Registered Nurse (RN) - Med/Surg

Fairview Health Services•Princeton, MN

7h•Onsite

About The Position

Fairview is hiring a Registered Nurse for the Med/Surg Unit at M Health Fairview Northland Medical Center in Princeton, Minnesota. The RN provides care to medical-surgical patients with sophisticated medical conditions requiring close observation, monitoring, and intervention. The unit includes adult medical and surgical patients, a limited number of pediatric surgical patients, and adult intensive care patients. Nurses work in both the ICU and Med/Surg units. The department has 22 medical-surgical beds and a four-bed ICU. The typical patient assignment is three to four patients per RN on day/evening shifts and five to six patients per RN on night shifts. The RN coordinates compassionate, comprehensive care, including helping patients establish achievable discharge goals, developing and updating care plans, conducting full physical assessments, and providing postoperative care. Adaptability, willingness to learn, critical thinking, problem-solving, flexibility, collaboration, and a patient-first approach are important to success in this role. This position is 0.6 FTE, or 48 hours every two weeks, with 12-hour shifts on the day/night shift. The schedule includes an every-third-weekend rotation (Friday, Saturday, Sunday) and a holiday rotation. The position is eligible for benefits, including medical, dental, vision, paid time off, tuition reimbursement, and retirement benefits.

Requirements

Valid Basic Life Support (BLS) certification.
Valid RN license from the Minnesota Board of Nursing.

Nice To Haves

One year of RN experience.
Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) certification.
Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) or higher.

Responsibilities

Provide care to medical-surgical patients and work in both the ICU and Med/Surg units.
Coordinate compassionate, well-rounded patient care, including helping patients set achievable discharge goals, establishing and updating plans of care, completing full physical assessments, and providing postoperative care.
Communicate effectively with patients and families, physicians, the interdependent team, and other disciplines about the plan of care.
Assess and document patient and family learning needs, and develop individualized education plans based on identified needs.
Participate in creating and implementing point-of-care improvements to achieve clinical quality, customer experience, nursing engagement, and efficiency and effectiveness outcomes.
Comply with regulatory requirements, accreditation standards, board of nursing requirements, patient safety requirements, infection control practices, and established practice standards, policies, guidelines, and procedures.
Coordinate with 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.