Registered Nurse (RN) Phalen St. Paul Clinic 0.5 FTE Days

Registered Nurse (RN)

We are currently hiring for a Registered Nurse (RN) position! This is a 0.5 FTE with day shifts, for our Phalen, St. Paul outpatient Clinic. The outpatient RN will support Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation providers in an adult specialty care clinic, support clinic visits and procedural-based care including (e.g. Botox/Dysport/Phenol Injections, Baclofen pump management and refills, sedation monitoring and procedure support). Experience in sedation monitoring and procedure support highly preferred. No nights/weekends or holidays. Benefit eligible!

The RN will support clinic visits and procedural-based care including (e.g. Botox/Dysport/Phenol Injections, Baclofen pump management and refills, sedation monitoring and procedure support).

• Provide essential clinical triage and rehabilitation-focused patient education
• Coordinate multidisciplinary care and community resources
• Patient triage for pain, neurologic, and functional concerns
• Care coordination with therapy services, interventional providers, and external agencies
• Medication management (e.g., spasticity agents, pain medications)
• Pre? and post?procedure education and follow-up (e.g. Botox/Dysport/Phenol Injections, Baclofen pump management and refills, sedation monitoring and procedure support)
• Durable medical equipment (DME) coordination and prior authorizations

This position exists to administer family-centered nursing care to patients, advise patients on health maintenance and disease prevention, and/or provide skilled assistance in navigation of the health care system as appropriate to the developmental, cultural, emotional, and medical, surgical, or rehabilitative needs of the patient and their families.

Specific duties are determined by the work setting or patient population served; however, in all positions, serving patients with challenging and complex conditions requires a concentration of specialized staff able to work in highly coordinated teams. We organize care around each patient's condition which requires staff at multiple levels and across many departments to exhibit exceptional teamwork qualities including communicating efficiently and effectively and adopting the behaviors required for high functioning integrated teams.

The hourly wage for this opportunity is $39.86 to $68.13. Pay is dependent on several factors including number of hours worked within the field, education, and certification/licensure. Hourly pay just one part of the compensation package for employees. Gillette supports career progression and offers a competitive benefits package that includes a retirement savings match, tuition and certification reimbursement, paid time off, and health and wellness benefits for.5 FTE and above.

Core responsibilities and duties include:

• Patient Care Delivers patient care which optimizes the patient's health status and outcomes using the nursing process.
• Family centered care - Provides nursing care and health education reflecting specific patient, family, cultural and community needs.
• Autonomous Practice Exercises independent judgment that influences care and demonstrates understanding of potential clinical implications.
• Procedures and Policies Identifies, interprets, and implements organizational policies and procedures according to regulations, professional and community standards.
• Active Engagement Actively represents the department in committees, task forces, unit activities or other work groups and disseminates information and decisions to colleagues and peers using the Engaged Professional Practice Model.
• Professional Development and Quality Improvement - Participates in activities that promote professional growth, ease of access, quality improvement and patient satisfaction.

Qualifications:

Required:

• Documentation of completion of professional nursing program (RN program)
• Current Registered Nurse (RN) license through the MN Board of Nursing
• Current American Heart Association Basic Life Support (BLS) certification.
• Must be interested in working with people with short-term or long-term disabilities that begin in childhood

Preferred:

• Bachelor's degree in nursing or other healthcare related field
• Prior nursing experience in a health-related setting
• Nursing Specialty Certification relevant to the position (ex. Pediatrics, Palliative & Holistic Nursing, Care Management)