Registered Nurse (RN), Emergency Department, On-Call

Fairview Range•Hibbing, MN

2d•Onsite

About The Position

Fairview Range is hiring a Registered Nurse to provide direct and indirect nursing care in its Emergency Department in Hibbing, Minnesota. The RN may also oversee unit operations for a shift when serving as charge nurse. The Emergency Department is part of a Level IV trauma center and Acute Stroke Ready hospital, providing emergency treatment 24 hours a day. The department has 17 beds, including two standalone trauma bays, and uses a multidisciplinary care model. The patient population includes all ages, and telemedicine services include Telestroke and Telepsych. This is an on-call position with hours as needed. Shifts are 12 hours, on either the day or night shift. To maintain employment, the RN must work at least 64 hours during designated four-month periods, if called. Fairview Range is an affiliate of Fairview Health Services and includes Fairview Range Hospital, clinics in Hibbing, Nashwauk, and Mountain Iron, and Fairview Range Home Care and Hospice.

Requirements

Current Minnesota RN licensure.
Current BLS certification and maintenance of that certification.
Current ACLS, PALS, and TNCC certification, or attainment of ACLS and PALS before the end of orientation and TNCC within one year.
Must work at least 64 hours during designated four-month periods, if called.
Willingness to work on-call hours as needed in 12-hour day or night shifts.

Nice To Haves

One year of Emergency Department experience or two years of ICU experience is preferred.
If no candidate meets the preferred experience criteria, the employer will consider at least one year of recent critical care experience (within the past year), or two years of recent Med/Surg/Peds experience (within the past six months).

Responsibilities

Perform primary, secondary, and focused surveys according to established policies.
Demonstrate awareness of age-specific criteria when obtaining assessment data.
Identify patient needs and/or nursing diagnoses based on collected data and incorporate them into individualized plans of care.
Analyze assessment data, identify problems, and develop plans of care in collaboration with patients, significant others, and resource personnel.
Provide age-specific direct patient care in collaboration with other disciplines and according to standards of care.
Recognize and report adverse patient conditions to the physician in a timely manner.
Oversee unit operations for a shift when functioning as charge nurse.