Critical Resource RN

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As a Critical Resource RN, you will provide the house with critical care knowledge and skills to staff, responds to RRTs and code blues.

Tier 1 - Current 1 year CRN experience

Tier 2 - Current 2 year ICU experience

Tier 3 - Current 3 years SCU experience

• 0.8 FTE (64 hours per 2-week pay period)
• 8-hour permanent evening shifts
• Every other weekend

Job Description:

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
• 2 to 5 years RN experience

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree
• 0 to 2 years critical care RN 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 - Multisource required upon completion of orientation
• ACLS/BLS Tier 3 - Multisource required if working in rapid response or code teams
• Certified Critical Care RN - American Association of Critical-Care Nurses (AACN) preferred
• RN-C in appropriate to department specialty preferred
• SCRN Stroke Certified RN preferred

Physical Demands

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