Head Nurse - Intensive Care Unit jobs in Minneapolis, MN

Fairview Health Services is hiring a Registered Nurse (RN) for our ICU department at our M Health Fairview Lakes Medical Center location in Wyoming, MN.

This role is a 0.6 FTE, 48 hours per pay period, 12 hour day shift, with an every third weekend rotation. This position is eligible for benefits including medical, dental, paid time off, retirement options, tuition reimbursement, student loan repayment program, and more. Check out more of our benefits information here: https://www.fairview.org/careers/benefits/lakesrn

Fairview Lakes Medical Center offers top quality primary and specialty care to community residents. In addition to offering cancer services, patients can also find convenient access to innovative cardiovascular research and treatment from one of the region's most comprehensive heart care programs. We take pride in serving our community.

About this Unit:

Do you have a special curiosity about acute care? If so, then look no further than our ICU department. Our facility is recognized for high patient satisfaction, employee engagement, and strong teamwork. This is a 10 bed unit with onsite hospitalist physician support. There is 24/7 Intensivist/Tele-ICU support provided through the M Health Fairview system. Our location also has free parking for employees!

Job Responsibilities:

Within our ICU, our Registered Nurses are responsible for caring for patients who have many different diagnoses including, but not limited to, sepsis, overdoses, withdrawals, and surgical patients who need a higher level of care. Our complex patients require continuous hemodynamic monitoring, intense medication management, ongoing critical thinking, and excellent communication with team members and families. This is a fast-paced and highly technical medical environment.

As an ICU RN, you will be responsible for:

• Assessing patient needs and identifying expected nursing outcomes;
• Developing an individualized nursing plan of care;
• Implementing interventions as needed during treatment based on the plan of care;
• Evaluating care and patient response to interventions and expected outcomes;
• Using communication strategies to achieve desirable outcomes;
• Coordinating care with members of the health care team and delegating responsibilities to others as appropriate;
• Demonstrating the ability to advance care by applying standards, guidelines, care pathways, and continuous improvement to improve patient outcomes;
• Promoting a culture of evidence based practice (EBP) by participating in a multitude of available opportunities; and
• Performing these responsibilities in accordance with all policy, procedures, professional practice guidelines and the MN Nurse Practice Act.

Required Qualifications:

• Current MN RN Licensure in good standing
• Basic Life Support (BLS for Healthcare Providers)
• ACLS within 6 months
• RN acute care ICU experience, or one year current Medical/Surgical with telemetry experience as an RN in an acute care hospital setting

Preferred Qualifications

• BSN degree
• CCRN certification