Fairview Health Services

Nonprofit health system delivering comprehensive care

Registered Nurse - Emergency Room

Nursing & Frontline Patient CareUpdated on Nov 10

Part-timeGrand Rapids, MN, USAIn-person

About the Job

Requirements

Registration with the Minnesota Board of Nursing is required.
The candidate must have the equivalent of one year of critical care experience within the past five years. If no candidates meet this requirement, candidates with one year of RN experience may be considered.
ECG recognition and interpretation must be achieved within six months of employment.
Basic Life Support and Advanced Cardiac Life Support certifications are required and must be maintained.
Pediatric Advanced Life Support or Emergency Nursing Pediatric Course certification is required, or must be attained within six months of employment and maintained.
Trauma Nursing Core Course or Comprehensive Advanced Life Support certification is required, or must be attained within 12 months of employment and maintained.
The candidate must be willing to be cross-trained to the ICU and scheduled there to maintain competency.
The candidate must adhere to Grand Itasca Clinic and Hospital policies, vision, mission, and values, and maintain reliable and consistent attendance.

Responsibilities

Deliver timely, accurate, and professional nursing care to patients and families in the department using the nursing process of assessment, planning, intervention, implementation, and evaluation.
Manage multiple patient, family, staff, and physician priorities within short time frames; organize workload using critical thinking, delegation, and respectful communication.
Provide quality care and ensure patient safety throughout the continuum of care, advocating for patients while respecting advance directives and patient decisions.
Complete admission assessments according to unit policy using medical history, therapeutic communication, and physical assessment.
Identify nursing diagnoses and collaborative problems accurately and determine appropriate interventions within accepted standards of care.
Assess the needs of adult, geriatric, adolescent, and pediatric patients and develop appropriate plans of care.
Maintain accurate, objective patient records and ensure orders are processed efficiently and accurately.
Organize workload effectively, assume patient care responsibilities, and remain flexible to environmental changes.
Use department equipment correctly and efficiently, demonstrating knowledge of preparations and equipment required for department-specific procedures.
Apply nursing competencies including IV access, ECG interpretation, hemodynamic monitoring and interpretation, airway management, pain management, neurological assessment, fluid management, infection control, respiratory management, and sedation and analgesia assessment and monitoring.
Communicate professionally and collaborate with patients, families, coworkers, healthcare team members, and ancillary departments to coordinate patient-centered care.
Ensure plans of care are consistent with nursing standards and hospital policies and procedures.
Participate in performance improvement activities.
Maintain knowledge of The Joint Commission standards and incorporate them into critical care nursing practice.
Collaborate with and delegate to ancillary and professional staff as appropriate, ensuring adherence to their scopes of practice and considering licensure or certification.
Participate in professional growth and self-development activities and remain accountable for professional nursing practice.
Participate in staff meetings, committees, and projects and contribute to Critical Care Services quality and development.

Desired Qualifications

A Bachelor of Science in Nursing is preferred.
Emergency Department experience is preferred.
Certified Emergency Nurse certification is preferred.
Paramedic, Emergency Medical Technician, Emergency Department internship, or Emergency Department capstone experience is preferred.

Job Overview

We're glad you are thinking about joining us.

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: Registered Nurse
EMPLOYMENT TYPE: .6-.75 FTE (48-60 hours per pay period)
WORK SCHEDULE: Evening/Night
DEPARTMENT: Emergency Department
Internal Posting Through 10/22/2026

We are now offering a $10,000 Sign on Bonus!

OVERVIEW:

This ER has a total of 10 beds that sees abdominal pains, falls, strokes, chest pain, headaches etc within Pediatric through geriatric patients.

The unit schedules 2 ED RN's 24/7, Critical Care Unit Coordinator (CNA) 24/7, 3rd ED RN mid morning 24/7, and 4th ED RN mid day 24/7. Critical Care Services ED/ICU are supported with a Charge RN 24/7. ER MD 24/7 in support with an additional ER provider mid day. All shift are 12 hour shifts every third weekend.

JOB SUMMARY:
A clinically competent, registered nurse who has demonstrated expertise in critical care. Effectively delivers critical care to patients through the nursing process of assessment, planning, intervention, implementation, and evaluation. This position is responsible to provide timely, accurate and professional nursing care to patients and families in the department.

JOB DUTIES:

1. The Registered Nurse demonstrates abilities to manage large volumes of multiple patient, family, staff and physicians priorities within short time frames and organize workload; includes critical thinking, delegation skills and respectful communication.
2. The Registered Nurse 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.
3. The Registered Nurse completes admission assessment according to unit policy, utilizing past medical history, therapeutic communication and physical assessment. Utilizes critical thinking and analysis.
4. The RN Identifies accurately nursing diagnosis/collaborative problems to determine appropriate interventions within the framework of accepted standards of care.
5.The RN assesses the individual needs of the adult, geriatric, adolescent and pediatric patients and developing appropriate plans of care
6. Maintains accurate, objective patient records.
7. Ensures efficiency and accuracy of orders.
8. The RN assumes patient care responsibilities by organizing workload effectively and remaining flexible to environmental changes.
9. The Registered Nurse utilizes the department equipment correctly and efficiently; demonstrates knowledge of special preparations or equipment needed for department specific procedures.
10. Nursing skills/competencies include but are not limited to: IV access, ECG interpretation, hemodynamic monitoring and interpretation, airway management, pain management, neurological assessment, fluid management, infection control measures, respiratory management and 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. The RN 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 Critical Care 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 the Critical Care Services quality and development.
18. Must be willing to be cross-trained to ICU and to be scheduled there to maintain competency.

QUALIFICATIONS:

1. Registered with the Minnesota Board of Nursing. BSN preferred
2. Equivalent of one (1) year Critical Care experience within the past five years.
a. ECG recognition/interpretation within 6 months of employment.
b. Emergency Department experience preferred
c. Certified Emergency Nurse (CEN) preferred.
3. Basic Life Support (BLS) and Advance Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) certifications required and maintain certification.
4. Pediatric Advance Life Support (PALS) or Emergency Nursing Pediatric Course (ENPC) certification or attain certification within six months of employment and maintains certification.
5. Trauma Nursing Core Course (TNCC) or Comprehensive Advance Life Support (CALS) certification or attain certification within 12 months of employment and maintains certification.
6. Demonstrated ability to follow and adhere to Grand Itasca Clinic and Hospital policies, vision, mission and values.
7. Maintains reliable and consistent attendance.

If no candidates meet the above requirements, consideration will be given to those with one (1) year RN experience. Paramedic, EMT, ED Internship, or ED Capstone experience preferred.

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. 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: <ahref="https://www.granditasca.org/benefits/mna">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

About the Company

Fairview Health Services

Nonprofit health system delivering comprehensive care

Fairview Health Services is a nonprofit health system in Minnesota offering a wide range of medical services through a network that includes community and academic hospitals, clinics, senior living, home health, rehabilitation, counseling, pharmacies, and benefit management. It operates through the M Health Fairview partnership with the University of Minnesota, linking care with research and training. Patients access care via a unified system across hospitals, clinics, home care, hospice, transportation, and employer solutions. Its goal is to expand access to high-quality, compassionate care by delivering comprehensive services across the care continuum, anchored in community needs.

Company size: 10,001+
Company stage: Not listed
Total funding: Not listed
Headquarters: Minneapolis, MN
Founded: 1906

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