Registered Nurse (RN) - Intensive Care Unit

Fairview Health Services•Woodbury, MN

7h•Onsite

About The Position

Fairview Health Services is hiring a Registered Nurse (RN) for our ICU at our M Health Fairview Woodwinds Hospital location in Woodbury, MN. Within our ICU, our Registered Nurses are responsible for caring for patients who have many different diagnoses including, but not limited to, sepsis, overdoses, withdrawals, and surgical patients who need a higher level of care. Our complex patients require continuous hemodynamic monitoring, intense medication management, ongoing critical thinking, and excellent communication with team members and families. This is a fast-paced and highly technical medical environment. This position will be working 0.6 FTE (48 hours every two weeks). The shift length will be 12 hours on the Night shift, working every third weekend. The ICU is a 3-North unit with 18 beds of mixed acuity, serving patients aged 18+. The patient average length of stay is 3-4 days. The patient population includes those on vents, experiencing codes, respiratory failures, sepsis, shock, unstable post-surgical conditions, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, and diabetics. The unit typically sees 7-14 patients a day, with plans to increase these numbers. Free parking is available. The position will consider experienced ICU nurses or those looking to advance their careers. Fairview Health Services is an industry-leading, award-winning nonprofit that offers an entire network of healthcare services. Fairview is part of M Health Fairview, a partnership between the University of Minnesota, M Physicians and Fairview Health Services, combining clinical innovation and training with community medicine. Their care portfolio includes community hospitals, academic hospitals, primary and specialty care clinics, senior facilities, facilitated living centers, rehabilitation centers, home health care services, counseling, pharmacies, and benefit management services. They employ over 34,000 employees and 5,000+ system providers.

Requirements

Associate degree in Nursing
Valid Basic Life Support (BLS) certification
Valid RN Licensure from MN Board of Nursing
At least 1 year or RN ICU experience

Nice To Haves

Bachelor’s degree in Nursing
Preceptor experience
ACLS

Responsibilities

Assessing patient needs and identifying expected nursing outcomes
Developing an individualized nursing plan of care
Implementing interventions as needed during treatment based on the plan of care
Evaluating care and patient response to interventions and expected outcomes
Using communication strategies to achieve desirable outcomes
Coordinating care with members of the health care team and delegating responsibilities to others as appropriate
Demonstrating the ability to advance care by applying standards, guidelines, care pathways, and continuous improvement to enhance patient outcomes
Promoting a culture of evidence based practice (EBP) by participating in a multitude of available opportunities
Performing these responsibilities in accordance with all policy, procedures, professional practice guidelines and the MN Nurse Practice Act