Registered Nurse (RN) - Adult CVICU

Fairview Health Services•Maplewood, MN

29d•Onsite

About The Position

Fairview is hiring a Registered Nurse (RN) on the Adult CVICU Unit at the St. John's Hospital located in Maplewood, MN. St. John's Hospital offers a warm, inviting atmosphere and caring, personal staff. Innovative technology, combined with the expertise of our specialists, nurses and staff, chip into our innovative healing environment and meticulous health care delivery. We are committed to delivering outstanding health care to 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 will be working 0.7 FTE (56 hours every two weeks). The shift length will be 8 hours on the night shift with a rotating every other weekend (Friday, Saturday, Sunday). About Fairview Fairview Health Services is an industry-leading, award-winning nonprofit that offers an entire network of healthcare services. Fairview is one part of M Health Fairview, a partnership between the University of Minnesota, M Physicians and Fairview Health Services. Together, we combine the University's deep history of clinical innovation and training with Fairview's extensive roots in community medicine. Our 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. As a CVICU RN, you will be responsible for caring for patients who have had coronary artery bypass, valve replacement and transcatheter aortic valve replacement, aortic arch repair and heart and lung transplant. The CVICU also handles patients with decompensated heart failure, adult congenital heart defects, cardiogenic shock, advanced pulmonary hypertension and cardiac arrest. We apply extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO), continuous renal replacement therapy (CRRT), ventricular assist devices (VAD), intraortic balloon pumps (IABP) and Swan-Ganz catheters routinely. Our complex patient population requires hemodynamic monitoring, critical medication management, management of organ failure, maintenance of systemic perfusion and high technical skills. This unit has a low nurse to patient ratio and resource nurses on unit.

Requirements

Basic Life Support (American Heart Assoc or Red Cross)
MN Registered Nurse (RN) License

Nice To Haves

Bachelors Degree in Nursing
1 year experience
Advanced Cardiac Life Support (American Heart Assoc) Some positions may require ACLS depending on the unit and patient population.

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.