RN Critical Care Float Pool

Location Address:

2800 10th Ave Receiving Dock Minneapolis, MN 55407-1311

Date Posted:

March 31, 2026

Posting Expiration Date:

April 08, 2026

Department:

31003820 Critical Care Float Pool

Shift:

Day/Night (United States of America)

Shift Length:

12 hour shift

Hours Per Week:

36

Union Contract:

MNA-01-Abbott Northwestern RN-RAN

Weekend Rotation:

Every 3rd

Job Summary:

Join our Critical Care Float Pool and our team of flexible and highly trained nurses to provide care in the Med Surg, Cardiovascular, and Neuro ICUs. After six months, RNs receive training in the Emergency Department. Cross-training opportunities are also offered in the Post Anesthesia Care Unit (PACU) and select outpatient areas. This role is ideal for nurses who thrive in fast-paced environments and seek continuous professional growth. Expand your skills while making a meaningful impact across multiple critical care settings.

Key Position Details:

• .9 FTE (72 hours per two week pay period)
• 12-hour day/night shift
• Every 3rd weekend

Tier 1:  9 months of Critical Care/ICU RN experience required

Tier 2:  1 year of Med/Surg or Telemetry RN experience required

Tier 3: New Graduate-Completion of a ICU Capstone or ICU rotation as a nursing student or experience in the ICU setting as a NA/other patient care role is required. New Grads would be part of the Abbott Northwestern Critical Care New Grad Pipeline Program.

Job Description:

Nursing is the diagnosis and treatment of human response to actual or potential health problems. This includes establishing an intentional therapeutic relationship between a registered nurse and a patient and family. As a leader and the integrator of care, the professional nurse has the responsibility, authority, and accountability for planning, coordinating and evaluating the patient’s care needs.

Provides nursing care across departments that provide critical care services. Provides specialized care to patients who are severely ill or injured. May practice in an intensive care unit or in a care area that requires the expertise of the critical care nurse.

Principle Responsibilities

• Comprehensive assessment of patient and family needs; identification of outcomes based on needs assessment; establishing the plan of care; supervising the progress; and modification of the plan of care as needed.
• Maintains education and competencies to remain proficient to provide high quality patient care practice and skills.
• Incorporates evidence-based nursing practice taking into consideration current statutes, rules and regulations when developing the plan of care.
• Establishes, in the collaboration with the family and patient, realistic and measurable patient expected outcomes based on nursing diagnoses, patients present and potential capabilities, goals, available resources and plan for continuity of care.
• Identifies outcomes that are age appropriate, culturally appropriate, realistic and attainable.
• Coordinates, collaborates, and delegates appropriately to ensure care is provided in a safe, effective fashion.
• Fulfills all organizational requirements.
• Supplemental roles:
  • Charge Nurse (only when acting in this role).
    ◦ Demonstrates ability to coordinate, delegate, and direct unit operation, collaborates effectively with unit staff, leadership and other disciplines.
  • Preceptor (only when acting in this role).
    ◦ Demonstrates ability to identify the orientee's learning needs, plans appropriate learning experiences and demonstrates ability to validate clinical competence of orientee.
• Other duties as assigned.

Required Qualifications

• Associate's or Vocational degree
• 2 to 5 years RN experience
• 0 to 2 years Med/Surgical experience at some regional sites

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree
• 0 to 2 years critical care experience

Licenses/Certifications

• Licensed Registered Nurse – MN Board of Nursing required if working in state of MN upon hire / WI Department of Safety & Professional Services required if working in the state of WI upon hire
• Must meet at least ONE of the requirements below:
  ◦ Current BLS certification from the American Heart Association
  ◦ Current BLS certification from the American Red Cross
  ◦ Allina in-house BLS training (within 30 days of hire)
• Allina in-house ACLS training required upon completion of orientation
• Certified Critical Care RN - American Association of Critical-Care Nurses (AACN) preferred