Number of Job Openings Available:

1

Date Posted:

December 11, 2024

Department:

31003820 Critical Care Float Pool

Shift:

Day/Night (United States of America)

Shift Length:

12 hour shift

Hours Per Week:

36

Union Contract:

MNA-1-Abbott Northwestern RN

Weekend Rotation:

Every 3rd

Job Summary:

Nursing is the diagnosis and treatment of human response to actual or potential health problems. This includes establishing an intentional therapeutic relationship between a registered nurse and a patient and family. As a leader and the integrator of care, the professional nurse has the responsibility, authority, and accountability for planning, coordinating and evaluating the patient’s care needs.
Provides nursing care across departments that provide critical care services. Provides specialized care to patients who are severely ill or injured. May practice in an intensive care unit or in a care area that requires the expertise of the critical care nurse.

Key Position Details:

Critical Care Float Pool nurses float to all three ICUs: Med Surg ICU PB2000, Cardio Vascular ICU H4100 and Neuro ICU H6200 on a daily basis. After six months of employment, RN's are trained to the Emergency Department. Furthermore, there are multiple opportunities to cross-train to other areas including the Post Anesthesia Care Unit (PACU) and some outpatient areas.

Tier 1: 6 months of RN Critical Care/ICU experience required
Tier 2: 6 months current ANW RN Telemetry experience OR 1 year RN current experience required in areas: Telemetry, PACU, ED

0.9 FTE (72 hours per two-week pay period)12-hour Day/Night rotating shiftsEvery 3rd Weekend (Fri, Sat, Sun)MNA ContractBenefit Eligible

Job Description:

Principle 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 the 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.Supplemental roles:
 Charge Nurse (only when acting in this role).

◦ Demonstrates ability to coordinate, delegate, and direct unit operation, collaborates effectively with unit staff, leadership and other disciplines.Preceptor (only when acting in this role).

◦ 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.

Required Qualifications

Associate's or Vocational degree2 to 5 years RN experience0 to 2 years Med/Surgical experience at some regional sites

Preferred Qualifications
 

Bachelor's degree0 to 2 years critical care experience

Licenses/Certifications

Licensed Registered Nurse – MN Board of Nursing requiredMust meet at least ONE of the requirements below:
◦ Current BLS certification from the American Heart Association
◦ Current BLS certification from the American Red Cross
◦ Allina in-house BLS training (within 30 days of hire)ACLS/BLS Tier 2-Advanced Cardiac Life Support - Multisource requiredCertified Critical Care RN - American Association of Critical-Care Nurses (AACN) preferredACLS/BLS Tier 3 - Multisource required if working on rapid response or code teams, or at regional sitesPALS - Pediatric Advance Life Support - Allina Health required depending on site, including regionals within 1 yearCMSRN Medical Surgical Nursing Certified preferred

Physical Demands

Lifting weight: Up to 32 lbs. occasionally (*Allina Safe Patient Moving Policy), Up to 25 lbs. frequently