RN Critical Care Float Pool

RN Critical Care Float Pool

Requirements

• Associate’s or Vocational degree
• 2 to 5 years RN experience
• Licensed Registered Nurse – MN Board of Nursing required if working in state of MN 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
• ACLS/BLS Tier 3 – Multisource required if working on rapid response or code teams, or at regional sites
• PALS – Pediatric Advance Life Support – Allina Health required depending on site, including regionals within 1 year

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.

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree
• Critical care experience
• Certified Critical Care RN – American Association of Critical-Care Nurses (AACN) preferred
• CMSRN Medical Surgical Nursing Certified preferred