RN Emergency Department (allina)

Job Description

Number of Job Openings Available:

1

Date Posted:

December 11, 2024

Department:

38016500 Mercy Emergency Services

Shift:

Permanent Nights (United States of America)

Shift Length:

8 hour shift

Hours Per Week:

32

Union Contract:

MNA-5-Mercy RN

Weekend Rotation:

Every Other

Job Summary:

As an emergency room RN you will find satisfaction in making a meaningful difference in critical and urgent situations. If you thrive on a fast-paced environment, appreciate the challenge of quickly assessing and stabilizing patients, plus the opportunity to provide immediate care, our emergency RN roles will suite you. Your dedication and teamwork contribute to maintaining the highest quality of care at Allina Health Emergency Centers.

Key Position Details:

                                                                                                            

Tier 1:  1 year of RN ED experience or successful completion of RN ED orientation required

Tier 2:   RN ED, EMS, or ICU patient care experience required 

Tier 3:  RN Acute Care experience including urgent care or New Graduate with ED/EMT/EMS experience required

                                                                                                  

• .8 FTE (64-hours per 2-week schedule)

• 8-hour night shifts

• Every other weekend rotation

• Benefit eligible

Job Description:

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.

Treats patients who are suffering from trauma, injury or severed medical conditions that require urgent treatment.

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

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree
• ED RN 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)
• Trauma Nursing Core Course (TNCC) - Multisource required within 1 Year
• Additional certifications may be needed at certain sites:
  ◦ Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS)
  ◦ Pediatric Advance Life Support (PALS)
  ◦ Other certifications may be required within 1 year of hire

Physical Demands

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