Role Description
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 patientโs care needs.
Provides patient care support for centralized nursing program, outpatient and home care services. This includes Triage services, Anti-coagulation, and refill. Individuals in this role will work in an outpatient clinic setting.
Key Position Details
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0.6 FTE (48 hours per two-week pay period)
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8-hour day/evening shifts
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Every 6th weekend rotation
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Holiday rotation
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Fully remote position, including orientation, occasional onsite requirements
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Employee is required to live within 60 min. of Apple Valley or Coon Rapids, MN
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Cross trained to process medication refills
Principle Responsibilities
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Assessment:
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Collects, prioritizes and synthesizes comprehensive data pertinent to the patient's health or situation.
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Integrates data relevant to the situation to identify needs, patterns and variances.
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Uses appropriate evidence based assessment techniques and instruments in data collection.
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Diagnosis:
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Analyzes assessment data to determine nursing diagnoses.
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Validates and communicates nursing diagnoses with the patient, family and other health care team members.
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Documents nursing diagnoses in compliance with the patient care guidelines.
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Outcomes Identification:
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Identifies expected outcomes individualized to the patient.
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Establishes realistic and measurable patient expected outcomes based on nursing diagnoses.
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Planning:
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Develops a plan that prescribes interventions to attain expected outcomes.
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Incorporates evidence based nursing practice when developing the plan of care.
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Implementation:
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Implements the identified plan in a safe, timely, appropriate manner.
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Documents interventions according to documentation guidelines.
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Evaluation:
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Evaluates the patientโs progress towards attainment of the outcome.
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Documents revisions in diagnoses, outcomes and the plan of care according to documentation guidelines.
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Quality of Practice:
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Participates in quality improvement activities related to nursing practice.
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Education:
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Attains knowledge and competency that reflects current nursing practice.
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Professional Practice Evaluation:
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Evaluates oneโs own nursing practice in relation to professional practice standards.
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Collegiality:
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Contributes to the professional development of peers, colleagues, and others.
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Collaboration:
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Collaborates with patient, family, and others in the conduct of nursing practice.
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Ethics:
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Acts in an ethical manner.
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Research:
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Integrates research findings in practice.
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Resource Utilization:
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Incorporates factors related to safety, effectiveness, cost, and impact on practice in planning and delivering patient care.
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Leadership:
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Provides leadership in the professional practice setting and the profession.
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Environmental Health:
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Practices in an environmentally safe and healthy manner.
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Charge Nurse (only when acting in this role):
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Demonstrates ability to coordinate and direct unit operation.
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Preceptor (only when acting in this role):
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Demonstrates ability to identify the orientee's learning needs.
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Other duties as assigned.
Qualifications
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Associate's or Vocational degree in nursing
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Minimum 3 years RN experience
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Proficiency in set up and usage of computer technology including Microsoft Teams, Word, Excel and SharePoint
Requirements
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Licensed Registered Nurse-MN Board of Nursing required
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Licensed Registered Nurse-WI Dept of Safety & Professional Services required by completion of orientation
Benefits
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Medical/Dental
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PTO/Time Away
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Retirement Savings Plans
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Life Insurance
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Short-term/Long-term Disability
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Voluntary Benefits (vision, legal, critical illness)
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Tuition Reimbursement or Continuing Medical Education as applicable
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Student Loan Support Benefits to navigate the Federal Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program