Registered Nurse - Cardiac Unit

Position: REGISTERED NURSE - CARDIAC UNIT

Compassion. Accountability. Collaboration. Foresight. Joy. These are the Aspirus Core Values; and we are looking for the BEST around to join us as we demonstrate those values Every. Single. Day. ASPIRUS ST. LUKE'S HOSPITAL in Duluth, MN is seeking a REGISTERED NURSE to join our CARDIAC UNIT team! Salary Range: $45.02- $68.87 Hourly Schedule/

Hours:

NIGHT ONLY, 12 hours Weekend Requirement:
Every Third Weekend FTE: PART TIME, 0.75 FTE or 60 Hours Biweekly NOW OFFERING UP TO $10,000 SIGN-ON BONUS!!!

Minimum Qualifications

• Education:
  
  See Licensure/Certification/Registration, requirements.
• Experience:
  
  N/A
• Licensure/Registration/Certification:
  Current license in Minnesota to practice as Registered Nurse. ACLS certification within nine (9) months of hire. Successful completion of orientation to include assigned ECG and critical care modules as determined by Nurse Manager and Critical Care Educator. Successful completion of charge nurse training by date agreed upon with Nurse Manager and Critical Care Educator. BLS Certification with a designation of either BLS Provider or Healthcare Provider from either the American Heart Association or American Red Cross, or Military Training Network.

Preferred Qualifications

• Education:
  
  N/A
• Experience:
  
  Recent acute care nursing experience within last three (3) years. Preference given to individuals with previous telemetry, critical care experience.
• Licensure/Registration/Certification:
  Current ACLS certification.

Knowledge,

Skills and Abilities

• Knowledge of current principles and techniques of nursing practice; knowledge of the practical application of the nursing process and physical assessment.
• Ability to function as a team leader, primary nurse and role model; to accept individual responsibility and accountability for decisions and outcome; to communicate effectively with patients, families, personnel and Physicians and establish professional working relationships with the same; to recognize the legal limits of nursing practice; to maintain professional competency through continuing education and independent study.
• Reading
  - Advanced:
  Ability to read, analyze, and interpret the most complex documents. Ability to respond effectively to the most sensitive inquiries or complaints.
• Writing
  - Intermediate:
  Ability to write routine reports, correspondence, or procedures.
• Speaking
  - Intermediate:
  Ability to effectively present information in one-on-one, small group situations or before groups of customers, clients, and other employees of the organization.
• Mathematical Skills
  - Intermediate
  
  Skills:
  
  Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals and to calculate figures and amounts such as discounts, interest, commissions, proportions, percentages, area, circumference, and volume. Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent and to draw or interpret bar graphs to apply concepts of basic algebra and geometry.
• Reasoning Ability
  - Intermediate
  
  Skills:
  
  Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form. Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.
• Age Specific
  
  Competencies:
  
  Skilled at assessment and knowledgeable of growth and development. Provides appropriate care respective to the ages of the patients served per clinical environment. Maintains competency with Age Specific independent study requirements, with a passing score annually.
• Stroke Specific Competencies
  - Demonstrates knowledge of signs and symptoms of stroke and the need to activate a Stroke Alert. Skilled at providing stroke specific assessments and interventions related to the care of the stroke patient, to include but not limited to Stroke Dysphagia screening and neurologic assessments. Completes eight (8) hours stroke specific education initially. Maintains compliance in acquiring four hours of stroke specific education annually as required for Primary Stroke Certification.

Physical

Demands and Environment Physical Demands

• Prolonged, extensive, or considerable standing/walking; lifts, positions, pushes and/or transfers patients; considerable reaching, stooping, bending, kneeling and crouching. Ability to see, hear, stand, bend, kneel, walk and lift up to fifty (50) pounds.
• Stand
  - Continuously Over 2/3 (5.5 - 8 hours)
• Walk
  - Continuously Over 2/3 (5.5 - 8 hours)
• Sit
  - Frequently 1/3 to 2/3 (2.5 - 5.5 hours)
• Use hands to finger, handle, or feel
  - Continuously Over 2/3 (5.5 - 8 hours)
• Reach…