The professional registered nurse is responsible for using 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. The nurse will conduct, coordinate and integrate nursing research into the Quality Improvement of patient care. Under the direction of and in collaboration with unit management, performs responsibilities exercising initiative, judgment, and independent decision-making within the scope of the State Nurse Practice Act, hospital policy and other governing organizations. The Registered Nurse serves in a multidisciplinary capacity providing services to a wide variety of populations including adults, geriatric, pediatric, medical, surgical, ambulatory, orthopedic, ante-partum and nursery areas.

Essential Key Job Responsibilities

1. Administer medications, provide vaccinations and render treatment to patients
2. Communicate and collaborate with interdisciplinary team members
3. Utilize the nursing process
4. Follow policy and procedure as directed
5. Create individualized plan of care for each patient
6. Respond to inquiries, concerns and complaints from patients and their parents or guardians
7. Track medical supply inventory along with other staff members
8. Counsel patients and family members before, during and after treatment
9. Educate patient on medications, treatments, and instructions
10. Maintain medical record documentation
11. Other duties as assigned by management.

Required

Current licensure as a Registered Nurse in Minnesota

BLS

Preferred

Previous hospital experience

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.