Registered Nurse (RN) - Emergency Department

Fairview Health Services•Edina, MN

5d•Onsite

About The Position

Fairview is hiring a Registered Nurse for the Emergency Department at its Southdale location in Edina, Minnesota. The RN assesses, plans, delivers, and evaluates nursing care for assigned patient populations in accordance with policies, procedures, professional practice guidelines, and the Minnesota Nurse Practice Act. The RN coordinates care with the healthcare team and delegates responsibilities as appropriate. The Southdale Emergency Department is a 44-bed department with private, multifunctional rooms and Level 3 Trauma Center designation. It treats more than 55,000 patients annually and includes rooms equipped to monitor heart rhythms, oxygen saturation, and blood pressure, as well as three rooms for critically ill or trauma patients, including one specifically for pediatric patients. The hospital is also a Cardiac Center of Excellence and a Comprehensive Stroke Center. The team includes emergency physicians, registered nurses, ER technicians, health unit coordinators, mental health providers, pharmacists, and case managers. Diagnostic services are available 24 hours a day. This position is 0.6 FTE, or 48 hours every two weeks, working 12-hour night shifts from 7:00 p.m. to 7:30 a.m. The schedule includes every third weekend (Friday, Saturday, and Sunday).

Requirements

Current Minnesota Registered Nurse (RN) license.
Basic Life Support (BLS) certification through the American Heart Association or American Red Cross.
Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) certification must be completed before the end of orientation.
TNCC certification must be completed no more than one year after hire.
If the RN has never had ENCP, it must be completed no more than one year after hire.
Current Emergency Department RN or ICU RN experience, or two years of IMC RN experience, or one year of recent Paramedic experience.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor’s degree in Nursing (BSN).
ACLS certification.
Certification through the Board of Certification for Emergency Nursing (CEN or CPEN).

Responsibilities

Assess patient needs and identify expected nursing outcomes.
Collaborate with patients, families, and other healthcare team members to develop a nursing plan within an integrated, comprehensive plan of care.
Develop individualized plans based on age, social and cultural considerations, condition, and other relevant needs.
Evaluate care and patient responses to interventions and expected outcomes.
Communicate and collaborate effectively and respectfully with patients, families, and healthcare team members within and across care settings to promote partnership-based healthcare.
Advance care by using standards, guidelines, care pathways, and continuous improvement to enhance patient outcomes.
Promote a culture of evidence-based practice.
Coordinate care with healthcare team members and delegate responsibilities as appropriate.