Aspirus St. Luke's Traveler - RN Locum - Intermediate Care Unit - Step Down
- Location: DULUTH, MN
- Facility: ST LUKES
- Schedule - Shift - Hours: Part-time Temporary - D/N - 12 hours
- Weekend Requirements: Every other weekend
The RN Locum applies and demonstrates knowledge of the delivery of professional nursing care, including all aspects of practice, as defined by the MN Board of Nursing and reinforced in St. Lukes policies. Plans, delegates to, and organizes nursing personnel. Manages and coordinates information between patient, family and healthcare team members; provides for education of patients, families, and staff and evaluates outcomes.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
Education: See Licensure/Certification/Registration requirements.
Experience: One (1) year recent acute care nursing experience.
Licensure/Certification/Registration: Current permanent license in Minnesota to practice as Registered Nurse (temporary license not accepted). Current ACLS certification. 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: One (1) year recent acute care nursing experience. Preference given to individuals with previous Critical Care nursing experience within past three (3) years.
Licensure/Registration/Certification: PALS certification. CCRN and TNCC certification desirable.
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 outcomes; 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. Ability to support St. Lukes goals and objectives.
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.
WORK ENVIRONMENT: Typical Noise Level - Moderate noise (examples: business office with computers and printers, light traffic). Regularly exposed to the risk of blood borne diseases; contact with patients under wide variety of circumstances; exposed to unpleasant elements (accidents, injuries and illness); subject to varying and unpredictable situations; handles emergency or crisis situations; may perform emergency care; occasionally subjected to irregular hours; occasional pressure due to multiple calls and inquiries.
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