Registered Nurse (RN) - Intensive Care Unit

Fairview Health Services•Woodbury, MN

21h•Onsite

About The Position

Fairview Health Services is hiring a Registered Nurse for the ICU at Woodwinds Hospital in Woodbury, Minnesota. This is an Intermediate Care position within a mixed-service-level ICU unit. The role cares for adult patients with a range of diagnoses and acuity, including sepsis, overdoses, withdrawals, and surgical patients requiring a higher level of care. Patients may require continuous hemodynamic monitoring, intensive medication management, critical thinking, and close communication with the care team and families. The environment is fast-paced and highly technical. Intermediate Care nurses may have the opportunity to cross-train to critical care after one year. ICU 3 North is an 18-bed mixed-acuity unit serving patients aged 18 and older. The average length of stay is three to four days. The patient population includes patients on ventilators, patients experiencing codes, respiratory failure, sepsis, shock, unstable post-surgical conditions, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, and diabetes. The unit typically cares for 7–14 patients per day, with plans to increase those numbers. The position is 0.75 FTE, or 60 hours every two weeks, on 12-hour night shifts from 7:00 p.m. to 7:30 a.m., working every third weekend. Fairview Health Services is a nonprofit healthcare organization within M Health Fairview, a partnership of the University of Minnesota, M Physicians, and Fairview Health Services.

Requirements

Associate degree in Nursing.
Valid Basic Life Support (BLS) certification.
Valid RN licensure from the Minnesota Board of Nursing.
At least 1 year of RN experience in an acute care setting.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor’s degree in Nursing.
Preceptor experience.
RN experience.
ACLS.

Responsibilities

Assess patient needs and identify expected nursing outcomes.
Develop individualized nursing plans of care.
Implement interventions during treatment based on the plan of care.
Evaluate care, patient responses to interventions, and expected outcomes.
Use communication strategies to achieve desirable outcomes.
Coordinate care with members of the healthcare team and delegate responsibilities as appropriate.
Advance care by applying standards, guidelines, care pathways, and continuous improvement to enhance patient outcomes.
Promote evidence-based practice by participating in available opportunities.
Perform responsibilities in accordance with policies, procedures, professional practice guidelines, and the Minnesota Nurse Practice Act.