Employment Type : Full-Time
Employee Status: Regular Hours Per Pay Period: 48 FTE: 0.6 Shift: Day/Evening Shift Length: 8 hours Weekend Coverage: Every other weekend Description: About Children’s Minnesota Sign-on Bonus Eligible
Children’s Minnesota is the seventh largest pediatric health system in the United States and the only health system in Minnesota to provide care exclusively to children, from before birth through young adulthood. An independent and not-for-profit system since 1924, Children’s serves kids throughout the Upper Midwest at two free-standing hospitals, 12 primary and specialty care clinics and six rehabilitation sites. Additionally, Children’s is Minnesota's only Level I pediatric trauma center inside a hospital dedicated solely to children. In 2018 Children’s Minnesota was verified as a Level I Children’s Surgery Center by the American College of Surgeons. Children’s maintains its longstanding commitment to the community to improve children’s health by providing high-quality, family-centered pediatric services and advancing those efforts through research and education. This work is made possible in large part by generous philanthropic and volunteer support from individuals and organizations throughout the state and region. An award-winning health system, Children’s received Magnet® recognition from The American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) in 2018 and is regularly ranked by U.S. News & World Report as a top children’s hospital. Please visit childrensMN.org.
Department Overview
The Neuroscience Center is a 26 bed unit, located on the 5th Floor of our Saint Paul Campus. On this unit we care for a wide spectrum of children, ranging from infants to young adults, requiring treatment and management for both acute and chronic conditions from our dedicated care givers for epilepsy/seizure disorders within our Level IV Epilepsy Monitoring Unit, post-operative neurosurgery care, general medical/surgical care, along with children in acute behavioral health crisis. Our patients have an average length of stay ranging from overnight to several weeks for specialty treatment and care. Patients on the Neuroscience Center are cared for by a cohesive group of inter-disciplinary teams that include child life, social work, epileptologists, neurosurgeons, integrative medicine, dietitians, case managers and other specialists. Our team prides ourselves on teamwork, quality care, open and respectful communication, and promotes a culture of safety while also encouraging learning and professional growth. Our team is committed to providing excellent care to our patients and families every day, and loves the populations we serve.
Position Summary
Provides safe patient care as delegated by licensed nursing staff and maintains equipment and supplies per unit standard.
Qualifications: Completed a nursing assistant course or equivalent experience, or completed a nursing or health care related clinical practicum course. Current Basic Life Support (BLS) certification required.
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All job offers are contingent upon successful completion of an occupational health assessment, drug screen, background investigation, and compliance with the U.S. Government Form I-9, Employment Eligibility Verification. Children’s Minnesota requires proof of COVID-19 vaccine, and as recommended by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), immunity to vaccine preventable infectious diseases, prior to employment.
Children’s Minnesota is committed to providing Equal Employment Opportunities to all applicants. EO M/F/Disability/Vet Employer. Job Posting: Feb 8, 2022, 7:39:04 PM Job: Other Patient Care Related Primary Location: USA-MN-St. Paul