RN Lung and Sleep Coon Rapids

Number of Job Openings Available : 1

Date Posted : September 06, 2024

Department : 62729900 Pulmonology and Sleep

Shift : Day (United States of America)

Shift Length : 8 hour shift

Hours Per Week : 40

Union Contract : Non-Union

Weekend Rotation : None

Job Summary : Allina Health is a not-for-profit health system that cares for individuals, families and communities throughout Minnesota and western Wisconsin.

If you value putting patients first, consider a career at Allina Health. Our mission is to provide exceptional care as we prevent illness, restore health and provide comfort to all who entrust us with their care.

This includes you and your loved ones. We are committed to providing whole person care, investing in your well-being, and enriching your career.

Key Position Details :

• This position will be doing triage, medication refills and nurse education.
• Training will be at Allina Health United Lung and Sleep Clinic, St. Paul for 4-6 weeks but will be permanently based at the Coon Rapids clinic after.
• FTE 1.0 (80 hours per two-week period).
• 8-hour day shifts (08 : 30 AM-5 : 00 PM, M-F)
• No weekends or holidays.
• Benefit eligible position.

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.

Focuses on patients receiving care in a specialized outpatient care setting, playing a critical role in coordination and delegation of care.

Individuals in this role will work in an outpatient clinic setting.

Principle Responsibilities

• Assessment
• Collects, prioritizes and synthesizes comprehensive data pertinent to the patient's health or situation.
• Integrates data relevant to the situation to identify needs, patterns and variances.
• Uses appropriate evidence based assessment techniques and instruments in data collection.
• Diagnosis
• Analyzes assessment data to determine nursing diagnoses.
• Validates and communicates nursing diagnoses with the patient, family and other health care team members.
• Outcomes Identification
• Identifies expected outcomes individualized to the patient.
• Planning
• Develops a plan that prescribes interventions to attain expected outcomes.
• Implementation
• Implements the identified plan.
• Documents interventions according to documentation guidelines.
• Evaluation
• Evaluates the patient's progress towards attainment of the outcome.
• Quality of Practice
• Systematically enhances the quality and effectiveness of nursing practice.
• Education
• Attains knowledge and competency that reflects current nursing practice.
• Professional Practice Evaluation
• Evaluates one's own nursing practice in relation to professional practice standards and regulatory guidelines.
• Collegiality
• Contributes to the professional development of peers, colleagues, and others.
• Collaboration
• Collaborates with patient, family, and others in the conduct of nursing practice.
• Ethics
• Acts in an ethical manner.
• Research
• Integrates research findings in practice.
• Resource Utilization
• Incorporates factors related to safety, effectiveness, cost, and impact on practice in planning and delivering patient care.
• Leadership
• Provides leadership in the professional practice setting and the profession.
• Environmental Health
• Practices in an environmentally safe and healthy manner.
• Charge Nurse (only when acting in this role).
• Demonstrates ability to coordinate and direct unit operation so the patient and family needs are met.
• Preceptor (only when acting in this role).
• Demonstrates ability to identify the orientee's learning needs and plans appropriate learning experiences.

Required Qualifications

• Associate's or Vocational degree graduate of an accredited school of nursing
• 0 to 2 years RN experience

Preferred Qualifications

Bachelor's degree graduate of an accredited school of nursing

Licenses / Certifications

• Licensed Registered Nurse - MN Board of Nursing required if working in the state of MN upon hire
• BLS Tier 1 - Basic Life Support - Multisource required per American Heart Association guidelines within 30 Days

Physical Demands

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Medium Work* :

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

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