Registered Nurse - Emergency Department

Fairview Health Services•Minneapolis, MN

36d•Onsite

About The Position

Fairview is hiring a Registered Nurse for the Emergency Department at M Health Fairview University of Minnesota Medical Center – West Bank in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The RN is accountable for assessing patients of all ages and populations, analyzing findings, identifying nursing diagnoses, planning and implementing interventions, and evaluating outcomes. The scope of care extends from entry into the emergency room through triage and discharge. Emergency nursing serves patients and families with acute or chronic physical or psychosocial problems and includes resuscitation and stabilization. The department has 26 beds across two sections and cares for approximately 30,000 patients annually. Its nurse-to-patient ratio is approximately 1:4–5, and about 50% of cases are mental-health related. The department works in partnership with the University of Minnesota Medical School and University of Minnesota Physicians, and provides a broad range of services and treatments, including pediatric care, trauma care, and transplant services. This position is 0.75 FTE (60 hours every two weeks) on 12-hour day shifts, 7:00 a.m.–7:30 p.m., with an every-third-weekend rotation. Fairview is part of M Health Fairview, a partnership among the University of Minnesota, M Physicians, and Fairview Health Services. The organization’s care portfolio includes hospitals, clinics, senior and assisted-living facilities, rehabilitation, home health, counseling, pharmacies, and benefit management services.

Requirements

Associate Degree in Nursing (ADN/ASN).
Current Minnesota RN license.
Basic Life Support (BLS) for Health Care Providers.
One year of ED, mental health, or ICU RN experience.
Obtain Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) certification within six months of hire.
Obtain Trauma Nursing Core Course (TNCC) certification within one year of hire.
Obtain Emergency Nursing Pediatric Course (ENPC) certification within one year of hire.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN).
Certification by the Emergency Nurses Association (CEN) and/or a course in advanced trauma nursing (CATN).
Charge and/or preceptorship experience.

Responsibilities

Assess patients of all ages and populations, analyze findings, identify nursing diagnoses, plan and implement interventions, and evaluate outcomes from triage through discharge.
Deliver care to patients of varying ages and acuity, including pediatric patients, sexual assault survivors, psychiatric patients, trauma patients, transplant patients, and patients experiencing substance abuse.
Perform advanced monitoring using current technology.
Safely administer complex medication and infusion therapies and adjust patients’ plans of care based on their responses.
Care for patients undergoing diagnostic and therapeutic procedures and interventions in the unit.
Safely and accurately operate unit equipment.
Adjust care approaches to reflect the developmental level and cultural differences of the population served.
Fulfill organizational requirements.
Foster a culture of improvement, efficiency, and innovative thinking.