Registered Nurse (RN) - Special Care Nursery

Fairview Health Services•Woodbury, MN

13h•Onsite

About The Position

M Health Fairview is hiring a Registered Nurse for the Special Care Nursery at Woodwinds Hospital in Woodbury, Minnesota. This is a 0.75 FTE position (60 hours per two weeks) on the overnight shift, 7:00 p.m. to 7:30 a.m., working 12-hour shifts on a variable schedule. The role follows a six-week patterned schedule, includes every-third-weekend and holiday rotations, and offers voluntary on-call shifts. Special Care Nursery nurses care for newborns in the nursery, including infants requiring CPAP, bili lights, lines, and care related to Triple I, as well as late-preterm infants on the floor. Nurses are also trained in postpartum care for mother-baby couplets. The Special Care Nursery is Level 2 and serves infants from 34 weeks. Woodwinds has Baby-Friendly designation and averages 180 births per month. The nurse uses the nursing process to coordinate outcome-focused care, communicates and collaborates with patients, families, physicians, and interdisciplinary colleagues, and assesses and documents patient and family learning needs. The position also contributes to care improvements and department goals, and complies with applicable clinical, regulatory, safety, and professional standards.

Requirements

Associate degree in Nursing.
Valid Basic Life Support (BLS) certification.
Valid RN licensure from the Minnesota Board of Nursing.
Obtain NRP within six months of hire.
Complete postpartum training within six months of hire.

Nice To Haves

One year of hospital experience, preferably in OB/NICU.
Bachelor’s degree in Nursing.

Responsibilities

Use the nursing process—assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation—to coordinate outcome-focused patient care.
Incorporate holistic nursing theory based on Watson’s Theory of Caring and relevant practice standards when holistic therapy is offered.
Communicate the plan of care effectively with patients and families, physicians, the interdependent team, and other disciplines.
Assess and document patient and family learning needs and develop individualized education plans.
Participate in creating and implementing point-of-care improvements to support clinical quality, customer experience, nursing engagement, and efficiency.
Comply with regulatory requirements, accreditation standards, nursing board requirements, patient safety and infection control practices, and applicable policies, guidelines, procedures, and standards.
Coordinate the interdependent team and promote collaborative teamwork and cooperation.
Participate in developing and achieving department goals related to safety, cost, quality, patient experience, and employee engagement.
Maintain knowledge of and comply with relevant laws, regulations, policies, procedures, and standards.
Perform other responsibilities as needed or assigned.