Registered Nurse (RN) - Observation/Short Stay

Fairview Health Services • Maplewood, MN

2h • Onsite

About The Position

Fairview is hiring a Registered Nurse (RN) on the Short Stay/Observation Unit at the St. John’s Hospital located in Maplewood, MN.
St. John’s Hospital provides a warm, inviting atmosphere and humble staff. Innovative technology, combined with the expertise of our specialists, nurses and staff, contribute to our innovative healing environment and personal, diligent health care delivery. We are committed to delivering outstanding health care in our growing community! Our 184 bed facility offers a wide range of diagnostic and therapeutic services.
Apply today to join our 34,000+ employees and 5,000+ system providers working to build lasting relationships with the people we serve: our patients, our communities, and each other!
Schedule: This position is 56 hours per two weeks on the Day/Evening shift, 8 hour shifts, every other weekend rotation.
About this Unit:
16 Bed Unit
Deliver care to outpatients in a bed, observation and other short stay patients
Care delivery team: Board Certified/Eligible physicians, RNs, Health Unit Coordinators, and Nursing Assistants
Job Expectations:
The RN serves as the key leader of the interdependent team and is responsible to achieve patient and unit outcomes by coordinating the care for a group of patients. This includes: comprehensive assessment of patient and family needs; identification of outcomes based on the needs' assessment; establishing the plan of care; monitoring the progress; and modification of the plan of care as needed.

Requirements

• 1 Year of Acute Care RN Experience
• Charge Trained
• Associates Degree in Nursing
• Basic Life Support (American Heart Assoc or Red Cross)
• Registered Nurse Minnesota

Nice To Haves

• Bachelors Degree in Nursing
• 1 to 3 years' experience
• CHARGE NURSE EXPERIENCE or willingness to train as charge nurse
• ACLS

Responsibilities

• Demonstrates commitment to principles of the patient care model (Professional Partnership Model) and achieving the HealthEast nursing vision and strategy.
• Utilizes the nursing process, including assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation, to coordinate outcome focused patient care. Throughout this process, also understands and incorporates holistic nursing theory based on Watson's Theory of Caring aligning with the practice standards of the American Holistic Nurses' Association whenever holistic therapy is offered.
• Communicates effectively with patient/family, physicians, the interdependent team, and other disciplines regarding the plan of care.
• Assesses and documents learning needs of the patient and family. Develops an individualized education plan for patients and families based on identified needs.
• Actively participates in creating and implementing improvements at the point of care to achieve clinical quality, customer experience, nursing engagement, and efficiency and effectiveness outcomes.
• Complies with regulatory requirements, accreditation standards, board of nursing requirements, patient safety requirements, infection control practices, and other established practice standards, policies, guidelines, and procedures.
• Coordinates the interdependent team while promoting collaborative teamwork and cooperation.
• Actively participates in the development and achievement of department goals (safety, cost, quality, patient experience, employee engagement).
• Maintains knowledge of, and complies with, all relevant laws, regulations, policies, procedures, and standards.
• Actively participates in creating and implementing improvements.

Benefits

• Fairview offers a generous benefits package, including but not limited to medical, dental, vision, PTO/vacation and Safe and Sick Time, tuition reimbursement, retirement and more!
• Please follow this link for additional information: https://www.fairview.org/benefits/hemnarn

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: Associate degree