RN Neuroscience IMC

Fairview Health Services • Edina, MN

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About The Position

Fairview is searching for a hardworking and dedicated RN who is looking for a career in our lively Neurosciences department at Fairview Southdale Hospital located in Edina, MN! The Neuroscience Intermediate Care (IMC) unit is a 29-bed inpatient unit specialized in caring for adult patients with complex neurological and/or neurosurgical conditions which require close observation with frequent monitoring, assessments, and interventions. The patient population includes but is not limited to stroke (ischemic or hemorrhagic), post-craniotomy or neurosurgical procedures, seizure disorders, traumatic brain injury (TBI), complex spinal cord injuries, and neurodegenerative conditions requiring acute management. The unit is fast-paced and challenging with many valuable learning opportunities. Schedule: This position will be working .8 FTE (64 hours every two weeks). The shift length will be 8 hours on the night shift (11pm-7:30am) and will also work every other weekend (Friday, Saturday & Sunday).

Requirements

• Registered Nurse
• Basic Life Support (American Heart Assoc, Red Cross or MTN)

Nice To Haves

• Bachelors Degree in Nursing or BAN
• 1-2 years of RN Med/Surg acute care experience

Responsibilities

• Assesses patient needs and identifies expected nursing outcomes.
• Involves the patient, family and other health team members in gathering data.
• Uses an ongoing, systematic process to gather relevant information (biological, psychological, spiritual and social aspects) from patient and family.
• Analyzes data and information to identify potential risks, prioritize needs and determine priority problems.
• Identifies outcomes that are age appropriate, culturally appropriate, realistic and attainable.
• Validates these with patient, family and other health team members.
• Documents data and identified outcomes.
• Implements nursing interventions based on the plan of care.
• Provides care according to the plan, and in accordance with all relevant policies, procedures and nursing practice guidelines.
• Coordinates nursing care with the care of all other health team members.
• Initiates age and culturally appropriate measures to support and meet patient needs while achieving expected outcomes.
• Initiates patient/family teaching as appropriate to age, readiness to learn and available resources.
• Collaborates, consults, or makes referrals if unable to perform safely and independently.
• Delegates direct and indirect patient care activities to appropriate personnel based on needs, condition, potential for risk/harm, complexity of the skill and predictability of the outcome.
• Assures all actions are based on scientific, ethical or ecological principles; proven effectiveness; past experience; practice standards; patient/family requests and values; or, legal parameters.
• Uses the full range of therapeutic modalities to support and augment the healing process, moving from least intensive and invasive to more, depending on need and context.
• Documents interventions according to practice guidelines.
• Anticipates, recognizes and responds to emergent situations.

Benefits

• Medical
• Dental
• Vision
• PTO/vacation
• Safe and Sick Time
• Tuition reimbursement
• Retirement

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Industry: Hospitals
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees