Registered Nurse (RN) - Emergency Department at Northfield Hospital & Clinics – Northfield, Minnesota

Patient assessment

• Assesses patient’s condition based upon observation, examination, and / or interview, laboratory findings, and other pertinent information.
• Completes assessment in specified time frame.
• Identifies and consistently recognizes changes in normal and abnormal parameters in the patient’s physiological and psychological condition.

Patient care planning

• Uses professional judgement and critical thinking to prepare, prioritize and execute the patient’s plan of care consistent with patient assessment data and physician’s treatment plans and professional standards of evidence-based practice.
• Directs and delegates support personnel in implementing patient’s plan of care, provides supervision and guidance.

Patient interventions

• Implements nursing interventions to achieve progress toward expected patient outcomes or to stabilize a patient’s condition and / or prevent complications.
• Consistently follows patient care and facility policy and procedures in performance of one’s duties.
• Renders professional nursing care including administering medications, starting intravenous fluids and blood products.
• Performs all technical skills required for unit patient population such as, but not limited to IV venipuncture, restraint application, sterile dressings, etc.

Evaluation of care

• Evaluates and documents patient’s response to nursing care and modifies or revises treatment plans, and / or contacts physicians as circumstances require.
• Documentation reflects evaluation of patient response to nursing actions.

Provides patient education.

• Provides and documents patient / family education based on diagnosis, treatment plan or prescribed medical regimen in accordance with patient / family readiness and ability to learn.

Required Qualifications

• 56 hours per two-week pay period
• 11:00 p.m. – 7:00 a.m.
• Every other weekend and rotating holidays
• This is a straight night position, with cross-training to MedSurg and Postpartum as needed

• Eligible for Shift Differential Pay in addition to base wage
• Paid Time Off accrued starting on first paycheck
• Medical, Dental, and Vision (discount plan) coverage
• Flexible Spending Accounts
• Life, AD&D, and Disability Insurance
• Pension Plan (PERA) with 7.5% employer match
• Optional 457(b) Retirement Plans
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Loan Forgiveness Eligibility – PSLF + MN state programs for qualifying roles
• Employer-Provided Certifications + Continuing Education
• Additional perks: Free On-Site Parking, Qualified Bilingual Staff Program, Employee Assistance Program, and discounts on cafeteria, scrubs, and OTC pharmacy items