, coordinating, and evaluating patient care needs. The role follows the nursing process and professional practice standards, collaborates with patients, families, and health care team members, and may perform charge nurse or preceptor duties when acting in those roles. Other duties may be assigned. This is a 0.8 FTE position (64 hours per two-week pay period), working an 8-hour day shift with no weekends. The stated hourly pay range is $47.32 to $78.79. Starting pay depends on factors including experience, education, and applicable union agreement; differentials may be available for certain shifts or work.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree.
2 to 5 years of RN experience.
Minnesota Board of Nursing RN license required upon hire if working in Minnesota.
Wisconsin Department of Safety and Professional Services RN license required upon hire if working in Wisconsin.
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.
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, and current, active wound and ostomy certifications.
For Tier 2: at least 3 years of RN wound care 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, and current, active wound and ostomy certifications.
For Tier 3: at least 2 years of RN wound care experience in home health care, an outpatient wound clinic, an inpatient wound/ostomy department, an inpatient nursing department, or an outpatient surgical clinic, and currently be in the process of obtaining wound and ostomy certification with anticipated completion within 90 days of hire.
New graduate RN applicants must apply to the New Grad RN Requisition 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

Collect, prioritize, and synthesize comprehensive and ongoing patient assessment data, involving the patient, family, health care providers, and environment as appropriate.
Integrate assessment data to identify patient needs, patterns, and variances, using appropriate evidence-based techniques and instruments.
Analyze assessment data to determine nursing diagnoses; interpret patient needs in relation to age, developmental stage, and culture; formulate, revise, resolve, validate, communicate, and document diagnoses.
Identify individualized expected outcomes and establish realistic, measurable outcomes in collaboration with patients and families.
Develop individualized care plans and interventions to achieve expected outcomes, support continuity of care, and reflect evidence-based practice and applicable statutes, rules, and regulations.
Implement care plans and interventions safely, appropriately, and in a timely manner; coordinate care as appropriate and document interventions according to guidelines.
Evaluate patient progress and patient or family understanding and response; revise diagnoses, outcomes, and care plans as needed and document revisions.
Participate in quality improvement activities and use available quality data to improve nursing practice and outcomes.
Maintain current nursing knowledge and competency and participate in educational activities.
Evaluate personal nursing practice against professional standards and regulatory guidelines; seek feedback and identify development goals.
Support peers’ professional development, share knowledge and skills, provide constructive feedback, and contribute to a healthy work environment.
Collaborate with patients, families, and others to support care and generate positive outcomes.
Maintain ethical conduct and therapeutic professional boundaries; advocate for patients and support self-advocacy.
Use research findings and other best evidence to guide practice decisions.
Consider safety, effectiveness, cost, and impact when planning 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.
Promote environmental health and safety, reduce exposure risks, and communicate environmental health strategies.
When acting as charge nurse, coordinate unit operations, meet patient and family needs, use resources efficiently, foster teamwork, and collaborate with staff and other disciplines.
When acting as preceptor, assess learning needs, plan and implement individualized orientation, validate clinical competence, support organizational and prioritization skills, evaluate interpersonal skills, role-model professional practice, and facilitate orientation to 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.
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.
Benefit eligibility and offerings are determined by FTE and union representation.