Number of Job Openings Available:

1

Date Posted:

October 10, 2024

Posting Expiration Date:

October 18, 2024

Department:

31005910 Main Operating Room Preop/Postop

Shift:

Day/Evening (United States of America)

Shift Length:

12 hour shift

Hours Per Week:

36

Union Contract:

MNA-1-Abbott Northwestern RN

Weekend Rotation:

Weekend Schedule Program - 12

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:

• .9 FTE (72 hours every two weeks)
• 12-hour, day / evening shifts - Every Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
• On-call above work agreement and per unit need
• Weekends per unit rotation
• Holidays per unit need
• Staff will work in various areas including Preop, PACU, and Phase II care

Tier 1:  Minimum of 1 year Phase I and Phase II Perianesthesia experience including ability to care for patients on ventilators and patients with hemodynamic instability required

Tier 2: Minimum of 1 year current ICU experience or 1 year current ED experience (including STAB experience) AND ability to care for patients on ventilators and patients with hemodynamic instability required.

Tier 3: Perianesthesia experience with high acuity patients, ICU experience, or ED experience (including STAB experience

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.

Works with patients that are undergoing or recovering from anesthesia or sedation monitoring closely for complications and ensuring the optimal safety and comfort of patients under anesthesia.

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 critical care RN experience

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree
• 0 to 2 years perianesthesia 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)
• ACLS/BLS Tier 2-Advanced Cardiac Life Support - Allina Health required by completion of orientation
• PALS - Pediatric Advance Life Support - Allina Health preferred by most sites
• CPAN American Board of Perianesthesia Nursing Certification preferred
• CAPA American Board of Perianesthesia Nursing Certification preferred

Physical Demands

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