RN Ed

CHI St. Josephs Health of Park Rapids part of CommonSpirit Health is an award-winning 25-bed critical access hospital located in the heart of lake country. Fully accredited by The Joint Commission we offer a full range of services including 24/7/365 Emergency Department and Level IV Trauma Center hospitalist program testing surgery orthopedics rehabilitation and more so that you can experience better health. CommonSpirit Health was formed by the alignment of Catholic Health Initiatives (CHI) and Dignity Health.

As an ER Nurse at CHI St. Josephs Health now part of CommonSpirit Health formed between Catholic Health Initiatives (CHI) and Dignity Health youll be the first touchpoint to the people in our community during health emergencies.

No two days in emergency nursing are ever the same. Youre a multitasker who can react quickly as youll prioritize patients based on their medical necessity while youre providing emergency triage to others. As part of our ER team youll partner with an experienced clinical team to deliver stabilizing care to our patients by performing IV starts foley catheter insertions or aiding providers with chest tube insertions.

To thrive as an ER nurse you should exhibit teamwork professionalism critical thinking skills and a willingness to take on additional projects such as patient experience initiatives. More than anything you should be energetic and motivated to provide quality care to all of our patients maintaining their dignity at every step.

What youll do....

• Use emergency triage protocol to intake discharge or admit patients.
• Deliver stabilizing care to emergency patients of all ages as part of the larger ER team adapting care to changes in patients condition as needed.
• Use knowledge of cultural differences to provide patient care that is sensitive to and consistent with cultural values beliefs and customs. Document the nursing care plan and changes in the patients condition.
• Engage in other activities that will benefit patient outcomes such as patient experience initiatives mentoring etc.

• Graduate of an accredited nursing program.
• Active Minnesota Registered Nurse (RN) license.
• Basic Life Support (BLS) issued by the American Heart Association.
• Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) issued by the American Heart Association.
• Trauma Nurse Core Course (TNCC) issued by American Heart Association.