Registered Nurse - Float Pool - Will Consider New Grads
Fairview Health Services
- Maplewood, MN
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Our team is prepared to work in a variety of clinical environments, where every day is different and exciting!
- You will primarily be floating into our Cardiac Tele unit, where you will provide care to a variety of cardiac patients, including those recovering from cardiac procedures such as post open-heart transplant, coronary bypass surgeries, stent placements and more!
- You will also float to General Med/Surg, Orthopedics, and Oncology.
- Orientation is based in the Medical Surgical units. You will float to each unit with a preceptor and your over-all orientation time, as well as your unit-specific orientation time, will be determined by your level of experience.
- There is an option to train to specialty areas such as ER, ICU, and MCC after 6 months.
- This position would include a variety of duties including tele monitoring, IV therapies, care for postoperative/medical surgical patients, accessing port-a-caths, PICCs, and feeding tubes.
- There is opportunity to obtain various certifications including Med/Surg, Ortho, and Chemo.
- We are looking for someone who will excel in a fast-paced environment, someone who knows how to problem solve, who is flexible and willing to learn, and who is dedicated to always putting the patient first.
- Demonstrating your commitment to the principles of the patient care model (Professional Partnership Model) and achieving the Woodwinds nursing vision and strategy.
- Applying the nursing process, including assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation, to coordinate outcome focused patient care. Throughout this process, you will need to also understand and incorporate holistic nursing theory based on Watson's Theory of Caring aligning with the practice standards of the American Holistic Nurses' Association whenever comprehensive therapy is offered.
- Effectively communicating with the patient/family, physicians, the interdependent team, and other disciplines regarding the plan of care.
- Assessing and documenting the learning needs of the patient and family and developing an individualized education plan for patients and families based on those identified needs.
- Aiding in creating and implementing improvements at the point of care to achieve clinical quality, customer experience, nursing engagement, and efficiency and effectiveness outcomes.
- Aligning with regulatory requirements, accreditation standards, board of nursing requirements, patient safety requirements, infection control practices, and other established practice standards, policies, guidelines, and procedures.
- Coordinating the interdependent team while promoting collaborative teamwork and cooperation.
- Actively participating in the development and achievement of department goals (safety, cost, quality, patient experience, employee engagement).
- Maintaining knowledge of, and following, all relevant laws, regulations, policies, procedures, and standards.
- Actively participates in creating and implementing improvements.
- Associates Degree in Nursing
- Valid RN License from MN Board of Nursing
- Valid Basic Life Support (BLS) certification
- New Grads Welcome!
- Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) or higher
- 6 months of Cardiac Telemetry experience
- Excellent attendance