Registered Nurse (RN) - Emergency Department

Fairview Health Services•Maplewood, MN

4d•Onsite

About The Position

Fairview is hiring a Registered Nurse for the Emergency Department at St. John’s Hospital in Maplewood, Minnesota. The position is 0.7 FTE, or 56 hours every two weeks, working eight-hour evening shifts with every-other-weekend rotation and a variable weekday schedule. The 29-bed Emergency Department cares for patients ranging from pediatric to geriatric and emphasizes teamwork, collaboration, empathy, and compassion. St. John’s Hospital is a 184-bed facility offering a wide range of diagnostic and therapeutic services. The RN assesses, plans, delivers, and evaluates nursing care for assigned patient populations in accordance with organizational policies and procedures, professional practice guidelines, and the Minnesota Nurse Practice Act. The RN coordinates care with the health care team and delegates responsibilities as appropriate. Care is individualized to each patient’s age, social and cultural considerations, condition, and other relevant needs, and is developed in collaboration with patients, families, and health team members as part of a comprehensive plan of care.

Requirements

One year of Emergency Department RN experience.
Basic Life Support certification from the American Heart Association or Red Cross.
Minnesota Registered Nurse license.
Complete ACLS no later than six months after hire.
Complete TNCC and PALS no later than one year after hire.
If the RN has never held ENPC, complete it no later than one year after hire; ENPC is required once in a lifetime and does not need to be current.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor’s degree in Nursing.
One year of experience.
One year of Emergency Department, pediatric or adult critical care, or telemetry RN experience.
Certification by the Board of Certification for Emergency Nursing as a CEN or CPEN.

Responsibilities

Assess patient needs and identify expected nursing outcomes.
Collaborate with patients, families, and other health team members to develop a nursing plan within an integrated, comprehensive plan of care.
Develop individualized plans that account for age, social and cultural considerations, condition, and other relevant needs.
Evaluate the care provided and patient responses to interventions and expected outcomes.
Communicate and collaborate effectively and respectfully with patients, families, and health care team members across care settings to promote partnership-based health care.
Advance care by using standards, guidelines, care pathways, and continuous improvement to enhance patient outcomes.
Promote a culture of evidence-based practice.
Coordinate care with members of the health care team and delegate responsibilities as appropriate.