Advanced RN - Critical Care Specialist

Advanced RN - Critical Care Specialist

Porter, MN $72,089 - $93,099 a year

Job Type: Full Time

Job Summary: Provide compassionate, patient- and family-centered nursing care within a supportive environment that champions best practices and exceptional customer service. This role emphasizes relationship-based care and upholds the highest professional nursing standards guided by the ANA Code of Ethics, regional Nurse Practice Acts, and regulatory requirements.

Essential Responsibilities:

• Fiscal Responsibility: Efficiently utilize resources and supplies to promote cost savings. Manage time effectively, delegate tasks appropriately, and engage in proactive scheduling based on patient acuity and census. Participate in educational opportunities to implement cost-saving practice changes.
• Quality: Engage in continuous quality improvement initiatives, including meaningful use and nurse-sensitive indicators. Demonstrate critical thinking, multitasking abilities, and thorough documentation in line with unit and organizational standards. Apply evidence-based practices and make informed patient care assignments.
• Community Service and Patient Satisfaction: Positively represent the healthcare organization in community events. Actively contribute to patient satisfaction through rounding, timely responses, service recovery, and professionalism. Foster a therapeutic environment and support healthcare students and their programs.
• Patient Safety: Integrate safe patient care practices daily, including fall prevention, safe mobilization, medication administration, and patient identification. Report near misses and participate in proactive error reduction processes. Adhere to Just Culture principles, HIPAA, national safety standards, and social media policies.
• Professional Growth: Demonstrate leadership through charge RN responsibilities, mentoring, and precepting. Maintain licensure and pursue growth opportunities such as certifications, advanced degrees, and shared leadership roles. Stay current with practice standards and track professional development.
• Customer Service: Deliver care based on relationship-based and unit nursing care models, embracing holistic approaches for diverse populations. Uphold customer service standards, address ethical concerns, and foster positive relationships with patients, visitors, physicians, and coworkers.

Education and Experience:

• Graduation from an accredited School of Nursing is required; a Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) is preferred.
• Proficiency with computer skills is necessary.
• At least three years of recent critical care nursing experience is required.

Licensure and Certifications:

• Current active Registered Nurse licensure by the appropriate state board.
• Area-specific certifications such as ACLS, BLS, PALS, or specialty certifications are required and may be obtained upon hire.

Work shift: 4th shift in a regional healthcare setting within the Midwest United States.