Registered Nurse - Intensive Care Unit

Job Overview

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Grand Itasca is a non-profit organization with a clear vision of being the leader in transforming rural health care by achieving the highest levels of quality, access, and value. Our strength stems from teamwork and collaboration among a talented and diverse group of professionals. With over 700 employees in hundreds of different roles, Grand Itasca can offer a variety of career opportunities.

About the Position

• POSITION: RN ICU Float
• EMPLOYMENT TYPE: Part Time - .6-.75 (48-60 hours per pay period)
• WORK SCHEDULE: Days, Nights
• DEPARTMENT: Critical Cares Services - ICU
• Internal Posting Through: 10/30/2026

Overview:

A clinically competent, Registered Nurse (RN) who demonstrates expertise in critical care. Effectively delivering treatment to patients through the nursing process of assessment, planning, intervention, implementation, and evaluation.This position is responsible for providing timely, accurate, and professional nursing care to all patients at Fairview Grand Itasca.

Job Duties:

1. Provides quality care to all patients and ensures patient safety throughout the continuum of patient care, advocates for the patient respecting advanced directives and patient decisions.
2. Demonstrates abilities to manage large volumes of multiple patients, family, staff and provider priorities within short time frames; includes critical thinking, delegation skills and respectful communication.
3. Completes assessments according to unit policy, utilizing critical thinking with past medical history, therapeutic communication and physical assessment.
4. Accurately identifies nursing diagnosis/collaborative problems to determine appropriate interventions within the framework of accepted standards of care.
5. Assesses the individual needs of the adult, geriatric, adolescent and pediatric patients while developing appropriate plans of care
6. Documenting the continuum of care, maintaining accurate, objective patient records.                   
7. Ensures efficiency and accuracy of orders.
8. Assumes patient care responsibilities by organizing workload effectively and remaining flexible to environmental changes.
9. Utilizes departments equipment correctly and efficiently.
10. Nursing skills/competencies including but not limited to: IV access, ECG interpretation, hemodynamic monitoring and interpretation, pain management, neurological assessment, fluid management, infection control measures, respiratory management, sedation/analgesia assessment and monitoring.
11. Communicates professionally and collaborates effectively with patients, families, co-workers, health care team members, and ancillary departments to ensure patient centered coordination of care.
12. Ensures plan of care is consistent with nursing standards and hospital policy and procedures.
13. Participation in performance improvement activities.
14. Maintains knowledge of The Joint Commission standards and incorporates the standards into the practice of nursing.
15. Collaborates with and delegates to ancillary/professional staff as appropriate; assures adherence to their scopes of practice, considering licensure and/or certification.       
16. Participates in professional growth and self-development activities to ensure accountability for own professional nursing practice.
17. Participates in staff meetings, committees and projects; actively contributes to quality and development within the organization.
18. Initiates and documents discharge and transfer planning
19. Will be trained to work in the Med/Surg/Peds and ED taking patient assignments

Required Qualifications:

1. Registered with the Minnesota Board of Nursing. BSN preferred.
2. Current Intensive Care experience.
3. American Association of Critical-Care Nurses (AACN) certification; Critical Care Registered Nurse (CCRN) preferred.
4. Basic Life Support (BLS) and Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) required and maintain certifications.
5. Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) or ability to attain within 6 months of employment and maintains certification.
6. Trauma Nursing Core Course (TNCC) within 12 months of initial orientation in the emergency department and maintains certification.
7. Emergency Nurse Pediatric Course (ENPC) within 18 months of initial orientation in the emergency department and maintains certification.
8. Demonstrates ability to follow and adhere to Fairview Grand Itasca policies, vision, mission, and values.
9. Maintains reliable and consistent attendance.

*If no candidates meet the above requirements, consideration will be given to those with 1 year RN or 6 months of relevant Critical Care experience (i.e. Paramedic).

Benefit Overview

Grand Itasca Clinic & Hospital offers a generous benefits package including medical, dental, vision, life insurance, short- and long-term disability, PTO, a short-term disability bank, retirement,tuition reimbursement, early access to earned wages and more for employees holding FTE's. Employees also have access to voluntary insurance options, and resources to support their financial and personal well-being. For additional information, please follow this link: https://www.granditasca.org/benefits/mna 

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 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