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Fairview Health Services

Nonprofit health system delivering comprehensive care

Registered Nurse - Intensive Care Unit

Nursing & Frontline Patient CareUpdated on Nov 10
Part-timeGrand Rapids, MN, USANo salary listedIn-person

About the Job

Requirements

  • Registration with the Minnesota Board of Nursing is required.
  • At least one year of critical care experience or two years of medical-surgical experience within the past five years is required. If no candidates meet those qualifications, one year of relevant medical-surgical experience or six months of relevant critical care experience may be considered.
  • Basic Life Support and Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support certifications are required and must be maintained.
  • Pediatric Advanced Life Support certification is required, or must be obtained within six months of employment and maintained.
  • Trauma Nursing Core Course or Comprehensive Advanced Life Support certification is required, or must be obtained within 12 months of initial orientation in the emergency department and maintained.
  • ECG recognition and interpretation must be obtained within six months of employment.

Responsibilities

  • Provide quality care to patients and ensure patient safety throughout the continuum of care; advocate 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 to 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.
  • Ensure orders are processed efficiently and accurately.
  • Organize workload effectively, remain flexible to environmental changes, and assume patient-care responsibilities.
  • Use departmental equipment correctly and efficiently, demonstrating knowledge of special preparations or equipment needed for department-specific procedures.
  • Perform 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.
  • Manage competing priorities involving patients, families, staff, and physicians within short time frames; organize workload using critical thinking, delegation, and respectful communication.
  • Ensure plans of care are consistent with nursing standards and hospital policies and procedures.
  • Perform other related duties as required; additional tasks may be assigned.

Desired Qualifications

  • A Bachelor of Science in Nursing is preferred.
  • American Association of Critical-Care Nurses CCRN certification is preferred.

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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