RN Cardiovascular

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Key Position Details:

Tier 1: 2+ years of RN experience in an acute care setting required; plus, Cardiac and Telemetry experience required within past five years.
Tier 2: Minimum of one year RN experience required; plus, Cardiac and Telemetry experience preferred.
Tier 3: Up to one year RN experience or new grad.

• 0.8 FTE (64 hours per two-week period)
• Permanent Evening 8-hour shift
• Every other weekend rotation
• MNA-represented, 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.

Specializes in the care of patients who suffer from various conditions of the cardiovascular system.

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 RN experience: 1-2 years RN experience

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree
• 0 to 2 years cardiac, telemetry, or critical care RN experience
• RN-BC PreferredCardiac Vascular Nursing
• CCRN PreferredCritical Care RN
• CHRN PreferredCertified Heart Failure Nurse

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 Tier 2 required for identified units per hiring manager
• RN-BC Cardiac Vascular Nursing preferred
• CCRN Critical Care RN preferred
• CHRN Certified Heart Failure Nurse preferred

Physical Demands

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