Registered Nurse (RN) - Infusion / Vascular Access Team - Incentive Eligible

St. Luke's Duluth, MN; Duluth (MN); On-site; USD 60,000 - 90,000; Part time

Job summary

An established healthcare provider seeks a dedicated Registered Nurse for its Infusion/Vascular Access Team. In this rewarding part-time role, you will apply your nursing expertise to deliver exceptional patient care, manage IV therapies, and educate families. With a generous sign-on bonus and a supportive work environment, this position offers an excellent opportunity to make a meaningful impact in patient lives while advancing your nursing career. Join a team that values compassionate care and professional growth.

Benefits

Health and Dental Insurance

Retirement Plan

Life Insurance

Disability Insurance

Paid Time Off

Qualifications

• One year of acute care or related experience required.
• Preference for IV therapy and Vascular Access Devices experience.

Responsibilities

• Manage and coordinate patient care and education.
• Demonstrate proficiency in IV therapy and patient assessments.

Skills

Nursing Practice

Patient Education

IV Therapy

Communication Skills

Physical Assessment

Education

Current RN License in Minnesota

BLS Certification

Tools

Infusion Devices

Vascular Access Devices

Job description

Registered Nurse (RN) - Infusion / Vascular Access Team - Incentive Eligible

• Location DULUTH, MN
• Facility ST LUKES
• Department 01 Infusion Therapy Clinic
• Schedule - Shift - Hours Part-time - D/E - 8 hours
• Weekend Requirements: Every other weekend

NOW OFFERING UP TO AN $8,000 SIGN-ON BONUS!

JOB SUMMARY

The Staff Nurse applies and demonstrates knowledge of the delivery of professional nursing care, including all aspects of practice, as defined by the MN Board of Nursing and reinforced in St. Lukes policies. Plans, delegates to, and organizes nursing personnel. Manages and coordinates information between patient, family and healthcare team members; provides for education of patients families and staff and evaluates outcomes.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

Education: See Licensure/Certification/Registration requirements.

Experience: One (1) year acute care or related experience required.

Licensure/Certification/Registration: Current license in Minnesota to practice as Registered Nurse. BLS Certification with a designation of either BLS Provider or Healthcare Provider from either the American Heart Association or American Red Cross, or Military Training Network.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

Education: N/A

Experience: Preference is given to individuals with previous IV therapy experience, previous experience with Vascular Access Devices and/or previous experience in PICC line placement.

Licensure/Registration/Certification: Vascular Access Nurse (VA-BC).

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES

Knowledge of current principles and techniques of nursing practice; knowledge of the practical application of the nursing process and physical assessment. Ability to function as a team leader, primary nurse and role model; to accept individual responsibility and accountability for decisions and outcome; to communicate effectively with patients, families, personnel and Physicians and establish professional working relationships with the same; to recognize the legal limits of nursing practice; to maintain professional competency through continuing education and independent study. Ability to support St. Lukes goals and objectives.

Applies knowledge and demonstrates proficiency in providing routine care, problem solving and insertion/initiation of:

Peripheral IV therapy and access devices

Central IV therapy and access devices

Miscellaneous parenteral therapies

Applies knowledge and demonstrates proficiency related to the administration of anti-neoplastic agents and care of the oncology patient.

Applies knowledge and demonstrates proficiency related to safe use and management of external and internal infusion devices.

Applies knowledge and demonstrates proficiency related to therapeutic phlebotomy.

READING- Advanced: Ability to read, analyze, and interpret the most complex documents. Ability to respond effectively to the most sensitive inquires or complaints.

WRITING- Intermediate: Ability to write routine reports, correspondence, or procedures.

SPEAKING- Intermediate: Ability to effectively present information in one-on-one, small group situations or before groups of customers, clients, and other employees of the organization.

MATHEMATICAL SKILLS - Intermediate Skills: Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals and to calculate figures and amounts such as discounts, interest, commissions, proportions, percentages, area, circumference, and volume. Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent and to draw or interpret bar graphs to apply concepts of basic algebra and geometry.

REASONING ABILITY - Intermediate Skills: Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form. Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.

AGE SPECIFIC COMPETENCIES - Skilled at assessment and knowledgeable of growth and development. Provides appropriate care respective to the ages of the patients served per clinical environment. Maintains competency with Age Specific independent study requirements, with a passing score annually.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS AND ENVIRONMENT

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

Prolonged, extensive, or considerable standing/walking; lifts, positions, pushes and/or transfers patients; considerable reaching, stooping, bending, kneeling and crouching. Ability to see, hear, stand, bend, kneel, walk and lift up to fifty (50) pounds.

Stand - Continuously Over 2/3 (5.5 – 8 hours)

Walk - Continuously Over 2/3 (5.5 – 8 hours)

Sit - Frequently 1/3 to 2/3 (2.5 – 5.5 hours)

Use hands to finger, handle, or feel - Continuously Over 2/3 (5.5 – 8 hours)

Reach with hands and arms - Continuously Over 2/3 (5.5 – 8 hours)

Stoop, squat, kneel, orcrouch - Continuously Over 2/3 (5.5 – 8 hours)

Bending-repetitive forward - Continuously Over 2/3 (5.5 – 8 hours)

Talk or hear - Continuously Over 2/3 (5.5 – 8 hours)

LIFTING REQUIREMENTS

Up to 10 pounds - Continuously Over 2/3 (5.5 – 8 hours)

Up to 20 pounds - Continuously Over 2/3 (5.5 - 8 hours)

Up to 35 pounds - Frequently 1/3 to 2/3 (2.5 – 5.5 hours)

Up to 50 pounds - Occasionally Under 1/3 (1-2.5 hours)

WORK ENVIRONMENT

Typical Noise Level - Moderate noise (examples: business office with computers and printers, light traffic)

WORKING CONDITIONS

Regularly exposed to the risk of blood borne diseases; contact with patients under wide variety of circumstances; exposed to unpleasant elements (accidents, injuries and illness); subject to varying and unpredictable situations; handles emergency or crisis situations; may perform emergency care; occasionally subjected to irregular hours; occasional pressure due to multiple calls and inquiries

Additional Information

Hired to every other, generally work less weekends.

Summary

NOW OFFERING UP TO AN $8,000 SIGN-ON BONUS!

• JOB SUMMARY
  The Staff Nurse applies and demonstrates knowledge of the delivery of professional nursing care, including all aspects of practice, as defined by the MN Board of Nursing and reinforced in St. Lukes policies. Plans, delegates to, and organizes nursing personnel. Manages and coordinates information between patient, family and healthcare team members; provides for education of patients families and staff and evaluates outcomes.
• MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
  Education: See Licensure/Certification/Registration requirements. Experience: One (1) year acute care or related experience required. Licensure/Certification/Registration: Current license in Minnesota to practice as Registered Nurse. BLS Certification with a designation of either BLS Provider or Healthcare Provider from either the American Heart Association or American Red Cross, or Military Training Network.
• PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
  Education: N/A Experience: Preference is given to individuals with previous IV therapy experience, previous experience with Vascular Access Devices and/or previous experience in PICC line placement. Licensure/Registration/Certification: Vascular Access Nurse (VA-BC).
• KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES
  Knowledge of current principles and techniques of nursing practice; knowledge of the practical application of the nursing process and physical assessment. Ability to function as a team leader, primary nurse and role model; to accept individual responsibility and accountability for decisions and outcome; to communicate effectively with patients, families, personnel and Physicians and establish professional working relationships with the same; to recognize the legal limits of nursing practice; to maintain professional competency through continuing education and independent study. Ability to support St. Lukes goals and objectives.
  • Applies knowledge and demonstrates proficiency in providing routine care, problem solving and insertion/initiation of:
    Peripheral IV therapy and access devices Central IV therapy and access devices Long-term peripheral access devices Miscellaneous parenteral therapies
  Applies knowledge and demonstrates proficiency related to the administration of anti-neoplastic agents and care of the oncology patient. Applies knowledge and demonstrates proficiency related to safe use and management of external and internal infusion devices. Proficient in bladder installation procedure. Applies knowledge and demonstrates proficiency related to therapeutic phlebotomy. READING- Advanced: Ability to read, analyze, and interpret the most complex documents. Ability to respond effectively to the most sensitive inquires or complaints. WRITING- Intermediate: Ability to write routine reports, correspondence, or procedures. SPEAKING- Intermediate: Ability to effectively present information in one-on-one, small group situations or before groups of customers, clients, and other employees of the organization. MATHEMATICAL SKILLS - Intermediate Skills: Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals and to calculate figures and amounts such as discounts, interest, commissions, proportions, percentages, area, circumference, and volume. Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent and to draw or interpret bar graphs to apply concepts of basic algebra and geometry. REASONING ABILITY - Intermediate Skills: Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form. Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations. AGE SPECIFIC COMPETENCIES - Skilled at assessment and knowledgeable of growth and development. Provides appropriate care respective to the ages of the patients served per clinical environment. Maintains competency with Age Specific independent study requirements, with a passing score annually.
• PHYSICAL DEMANDS AND ENVIRONMENT
  • PHYSICAL DEMANDS
    Prolonged, extensive, or considerable standing/walking; lifts, positions, pushes and/or transfers patients; considerable reaching, stooping, bending, kneeling and crouching. Ability to see, hear, stand, bend, kneel, walk and lift up to fifty (50) pounds. Stand - Continuously Over 2/3 (5.5 – 8 hours) Walk - Continuously Over 2/3 (5.5 – 8 hours) Sit - Frequently 1/3 to 2/3 (2.5 – 5.5 hours) Use hands to finger, handle, or feel - Continuously Over 2/3 (5.5 – 8 hours) Reach with hands and arms - Continuously Over 2/3 (5.5 – 8 hours) Stoop, squat, kneel, orcrouch - Continuously Over 2/3 (5.5 – 8 hours) Bending-repetitive forward - Continuously Over 2/3 (5.5 – 8 hours) Talk or hear - Continuously Over 2/3 (5.5 – 8 hours)
  • LIFTING REQUIREMENTS
    Up to 10 pounds - Continuously Over 2/3 (5.5 – 8 hours) Up to 20 pounds - Continuously Over 2/3 (5.5 - 8 hours) Up to 35 pounds - Frequently 1/3 to 2/3 (2.5 – 5.5 hours) Up to 50 pounds - Occasionally Under 1/3 (1-2.5 hours)
  • WORK ENVIRONMENT
    Typical Noise Level - Moderate noise (examples: business office with computers and printers, light traffic)
  • WORKING CONDITIONS
    Regularly exposed to the risk of blood borne diseases; contact with patients under wide variety of circumstances; exposed to unpleasant elements (accidents, injuries and illness); subject to varying and unpredictable situations; handles emergency or crisis situations; may perform emergency care; occasionally subjected to irregular hours; occasional pressure due to multiple calls and inquiries

Additional Information

Hired to every other, generally work less weekends.

Employees working at a benefit eligible status have access to the following benefit plans:

• Health and dental insurance
• Retirement
• Life insurance
• Disability
• Paid Time Off

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