Registered Nurse (RN) - Acute Care

Job Description

Job Description

0.5 FTE - Day / Eve / Weekend Shifts

At Olmsted Medical Center, we value our employees and are committed to providing a comprehensive and competitive benefits package.

To keep up with the evolving trends, Olmsted Medical Center offers the following for employees who are employed at a 0.5 FTE or higher.

• Medical Insurance
• Dental Insurance
• Vision Insurance
• Basic Life Insurance
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Employer Paid Short-Term Disability and Long-Term Disability
• Adoption Assistance Plan

Qualifications :

• Completion of an accredited professional nursing program
• Current Minnesota Registered Nurse license
• BLS certification
• ACLS certification (Northwest Clinic and Hospital locations only including the departments of Internal Medicine, Family Medicine, Acute Care, Cardiology, Pain Management, General Surgery, and Pediatrics)
• Minimum of one year nursing experience preferred

Job Responsibilities :

Responsibilities Related to Cardiology Nursing :

• Administer medications for diagnostic cardiac testing including but not limited to : Pharmacological Stress Tests, Cardioversions, and Trans-Esophageal Echocardiograms
• Rooming and assisting Cardiologists with outpatient Cardiology services
• Educating patients on cardiovascular disease
• Informing patients of preventative measures
• Help assess and treat cardiovascular events
• Assist in performing diagnostic tests such as ECGs, Holter / Event Monitors, and Ambulatory Blood Pressure Monitors
• Respond to RRTs within the NW building
• Travel to outreach clinics to provide Cardiology services

Practice of Professional Nursing includes but is not limited to :

Provides a comprehensive assessment of the health status of a patient through the collection, analysis, and synthesis of data used to establish a health statue baseline and plan of care.

The RN also addresses changes in the patient condition.

• Collaborates with the healthcare team to develop and coordinate an integrated plan of care.
• Develops nursing interventions to be integrated into the plan of care.
• Implements nursing care through the execution of independent nursing actions.
• Implements interventions that are delegated, ordered, or prescribed by a licensed healthcare provider.
• Delegates nursing tasks or assigns nursing activities to implement the plan of care.
• Provides safe and effective nursing care.
• Promotes a safe and therapeutic environment.
• Advocates for the best interests of individual patients.
• Evaluates responses to interventions and the effectiveness of the plan of care.
• Collaborates and coordinates with other healthcare professionals in the management and implementation of care within and across care settings and communities.
• Provides health promotion, disease prevention, care coordination, and case finding.
• Designs and implements teaching plans based on patient need and evaluates teaching effectiveness.
• Participates in the development of healthcare policies, procedures, and systems.
• Accountable for the quality of care delivered, recognizing the limits of knowledge and experience; addresses situations beyond the nurse’s competency;

and performs at the level of education, knowledge, and skill ordinarily expected if an individual has completed an approved professional nursing education program.

• Manages, supervises, and evaluates the practice of nursing.
• Maintains OMC organization competencies and nursing competencies pertinent to area of practice.
• Manages information in accordance with state and federal regulations.
• Performs other duties as assigned.
16 days ago