Registered Nurse (RN) – Medical ICU

Fairview Health Services•Minneapolis, MN

2h•Onsite

About The Position

Fairview is hiring a Registered Nurse (RN) for our ICU - Medicine Department at our M Health Fairview University of Minnesota Medical Center - East Bank location in Minneapolis, MN. As a Registered Nurse in our Medical ICU, we care for patients with many different diagnoses including: Covid, multi system organ failure, pulmonary fibrosis, pneumonia, influenza, sepsis, renal failure, GI bleed, pre/post bone marrow transplant, pre organ transplant (kidney/liver/lung), overdoses, and respiratory/cardiac arrest. Therapies we utilize include hypothermia, continuous renal replacement therapy (CRRT), paralytics, and proning. The Medical ICU at UMMC East Bank is a 19 bed critical care unit. We have complex, high-acuity patients who require continuous hemodynamic monitoring, intense medication management, ongoing critical thinking, and excellent communication with team members and families. This is a faced-paced and highly technical medical environment.

Requirements

MN RN Licensure
Associate Degree in Nursing (ASN)
Basic Life Support (BLS) through Health Care Providers
1 year of ICU experience or 18 months recent medical/surgical experience in a hospital setting

Nice To Haves

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

Responsibilities

Assessing patient needs and identifying expected nursing outcomes
Developing an individualized nursing plan of care
Implementing interventions as needed during treatment based on the plan of care
Evaluating care and patient response to interventions and expected outcomes
Using communication strategies to achieve desirable outcomes
Coordinating care with members of the health care team and delegating responsibilities to others as appropriate
Demonstrating the ability to advance care by utilizing standards, guidelines, care pathways, and continuous improvement to enhance patient outcomes
Promoting a culture of evidence based practice (EBP) by participating in a multitude of available opportunities
Performing these responsibilities in accordance with all policy, procedures, professional practice guidelines and the MN Nurse Practice Act