RN Perianesthesia (allina)

Job Description

Number of Job Openings Available:

1

Date Posted:

January 03, 2025

Posting Expiration Date:JOB IS FROM: nursingjobs.siteVIEW

January 11, 2025

Department:

38015910 Mercy Peri Operative Care Center

Shift:

Permanent Evenings (United States of America)

Shift Length:

8 hour shift

Hours Per Week:

32

Union Contract:

MNA-05-Mercy RN-RMC

Weekend Rotation:

Every 5th

Job Summary:

Our unit has 28 Prep and recovery beds, 16 PACU bays, 2 line rooms. Typical patient/diagnosis seen on the unit Cardiovascular, neuro, general, gynecological, ENT, and orthopedic surgeries. We also recovery general anesthesia patient for electrophysiology, cardiac cath lab, and procedural general anesthesia patients.

Key Position Details:

• .8 FTE (64 hours every two-week period)
• 8-hour, evening shifts
• Every 5th weekend rotation
• MNA represented position

Tier 1: 2 years of Current (within 2 years) hospital PACU experience or currently working in department
Tier 2: 2 years of Current (within 2 years) ICU experience
Tier 3: 2 years of Current (within 2 years) Emergency Department experience with stabilization training

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 degree
• 0 to 2 years critical care RN experience

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree
• 0 to 2 years perianesthesia experience

Licenses/Certifications

• Licensed Registered Nurse – MN Board of Nursing required if working in state of MN upon hire / WI Department of Safety & Professional Services required if working in the state of WI upon hire
• Must 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 - Allina Health required by completion of orientation
• PALS - Pediatric Advance Life Support - Allina Health preferred by most sites
• CPAN American Board of Perianesthesia Nursing Certification preferred
• CAPA American Board of Perianesthesia Nursing Certification preferred

Physical Demands

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

Pay Range

Pay Range: $41.67 to $69.39 per hour

The pay described reflects the base hourly pay range. Your starting rate would depend on a variety of factors including, but not limited to, your experience, education, and the union agreement (if applicable). Shift, weekend and/or other differentials may be available to increase your pay rate for certain shifts or work.