Registered Nurse (RN)- Critical Care Flex Team

Fairview Health Services; Minneapolis (MN); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Tuition reimbursement

Paid time off

Retirement plan

Wage access

Job summary

Fairview Health Services is seeking an RN to join the Critical Care Flex Team at East Bank University Hospital in Minneapolis, MN. You will cover SICU, MICU, and CVICU across three ICUs with autonomy and strong interdisciplinary collaboration.

Responsibilities include assessing patient needs, planning and delivering care, titrating medications, and coordinating with the health care team to ensure optimal patient outcomes.

Qualifications

• 1 year of ICU experience or 18 months in IMC/PCU or completion of Capstone in tertiary ICU care
• ACLS certification within 6 months of hire
• Minnesota RN License required; BSN preferred

Responsibilities

• Assess, plan, deliver, and evaluate nursing care for assigned patient population
• Collaborate with interdisciplinary care team and delegate to support staff
• Develop and implement nursing care plans; titrate medications as needed
• Coordinate care with health care team to improve patient outcomes
• Contribute to evidence-based practice and continuous improvement initiatives

Skills

ICU experience

BLS

ACLS

Critical thinking

Communication

Education

Minnesota RN License

ACLS within 6 months

BSN preferred

Job description

Job Overview

Fairview Health Services is seeking a Registered Nurse (RN) to join our Critical Care Flex Team at the East Bank University Hospital in Minneapolis, MN.

About The Critical Care Flex Team

Our Critical Care Flex Team provides coverage across three ICUs within the East Bank facility: Surgical ICU (SICU), Medical ICU (MICU) and Cardiovascular ICU (CVICU).

This dynamic role offers a high degree of autonomy while working with a strong interdisciplinary team. You will manage the full scope of critical care nursing with access to support resources for tasks such as IV placement and lab coordination. As the primary caregiver, you will perform procedures, manage medication titrations, and partner closely with providers to deliver exceptional patient care.

Patient Population & Technologies

In this role, you will care for patients recovering from or experience:

• Coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG)
• Valve replacement and transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR)
• Aortic arch repair
• Neurosurgery
• Complex surgical procedures
• Heart, lung, and liver transplantation

You will also care for patients with diagnoses such as multisystem organ failure, pulmonary fibrosis, pneumonia, influenza, sepsis, renal failure, GI bleeding, overdose, pre/post bone marrow transplant, and respiratory or cardiac arrest.

This Position Routinely Utilizes Advanced Critical Care Technologies, Including

• Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO)
• Continuous Renal Replacement Therapy (CRRT)
• Ventricular Assist Devices (VAD)
• Intra-aortic Balloon Pumps (IABP)
• Swan-Ganz catheters

Role Responsibilities

The Registered Nurse is responsible for the assessment, planning, delivery, and evaluation of nursing care for an assigned patient population. Responsibilities are performed in accordance with all policies, procedures, professional practice guidelines, and the Minnesota Nurse Practice Act. The RN collaborates with the interdisciplinary care team and appropriately delegates tasks to support staff.

As a Critical Care Flex Team RN, you will be responsible for:

• Assessing patient needs and identifying encouraged nursing outcomes;
• Developing a nursing plan of care;
• Implementing interventions as needed during treatment based on the plan of care;
• Evaluating care and patient response to interventions and encouraged 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.

Qualifications

• Minnesota Registered Nurse License
• Basic Life Support (BLS)
• Experience: 1 year of ICU experience - OR - 18 months of IMC/ PCU experience - OR - Completion of Capstone within Fairview or at another facility of tertiary level ICU care
• Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) certification within 6 months of hire

Preferred

• Bachelor of Science in Nursing or Bachelor of Arts in Nursing

Benefit Overview

Fairview offers a generous benefit package, including but not limited to medical, dental, visionplans, life insurance, short-term and long-term disability insurance, PTO and Sick and Safe Time, tuition reimbursement, retirement, early access to earned wages, and more! Please follow this link for additional information: https://www.fairview.org/benefits/noncontractrn

Compensation Disclaimer

An individual's pay rate within the posted range may be determined by various factors, including skills, knowledge, relevant education, experience, and market conditions. Additionally, our organization prioritizes pay equity and considers internal team equity when making any offer. If your role is eligible for a sign-on bonus, the bonus program that is approved and in place at the time of offer, is what will be honored.

EEO Statement

EEO/Vet/Disabled: All qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to any lawfully protected status