RN NICU - Level III

Fairview Health Services•Maplewood, MN

4d•Onsite

About The Position

Fairview is seeking a hardworking RN for St. John’s Hospital in Maplewood, Minnesota. The position is 48 hours per two weeks, with 8-hour shifts on a variable Day/Evening schedule and an every-other-weekend rotation. St. John’s Hospital has 184 beds and provides diagnostic and therapeutic services. Its 21-bed Level III NICU cares for infants 28 weeks gestational age and older, and offers nasal CPAP and ventilators. In addition to NICU care, staff RNs care for mother-and-baby couplets in Postpartum, with patient ratios of 1–3 for mom and baby. RNs assess mothers and infants, administer medications, assist with breastfeeding, and help families become independent in caring for their babies at home. The role offers the opportunity to obtain RN Certification in Neonatal Nursing (RNC). The RN serves as a key leader of the interdependent team and coordinates care for a group of patients to achieve patient and unit outcomes. The role includes assessing patient and family needs, identifying desired outcomes, establishing and monitoring plans of care, and modifying plans as needed. The RN applies the nursing process and, when holistic therapy is offered, incorporates holistic nursing theory based on Watson’s Theory of Caring and the practice standards of the American Holistic Nurses’ Association. The RN communicates with patients and families, physicians, the interdependent team, and other disciplines; assesses and documents learning needs; and develops individualized education plans. The RN also participates in point-of-care improvements and department goals related to clinical quality, customer experience, nursing engagement, efficiency, safety, cost, and employee engagement. The role requires compliance with regulatory and accreditation requirements, board of nursing requirements, patient safety requirements, infection control practices, and established standards, policies, guidelines, and procedures.

Requirements

Active Minnesota RN license.
Basic Life Support (BLS) for Health Care Providers.
NRP certification at hire or within 6 months after hire onto the unit.

Nice To Haves

RN NICU experience.
Hmong, Spanish, or Karenic language proficiency.
BSN degree.
ACLS.

Responsibilities

Coordinate care for a group of patients and the interdependent team to achieve patient and unit outcomes.
Assess patient and family needs, identify outcomes, establish plans of care, monitor progress, and modify plans as needed.
Apply the nursing process, including assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation, to coordinate outcome-focused patient care.
Incorporate holistic nursing theory based on Watson’s Theory of Caring and applicable American Holistic Nurses’ Association practice standards when holistic therapy is offered.
Communicate the plan of care effectively with patients and families, physicians, the interdependent team, and other disciplines.
Assess and document patient and family learning needs and develop individualized education plans.
Participate in point-of-care improvements to achieve clinical quality, customer experience, nursing engagement, and efficiency and effectiveness outcomes.
Comply with regulatory, accreditation, nursing board, patient safety, infection control, and other applicable practice standards, policies, guidelines, and procedures.
Promote collaborative teamwork and cooperation while coordinating the interdependent team.
Participate in developing and achieving department goals related to safety, cost, quality, patient experience, and employee engagement.
Care for NICU infants and postpartum mother-and-baby couplets, including assessing mothers and infants, administering medications, assisting with breastfeeding, and supporting families in caring for their babies at home.