Urgent Care RN

Allina Health • Coon Rapids, MN

3d • $40 - $55 • Onsite

About The Position

Allina Health is a not-for-profit health system serving individuals, families, and communities in Minnesota and western Wisconsin. The Urgent Care RN provides nursing care to patients experiencing trauma, injury, or severe medical conditions requiring urgent treatment. Nursing practice includes establishing a therapeutic relationship with patients and families and taking responsibility for planning, coordinating, and evaluating patient care needs.

This position is 0.8 FTE, or 64 hours per two-week pay period, with 32 hours per week listed. The schedule includes day/evening shifts of variable length and an every-third-weekend rotation. The role is benefits eligible.

The RN assesses patient needs, develops nursing diagnoses and individualized plans of care, implements evidence-based interventions, and evaluates progress and responses to care. The RN collaborates with patients, families, and the health care team; documents care; and contributes to quality improvement, education, professional development, ethical practice, research-informed care, leadership, resource stewardship, and an environmentally safe care setting. Charge nurse and preceptor responsibilities apply when acting in those roles. Other duties may be assigned.

Requirements

• Associate's or vocational degree in nursing.
• Licensed Registered Nurse through the Minnesota Board of Nursing.
• At least one of the following: current BLS certification from the American Heart Association; current BLS certification from the American Red Cross; or Allina in-house BLS training within 30 days of hire.
• Ability to lift up to 32 pounds occasionally and up to 25 pounds frequently.

Nice To Haves

• Bachelor's degree in nursing.
• One year of urgent care experience or one year of emergency department experience.

Responsibilities

• Collect, prioritize, synthesize, and interpret comprehensive patient data using appropriate evidence-based assessment techniques.
• Identify and document nursing diagnoses based on assessment data and patient characteristics, needs, and circumstances.
• Establish individualized, realistic, measurable expected outcomes in collaboration with patients, families, and the care team.
• Develop individualized plans of care that support continuity of care and incorporate evidence-based practice and applicable regulations.
• Implement safe, timely, appropriate, evidence-based interventions and document care according to guidelines.
• Evaluate patient progress, understanding, and response to the plan of care; revise diagnoses, outcomes, and plans as needed.
• Collaborate with patients, families, health care providers, and other team members to support nursing practice and positive outcomes.
• Participate in quality improvement activities and use available quality data to improve practice and outcomes.
• Maintain current nursing knowledge and competency through educational activities and apply learning to practice.
• Evaluate personal nursing practice against professional standards, seek feedback, and identify professional development goals.
• Contribute to peers’ professional development, share knowledge and skills, provide constructive feedback, and support a healthy work environment.
• Maintain ethical, professional nurse-patient relationships and boundaries; advocate for patients and support self-advocacy.
• Use research findings and other best evidence to guide practice decisions.
• Use resources safely, effectively, ethically, and with consideration for cost and future availability.
• Provide leadership, serve as a professional role model, promote a positive work environment, and participate in shared decision-making.
• Practice in an environmentally safe and healthy manner, promote reduction of environmental health risks, and communicate risks and exposure-reduction strategies.
• When acting as charge nurse, coordinate and direct unit operations, support patient and family needs, use resources efficiently and safely, and foster teamwork and professional growth.
• When acting as preceptor, identify learning needs, implement and evaluate an individualized orientation plan, validate clinical competence, support organizational and interpersonal skills, and serve as a professional role model.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Benefits

• Medical and dental coverage.
• PTO/time away.
• Retirement savings plans.
• Life insurance.
• Short-term and long-term disability coverage.
• Voluntary benefits, including vision, legal, and critical illness coverage.
• Tuition reimbursement or continuing medical education, as applicable.
• Student loan support 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: Mid Level
• Education Level: Associate degree