What are the responsibilities and job description for the RN PRN position at CommonSpirit Health?
In Central Minnesota, you’ll find quality health care as near to you as CHI St. Gabriel’s Health in Little Falls, part of CommonSpirit Health. We’ve been serving this area since 1892 and we have the equipment, experience, and expertise to offer you a full range of the latest health services.
CommonSpirit Health was formed by the alignment of Catholic Health Initiatives (CHI) and Dignity Health. With more than 700 care sites across the U.S. & from clinics and hospitals to home-based care and virtual care services CommonSpirit is accessible to nearly one out of every four U.S. residents. Our world needs compassion like never before. Our communities need caring and our families need protection. With our combined resources CommonSpirit is committed to building healthy communities advocating for those who are poor and vulnerable and innovating how and where healing can happen both inside our hospitals and out in the community.
CHI St. Gabriel's Health provides you with the same level of care you provide for others. We care about our employees' well-being and offer benefits that complement work/life balance.
Responsibilities
The Emergency Department Registered Nurse uses the nursing process to identify patient needs and priorities of care through assessment, planning and delegation of care based on patient needs, therapeutic interventions, and evaluation of the patient’s response. The nurse is expected to incorporate and demonstrate the message of St. Gabriel’s stated mission, including its Christian ethics, philosophy and values.
Essential Key Job Responsibilities
- Provides basic, bedside care.
- Displays professionalism while completing multiple urgent tasks in a timely manner.
- Performs triage, collects current symptoms, records patients’ current vital signs, as well as a detailed patient history.
- Works directly under physician’s direction and/or policies/procedures.
- Prepares and administers and records prescribed medications.
- Provides Patient/Family Education.
- Manages basic life support needs and stabilizes patients until the attending physician is available, based upon nursing standards and protocol.
- Records all care information concisely, accurately and completely, in a timely manner, in the appropriate format and on the appropriate forms
- Maintains proper supply levels and appropriate medical equipment.
- Other duties as assigned by management.
Qualifications
Required
Graduate from an accredited school of nursing
RN in Minnesota
BLS
ACLS within 12 months of hire
TNCC within 24 months of hire
ENPC within 24 months of hire
ATCN may be substituted for TNCC
PALS may be substituted for ENPC
Preferred
Two years emergency nursing experience
Knowledge of nursing principles, policies, procedures and hospital ethics