Registered Nurse (RN) – Orthopedic Med/Surg

Fairview Health Services•Minneapolis, MN

18h•Onsite

About The Position

Fairview Health Services is hiring a Registered Nurse for the Orthopedic Med/Surg Unit at M Health Fairview University of Minnesota Medical Center – West Bank Campus in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The nurse will care for adult medical-surgical patients with complex conditions requiring close observation, monitoring, and interventions. The department treats patients undergoing orthopedic procedures including limb lengthening, orthopedic tumor removals, amputations, total joint replacements, and revisions, as well as general medical-surgical care. The unit has 23 beds and nurses care for diagnostic and therapeutic procedures and manage complex medication and infusion therapies. Nurses use monitoring devices such as CPM, traction, cryo-cuffs, and braces, and collaborate with orthopedic surgeons, residents, PAs, NPs, hospitalist physicians, infectious disease specialists, and the PT/OT team. The position calls for adaptability, willingness to learn, critical thinking, problem solving, flexibility, collaboration, and a patient-first approach. The RN is accountable for patient assessment, analysis, nursing diagnosis, care planning, intervention, and evaluation of outcomes for patients of all ages and populations. The RN conducts ongoing assessments, reprioritizes care as needed, establishes and implements care plans, and prioritizes and delegates duties while overseeing other staff as a team leader. The RN maintains confidentiality and adapts care to the developmental level and cultural differences of the population served, collaborating with patients, families, and healthcare team members. Responsibilities must be performed in accordance with policies, procedures, professional practice guidelines, and the Minnesota Nurse Practice Act. This position is 0.75 FTE (60 hours every two weeks), with 12-hour night shifts and an every-third-weekend rotation. The role is eligible for benefits. Fairview is a nonprofit healthcare network and part of M Health Fairview, a partnership with the University of Minnesota and M Physicians. The organization combines clinical innovation and training with community medicine and provides a broad portfolio of healthcare services.

Requirements

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

Nice To Haves

Bachelor’s degree in Nursing.
One year of current Med/Surg experience in a hospital setting.
Extended orientation may be offered to an RN without experience.

Responsibilities

Provide care to adult medical-surgical patients with complex conditions requiring close observation, monitoring, and interventions.
Care for patients undergoing diagnostic and therapeutic procedures and interventions on the unit.
Manage complex medication and infusion therapies.
Perform patient assessment, analysis, nursing diagnosis, planning, intervention, and evaluation of outcomes for patients of all ages and populations.
Conduct ongoing assessments based on patient condition and applicable hospital policies, procedures, or protocols, and reprioritize care accordingly.
Establish and implement nursing care plans through assessment, development, activation, evaluation, and discharge.
Prioritize and delegate duties and maintain oversight of other staff members as a team leader.
Maintain confidentiality regarding patients, families, and the facility.
Adjust care or service approaches to reflect the developmental level and cultural differences of the population served.
Collaborate with patients, families, and healthcare team members.
Perform responsibilities in accordance with policies, procedures, professional practice guidelines, and the Minnesota Nurse Practice Act.