Registered Nurse (RN) – Medical ICU

Fairview Health Services•Minneapolis, MN

20h•Onsite

About The Position

Fairview is hiring a Registered Nurse for the ICU - Medicine Department at M Health Fairview University of Minnesota Medical Center - East Bank in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The 19-bed Medical ICU cares for complex, high-acuity patients requiring continuous hemodynamic monitoring, intensive medication management, critical thinking, and communication with team members and families. Patient diagnoses include COVID, multi-system organ failure, pulmonary fibrosis, pneumonia, influenza, sepsis, renal failure, GI bleeding, pre- and post-bone marrow transplant, pre-organ transplant (kidney, liver, and lung), overdoses, and respiratory or cardiac arrest. Therapies include hypothermia, continuous renal replacement therapy (CRRT), paralytics, and proning. This is a fast-paced, highly technical medical environment. The position is 0.75 FTE (60 hours every two weeks), with 12-hour night shifts and a rotation every third weekend. The Registered Nurse assesses patient needs and expected outcomes, develops and implements individualized plans of care, evaluates care and patient responses, communicates to achieve desirable outcomes, and coordinates care with the healthcare team. The nurse also advances care through standards, guidelines, care pathways, and continuous improvement, participates in evidence-based practice opportunities, and follows applicable policies, procedures, professional practice guidelines, and the Minnesota Nurse Practice Act.

Requirements

Minnesota RN licensure.
Associate Degree in Nursing (ASN).
Basic Life Support (BLS) through Health Care Providers.
One year of ICU experience or 18 months of recent medical/surgical experience in a hospital setting.
Completion of a capstone within Fairview or at another tertiary-level ICU care facility.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) or higher.
Certification in a related specialty is highly desired.
At least one year of current medical-surgical RN experience in a hospital setting is preferred.
One year of adult critical care experience is preferred.
Certification by the American Association of Critical Care Nursing or in a related specialty is highly preferred.

Responsibilities

Assess patient needs and identify expected nursing outcomes.
Develop an individualized nursing plan of care.
Implement interventions during treatment based on the plan of care.
Evaluate care and the patient's response to interventions and expected outcomes.
Use communication strategies to achieve desirable outcomes.
Coordinate care with healthcare team members and delegate responsibilities as appropriate.
Advance care by utilizing 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.