RN NICU - Level III

Fairview Health Services•Maplewood, MN

6d•Onsite

About The Position

Fairview is hiring an RN to work at St. John’s Hospital in Maplewood, Minnesota. The position is 60 hours per two weeks, with 12-hour shifts on a variable day/night schedule and every-third-weekend rotation. The 21-bed Level III Newborn Intensive Care Unit cares for infants 28 weeks gestational age and older and offers nasal CPAP and ventilator support. 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. Responsibilities include assessing mothers and infants, administering medications, assisting with breastfeeding, and helping families become independent in caring for their baby at home. The role offers the opportunity to obtain RN Certification in Neonatal Nursing (RNC). The RN is a key leader of the interdependent team and coordinates care for a group of patients to achieve patient and unit outcomes. This 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.

Requirements

Active Minnesota RN license.
Basic Life Support (BLS) for Health Care Providers.
NRP certification at hire or within six months after joining the unit.
At least one year of RN experience in a Level III or IV NICU in an acute care setting.

Nice To Haves

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

Responsibilities

Coordinate care for a group of patients, including assessing patient and family needs, identifying outcomes, establishing plans of care, monitoring progress, and modifying plans as needed.
Apply the nursing process of assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation to coordinate outcome-focused patient care.
Incorporate holistic nursing theory based on Watson's Theory of Caring and American Holistic Nurses' Association practice standards whenever 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 creating and implementing point-of-care improvements to support clinical quality, customer experience, nursing engagement, and efficiency and effectiveness outcomes.
Comply with regulatory requirements, accreditation standards, nursing board requirements, patient safety requirements, infection control practices, and established practice standards, policies, guidelines, and procedures.
Coordinate the interdependent team while promoting collaboration and cooperation.
Participate in developing and achieving department goals related to safety, cost, quality, patient experience, and employee engagement.
In the NICU and Postpartum settings, assess mothers and infants, administer medications, assist with breastfeeding, and support families in learning to care for their baby at home.