Number of Job Openings Available:

1

Date Posted:

December 17, 2024

Department:

38012998 Mercy Enterostomal Therapy

Shift:

Day/Evening/Night (United States of America)

Shift Length:

8 hour shift

Hours Per Week:

0

Union Contract:

Non-Union

Weekend Rotation:

Occasional

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 RN position will primarily work in an inpatient setting.
• Ostomy and Wound Certifications must be obtained within 12 months upon hire (bachelor's degree required to obtain certifications).
• Continence certification preferred but not required
• 0.0 FTE (Casual)
• Day/Evening/Night 8-hour shifts (Monday-Friday)
• Currently, there are no weekend requirements, but may change based on departmental needs.

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.
Participates in and supports program development, nursing research, staff development and quality initiatives. May also provide coordination of care along a defined care pathway. Wound care nurses assess, treat, and create care plans for patients with complex wounds, ostomies, and/or continence conditions.

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
• Bachelor's degree for external applicants at metro hospitals and St. Francis in a non-specialty area or
• Bachelor's degree for external applicants at metro hospitals and St. Francis in a specialty area (ICU, Mom/Baby, Emergency Department, OR/procedural areas and mental health) required or Associate's degree in nursing with at least one year of experience in the specialty they are applying for or
• Associate's or Vocational degree or Bachelors degree for internal applicants at metro hospitals and St. Francis or
• Bachelor's degree preferred for external applicants at community hospitals in a non-specialty area, Associate's degree or
• Associate's or Vocational degree for external applicants in a specialty area (ICU, Mom/Baby, Emergency Department, OR/procedural areas and mental health) with one year of applicable experience required. Nurse executive approval or
• Associate's or Vocational degree or Bachelor's degree for internal applicants at community hospitals
• 2 to 5 years RN experience

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree
• 2 to 5 years ETN experience
• 2 to 5 years experience with complex wound care required, CWOCN

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)
• Minimum of two certifications specific to department, required within 1 year of hire (Home Health Care - Wound and Ostomy, Mercy and United Inpatient - Wound, Ostomy, and Continence, AHMHI Wound Clinic-St. Paul - Wounds and Foot/Nail Care)

Physical Demands

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