Registered Nurse (RN) - Flying Squad

Fairview Health Services•Burnsville, MN

9h•Onsite

About The Position

Fairview Ridges Hospital is a 150-bed community-based hospital in Burnsville, Minnesota, serving a wide and growing geographic area. The Registered Nurse works in a Flying Squad role on the Float Pool, responding to hospital codes and providing shifts in the ICU, Emergency Department, and Medical/Surgical areas. The position provides nursing support throughout patient care units and intermittent patient care in emergent or urgent situations, including monitoring critical patients during special procedures and transport and assisting physicians as needed. This is a 0.9 FTE position, totaling 72 hours every two weeks. The schedule consists of overnight 12-hour shifts from 7:00 p.m. to 7:30 a.m., with an every-third-weekend rotation. The starting base pay is $41.69 per hour; candidates with relevant experience or a higher degree may be offered a higher rate. The role includes additional pay differentials of $2.00 per hour for weekend shifts and $2.00 per hour for Float Pool work.

Requirements

Minnesota RN license in good standing.
At least two years of RN experience in the ICU, Emergency Department, or another critical care area, including experience with advanced airways and telemetry.
BLS certification.
ACLS certification within 30 days of hire.
ENPC within one year of hire.
TNCC (Trauma Nurse Core Curriculum) verification within one year of hire.

Nice To Haves

BSN or MSN.
National certification in the specialty area of practice, such as AACN certification.
Three years of RN experience in the ICU, Emergency Department, or another critical care area, including experience with advanced airways and telemetry.

Responsibilities

Respond to codes across the hospital as part of the Flying Squad.
Work shifts in the ICU, Emergency Department, and Medical/Surgical areas.
Provide nursing support services throughout patient care units.
Provide intermittent patient care during emergent or urgent situations.
Monitor critical patients during special procedures and transport.
Assist physicians as needed.
Complete cross-training and competency validation for units assigned for floating within three months of employment.
Meet annual competency validation and mandatory education requirements for all units to which the nurse may be floated.
Work two shifts in the Emergency Department and/or ICU.