Registered Nurse (RN) - Pediatric Critical Care Float Pool

Fairview Health Services; Minneapolis (MN); On-site; USD 60,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision benefits

PTO/vacation

Tuition reimbursement

Retirement benefits

Job summary

A healthcare organization in Minneapolis is seeking a Registered Nurse to join the Pediatric Critical Care Float Pool. This role involves assessing patient needs, providing care, and collaborating with families and healthcare teams. The RN must be licensed in Minnesota with a minimum of 1 year pediatric experience. The position offers a night shift, competitive pay with additional compensation for float pool duties, and a comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, and tuition reimbursement.

Qualifications

• MN Registered Nurse (RN) License required.
• Basic Life Support certification from American Heart Association or Red Cross.
• At least 1 year of current pediatric RN experience.

Responsibilities

• Assess patient needs and identify expected outcomes.
• Collaborate with family and health team in care processes.
• Initiate patient/family teaching based on readiness to learn.

Skills

Pediatric nursing experience

Communication

Patient assessment

Collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing or BAN

Job description

Job Overview

Are you looking to make an impact on the physical, emotional and cultural needs of pediatric patients and their families? Join our team as a Registered Nurse at the University of Minnesota Masonic Children’s Hospital! Located on the west bank of the Mississippi River in Minneapolis, we deliver a broad range of pediatric programs from surgery, imaging and neonatal and pediatric intensive care to cardiac and oncology (cancer care) services and blood and marrow and organ transplantation. Our compassionate, innovative approach has repeatedly received national recognition. We are proud to be the oldest academic children’s hospital in Minnesota and the longest-running top-ranked children’s hospital in the Twin Cities metropolitan area.

About This Unit

The Pediatric Critical Care Float Pool RNs can float to the Pediatric Med/Surg units as well as the following Pediatric Critical Care units: PICU, Pediatric CVICU, Pediatric Emergency Department and the NICU. The critical care RNs function in the role of charge flyer, serving as a resource for the entire pediatric hospital, making staffing recommendations, and are members of all emergency response teams, including code blue, rapid response team, and trauma activation team.

This position will work 0.75 FTE (60 hours) every two weeks on the night shift, 12‑hour shifts and every third weekend.

The RN role offers an additional $2.00/hour for being in the Pediatric Critical Care Float Pool.

Fairview offers a nurse residency program for eligible new graduate RNs taking this role with the organization! Read more about this opportunity here: https://www.fairview.org/careers/internships-and-training-opportunities/nurse-residency-program

Responsibilities

• Assesses patient needs and identifies expected nursing outcomes.
• Involves the patient, family and other health team members in gathering data.
• Uses an ongoing, systematic process to gather relevant information (biological, psychological, spiritual and social aspects) from patient and family.
• Prioritizes interventions based on patient acuity, available resources, and patient/family preferences and needs.
• Initiates patient/family teaching as appropriate to age, readiness to learn and available resources.
• Collaborates, consults, or makes referrals if unable to perform safely and independently.
• Uses the full range of therapeutic modalities to support and augment the healing process, moving from least intensive and invasive to more, depending on need and context.
• Involves the patient, family and other health team members in evaluating care.
• Collaborates and communicates effectively and respectfully with the patient, family and members of the health care team within and across care settings to promote partnership‑based health care.

Required Qualifications

• MN Registered Nurse (RN) License
• Basic Life Support (American Heart Association or Red Cross)
• 1+ year of current pediatric RN experience

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing or BAN
• 1–3 years of nursing experience

Benefit Overview

Fairview offers a generous benefits package, including but not limited to medical, dental, vision, PTO/vacation and safe and sick time, tuition reimbursement, retirement and more. Please follow this link for additional information: https://www.fairview.org/benefits/tcmnarn

Compensation Disclaimer

The posted compensation range corresponds to the minimum and maximum pay rates outlined in your union agreement for the respective job classifications at the time of job posting. An individual's pay rate within this range may be influenced by various factors, including FTE, skills, knowledge, educational background, and qualifying experience as specified in the contract. 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.