Senior Staff Nurse (SSN) - Inpatient Medicine

Hennepin Healthcare • Minneapolis, MN

1d • Onsite

About The Position

We are currently seeking a Senior Staff Nurse to join our Inpatient Medicine team. This is a 0.9 FTE, Day/ Every other Weekend, 12 hr shift position. Within the context of the Hennepin Healthcare System Patient and Family Centered Care model, and under general supervision, the Senior Staff Nurse provides and coordinates complex nursing care by protecting, promoting, and optimizing health, preventing illness and injury, alleviating suffering through the treatment of the human response, partnering with the patient, the patient’s family, and significant others, documenting interventions and an individualized plan of care, advancing nursing professional practice, and being a resource to the patient care area, role-modeling practice excellence, promoting evidence-based nursing practice, and facilitating innovation.

Requirements

• Graduation from an approved school of nursing
• Three (3) years of professional nursing experience in the specialty area
• Clinical experience as preceptor or charge nurse
• Bachelor's degree in nursing or enrollment in a Bachelor's degree program with progress to complete within two years of hire date (Effective July 28, 2014)
• Possession of a valid license as a Registered Nurse, issued by the State of Minnesota

Nice To Haves

• One year of experience at Hennepin County Medical Center strongly preferred
• Professional certification in specialty area of clinical expertise
• Involved in a professional nursing organization

Responsibilities

• Performs all functions of the Staff Nurse and additional functions.
• Assists in the development and implementation of nursing standards, policies, and procedures.
• Seeks and shares new knowledge in area of clinical expertise.
• Supports and develops strategies to create, sustain and nurture patient and family centered care.
• Provides expert clinical knowledge.
• Serves as a resource to other clinical staff, and provides nursing consultation to other units.
• Provides unit / department leadership through work as a charge nurse.
• Serves as a preceptor and provides leadership for educational processes on unit.
• Identifies re-occurring patient care issues, collaborates with leadership to postulate possible solutions, and works with the Nursing Manager on implementation of change.
• Supports the organizational mission and key priorities and assures continuity of unit work with organizational initiatives through the Annual Plan.
• Champions patient safety initiatives.
• Accepts projects and/or change management assignments from nurse/clinic manager supporting the change through evidenced-based practice.
• Serves as a member of the nursing leadership team.
• Participates as a member or chair of organizational initiatives and collaborative governance committees aimed at improving patient safety and excellence in nursing practice.
• Role models critical thinking and clinical and professional excellence.
• Develops effective and collaborative relationships with nursing peers and the multidisciplinary team.
• Uses systems thinking to proactively address issues.
• Participates in professional nursing organizations, maintains current knowledge of innovations in area of specialty by reading journals, participating in webinars and listservs, as well as obtaining information and learning from local, regional, and national conferences.

What This Job Offers

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