Number of Job Openings Available:
1
Date Posted:
December 01, 2023
Department:
31003840 Med Surg Float Pool
Shift:
Permanent Nights (United States of America)
Shift Length:
12 hour shift
Hours Per Week:
36
Union Contract:
MNA-1-Abbott Northwestern RN
Weekend Rotation:
Every 3rd
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:
As a Float Pool RN you will provide care to all patients in Inpatient Rehab, Med Surg (GIGU, Oncology, Progressive, and Renal), Neuro, Ortho, Short Stay/Observation, Spine, Telemetry (Cardiac Device, Open Heart, Post Procedure), and Vascular Telemetry communities.
Orientation and cross training to these areas and any additional areas is open to the manager's discretion based on performance and needs of the hospital.
Work Schedule:
0.9 FTE, (72 hours every two-week schedule)
12-hour Night shifts, every third weekend
Differential pay applies to float pool, nights, and weekend shifts.
Benefits: This position is eligible for benefits including medical, dental, vision, paid time off, tuition reimbursement and more.
Tier 1: Current Med Surg Float Pool Nurse
Tier 2: Inpatient nurses greater than 1-year of experience
Tier 3: New grads
MNA Contract
Job Description:
Nursing is the assessment 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.
Provides nursing care across patient care departments in alignment with the nurses experience and competencies.
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
• Professional RN experience
• Medical/Surgical experience

Licenses/Certifications

• Licensed Registered Nurse - MN Board of Nursing required
• 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)
• Certified Medical Surgical RN (CMSRN) preferred
• Additional certifications may be needed at certain sites:
  •Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS)
  •Pediatric Advance Life Support (PALS)
  •Pediatric Emergency Assessment & Stabilization (PEARS)

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