Registered Nurse (RN) - Elbow Lake Hospital (78501)

The purpose of this position is to provide nursing care to patients. The framework for practice will be the nursing process in order to prescribe, delegate and coordinate nursing care. The RN must be able to supervise others as assigned including LPN’s, nursing assistants, clerks, and students. The RN has contact with patients, patient families and visitors, employees, referral agencies, volunteers, administration, and physicians. Effective interpersonal and communication skills are essential for this position. The RN must be able to provide patient care, secure cooperation from others, problem-solve, and exercise initiative and judgment.

Duties include but are not limited to:

• Provides comprehensive patient care using the nursing process: assessment, diagnosis, care planning, implementation, evaluation, and documentation.
• Performs ongoing patient assessments, monitors for changes in condition, and collaborates with physicians and healthcare staff to adjust care as needed.
• Develops individualized care plans, coordinates interdisciplinary care, and ensures discharge planning and patient/family education are completed effectively.
• Carries out a wide range of clinical and technical nursing procedures, including monitoring multiple body systems, administering treatments, infection control, wound care, catheter care, respiratory support, and emergency response.
• Maintains accurate documentation and applies critical thinking, sound nursing judgment, and patient safety practices in all aspects of care.
• Serves as a resource and mentor for staff and students, supports teamwork, participates in quality improvement initiatives, and contributes to unit goals and professional development.
• Expected to follow hospital policies, legal/regulatory nursing standards, and maintain competency in both universal and unit-specific nursing skills.

Hours/Shifts
This is a casual role that will pick up unfilled shifts or cover sick calls, PTO, etc at our Elbow Lake Hospital. Casual employees are required to work 24 hours per 6-week schedule to ensure competency as a hospital and ED nurse.

Compensation
Hourly Wage Range: $38.06 - $56.70. Please note that final compensation will be determined based on experience, qualifications and internal equity considerations.

Benefit Offerings
Lake Region Healthcare is pleased to offer a comprehensive benefit program designed to meet your unique needs. This includes medical and dental coverage; HSA, FSA and 401k plans; EAP, life and disability coverage; voluntary accident, critical illness and hospital indemnity coverage; pet insurance, ID theft protection and legal services. For eligible new employees, the effective date of coverage for most plans is the first of the month, following a 30-day waiting period.

EEOC
Lake Region Healthcare provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.

Requirements are representative of minimum levels of knowledge, skills, and/or abilities.

1. Education/Special Skills: This position requires the incumbent to be a graduate of an accredited school of nursing with current Registered Nurse licensure in Minnesota and BLS certification. Willingness to be certified in ACLS and TNCC or CALS within the first year of employment.
2. Successful completion of the pre-employment health screening process required.
3. Must be able to attend the work site per schedule.
4. Adequate computer/keyboarding skills.