Staff Nurse (RN) - Cardiac Renal

4w1 month ago

Hennepin Healthcare

Minneapolis, US · Full-time · $70,000 – $85,000

About this role

Hennepin Healthcare is an integrated system of care that includes a nationally recognized Level I Adult and Pediatric Trauma Center, a 473-bed academic medical center, and a large outpatient clinic network. We are seeking a Staff Nurse to join our Cardiac Renal inpatient unit, working 0.6 FTE (6 shifts per pay period) with 8-hour night shifts and every other weekend.

In this role, you will provide and coordinate nursing care within our Patient and Family Centered Care model. Your daily work involves protecting, promoting, and optimizing health, preventing illness and injury, and alleviating suffering through the treatment of the human response.

You will partner directly with patients, their families, and significant others to document interventions and create individualized plans of care. The unit serves a diverse patient population with complex cardiac and renal conditions in a fast-paced, supportive academic environment.

Hennepin Healthcare is committed to equity, diversity, and inclusion, actively working to eliminate barriers due to racism, poverty, and gender identity. This role offers the opportunity to grow within a large healthcare system that includes a research institute, philanthropic foundation, and a robust network of primary care clinics.

Requirements

Graduation from an accredited school of nursing
Possession of a valid license as a Registered Nurse issued by the State of Minnesota
Basic Life Support (BLS) certification from the American Heart Association
Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) certification preferred
Ability to work 8-hour night shifts and every other weekend
Experience in an acute care setting, preferably with cardiac or renal patient populations

Responsibilities

Protect, promote, and optimize the health of patients on the cardiac renal unit
Prevent illness and injury through proactive nursing interventions
Alleviate suffering by treating the human response to illness and treatment
Partner with patients, their families, and significant others in care planning
Document nursing interventions and maintain an individualized plan of care for each patient
Monitor and manage patients with complex cardiac and renal conditions, including telemetry and fluid balance
Administer medications and IV therapies as prescribed, including cardiac drips and renal medications
Collaborate with physicians, nephrologists, cardiologists, and interdisciplinary team members to adjust care plans

Benefits

Work in a nationally recognized Level I Adult and Pediatric Trauma Center
Be part of a patient and family centered care model in an academic medical center
Access to ongoing professional development through the affiliated research institute
Commitment to diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging in the workplace