- 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: 0.6 FTE (56 hours per two-week pay period) Please see schedule below Every other weekend Urgent Care Hours: Monday
- Friday 8am
- 8pm Saturday and Sunday 8am
- 8pm Holidays Hours vary Shifts are 6 and 12 hours and include every other weekend. The schedule will be repeated every two weeks. This position is a mixture of days, evenings, weekends, and holidays. The employee will be scheduled at the Apple Valley location but at times will be expected to float to other Urgent Care locations if needed. The employee would need to be available on the days and hours of operation at the sites. Rotating, 2-week schedules: Week 1:, Sunday 745a
- 815p, Tuesday 145p
- 815p, Friday 745a
- 815p Week 2: Wednesday 145p
- 815p, Thursday 745a
- 815p
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.
Treats patients who are suffering from trauma, injury or severed medical conditions that require urgent treatment. Principle Responsibilities Assessment Collects, prioritizes, and synthesizes comprehensive data pertinent to the patient's health or situation. Collects and prioritizes data in a systematic and ongoing process that involves the patient, family, other health care providers and environment as appropriate.
Integrates data relevant to the situation to identify needs, patterns, and variances. Uses appropriate evidence-based assessment techniques and instruments in data collection. Implementation Implements the identified plan.
Implements interventions in a safe, timely, appropriate manner. Utilizes evidence-based interventions and treatments specific to the diagnoses as appropriate. Coordinates implementation of the plan of care if appropriate Documents interventions according to documentation guidelines.
Evaluation Evaluates the patient’s progress towards attainment of the outcome. Evaluates the patient’s/family’s understanding of and response to the plan of care. Utilizes systematic and ongoing assessment data to revise diagnoses, outcomes, and the plan of care.
Involves the patient, family, and health care team members in the evaluation process when appropriate. Documents revisions in diagnoses, outcomes, and the plan of care according to documentation guidelines. Collaboration Collaborates with patient, family, and others in the conduct of nursing practice.
Partners with others to effect change and generate positive outcomes through knowledge of the patient or situation. Diagnosis Analyzes assessment data to determine nursing diagnoses. Interprets assessment information to identify each patient's needs relative to age, developmental stage and culture.
Formulates, revises, and resolves nursing diagnoses that reflect the current patient status. Validates and communicates nursing diagnoses with the patient, family and other health care team members. Documents nursing diagnoses in compliance with the patient care guidelines.
Outcomes Identification Identifies expected outcomes individualized to the patient. Establishes, in the collaboration with the family, 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. Planning Develops a plan that prescribes interventions to attain expected outcomes.
Develops an individualized plan considering patient characteristics or the situation as appropriate in conjunction with the patient, family, and others. Establishes a plan that provides for continuity of care. Incorporates evidence-based nursing practice takes into consideration current statutes, rules and regulations when developing the plan of care.
Quality of Practice Systematically enhances the quality and effectiveness of nursing practice. Participates in quality improvement activities related to nursing practice. Incorporates available QI data to improve nursing practice and outcome.
Education Attains knowledge and competency that reflects current nursing practice. Participates in educational activities related to nursing practice. Acquires and applies the knowledge gained from educational experiences to current nursing practice.
Professional Practice Evaluation Evaluates one’s own nursing practice in relation to professional practice standards and regulatory guidelines. Engages in self-evaluation of practice on a regular basis, identifying strengths and goals for professional development. Obtains informal feedback regarding one’s own practice from patients, peers, professional colleagues, and others.
Collegiality Contributes to the professional development of peers, colleagues, and others. Shares knowledge and skills in practice settings. Provides immediate and ongoing positive and constructive feedback to colleagues regarding their performance.
Contributes to a supportive and healthy work environment. Ethics Acts in an ethical manner. Maintains a therapeutic and professional patient-nurse relationship with appropriate professional role boundaries.
Serves as a patient advocate assisting patients in developing skills for self-advocacy. Uses available resources to help formulate ethical decisions. Research Integrates research findings in practice.
Utilizes the best evidence, including research findings, to guide practice decisions. Resource Utilization Incorporates factors related to safety, effectiveness, cost, and impact on practice in planning and delivering patient care. Utilizes resources related to standards of care in a safe, effective, and ethical manner.
Manages resources to assure they will be accessible to other in the future. Leadership Provides leadership in the professional practice setting and the profession. Functions as a professional role model.
Promotes a positive work environment. Participates in shared decision-making. Environmental Health Practices in an environmentally safe and healthy manner.
Attains knowledge of environmental health concepts, such as implementation of environmental health strategies. Promotes a practice environment that reduces environmental health risks for workers and healthcare consumers. Communicates environmental health risks and exposure reduction strategies to healthcare consumers, families, colleagues, and communities.
Charge Nurse (only when acting in this role) Demonstrates ability to coordinate and direct unit operation so the patient and family needs are met, and resources are efficiently utilized in a safe manner. Promotes an environment that encourages individual growth, nurtures professional practice and fosters teamwork. 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 and plans appropriate learning experiences. Demonstrates ability to implement an individualized orientation plan for the orientee. Demonstrates ability to validate clinical competence of orientee.
Facilitates development of organizational and prioritization skills of orientee. Demonstrates ability to evaluate interpersonal skills of orientee. Serves as a professional role model.
Facilitated socialization of orientee into the organization and work group. Other duties as assigned. Required Qualifications Associate's or Vocational degree in nursing
- Bachelor's degree in nursing 1 year of urgent care experience or 1 year of emergency department 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) Physical Demands Medium Work*: Lifting weight up to 32 lbs. occasionally (*Allina Safe Patient Moving Policy), up to 25 lbs. frequently
$40.08 to $54.93 per hour The pay described reflects the base hiring
. Your starting rate would depend on a variety of factors including, but not limited to, your experience, education, and the union agreement (if applicable). Shift, weekend and/or other differentials may be available to increase your pay rate for certain shifts or work.
Allina Health is committed to adhering with all applicable local, state and federal minimum wage requirements. Benefit Summary Allina Health believes the best way to provide safe and compassionate care for our patients is by nurturing the passion of those who care for them. That’s why we devote extraordinary resources to help you grow and thrive — not only as a professional but also as a whole person.
When you join our team, you have access to a wealth of valuable employee benefits that support the total well-being — mind, body, spirit and community — of you and your family members. Allina Health is all in on your well-being. Because well-being means something different to everyone, our award-winning program provides you with the resources you need to help you navigate your personal journey.
This includes well-being dollars, dedicated well-being navigators, and many programs, activities, articles, videos, personal coaching and tools to support you on your journey. We are focused on creating an inclusive workplace so everyone can see themselves as part of our care team. Our care teams are as diverse as the communities we serve and proud to be contributing to the mission of a leading health care organization.
Our pioneering approach to well-being helps every member of our care team feel a deep sense of connection and joy in their work. Benefits include: Medical/Dental PTO/Time Away Retirement Savings Plans Life Insurance Short-term/Long-term Disability Voluntary Benefits (vision, legal, critical illness) Tuition Reimbursement or Continuing Medical Education as applicable Student Loan Support Benefits to navigate the Federal Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program Allina Health is a 501(c)(3) eligible employer *Benefit eligibility/offerings are determined by FTE and if you are represented by a union.