Registered Nurse - Birthplace

Job Overview

Fairview is looking for a Registered Nurse on the Birthplace Unit at Lakes Medical Center in Wyoming, MN.

Schedule: This role is a .75 FTE (60 hours per 2-week pay period) working 12-hour night shifts, with every third weekend rotation. Variable weekday schedule.

About this Location:
Fairview Lakes Medical Center provides high-quality, comprehensive primary and specialty care to community residents. With more than 30 specialties, Lakes offers a wide range of personalized inpatient and outpatient services tailored to each patient’s needs, grounded in our commitment to delivering exceptional, innovative care. Our state-of-the-art, minimally invasive surgical suites and dedicated obstetrical operating room feature the latest technology, and Lakes is home to one of the region’s most comprehensive heart care programs. Located in Wyoming, Minnesota, Lakes is conveniently situated just off I-35—approximately 30 minutes north of the Twin Cities, making it an easy commute from the metro while serving a growing surrounding community. Free parking is available 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

About this Unit:
The Birthplace at M Health Fairview Lakes Medical Center offers a unique opportunity to care for families across the full continuum of maternal and newborn care in a collaborative, family-centered environment. Our newly renovated unit includes 6 Labor & Delivery rooms, 9 postpartum rooms, 2 OB triage rooms, Level 1 nursery, and an operating room within the department for cesarean births.

Nurses on our unit are trained to provide care across the continuum of maternal-child health, including Labor & Delivery, postpartum and newborn care, pediatrics, OR circulating for cesarean sections, and PACU recovery following cesarean births. Care is provided by a multidisciplinary team of OB/GYN physicians, pediatric nurse practitioners, CRNAs, registered nurses, and nursing support staff, with all nurses trained in lactation support and several holding Certified Lactation Consultant credentials.

As part of M Health Fairview, we combine the personalized experience of community-based care with seamless access to specialty services and Fairview's NICU network when advanced neonatal care is needed. Our team offers the best of both worlds: the close-knit culture and personal connections of a community hospital, combined with the resources, specialty support, and advancement opportunities of a large health system.

Responsibilities: 

The Registered Nurse is responsible for the assessment, planning, delivery, and evaluation of nursing care for all assigned patient population(s). The RN is responsible for performing these responsibilities in accordance with all policy, procedures, professional practice guidelines and the MN Nurse Practice Act. The RN coordinates care with members of the health care team and delegates responsibilities to others as appropriate.

• Assesses patient needs and identifies expected nursing outcomes.
• Collaborates with patient, family and other health team members to develop a nursing plan as part of an integrated, comprehensive plan of care
• Develops an individualized plan based on age, social and cultural considerations, condition and other relevant needs.
• Evaluates care and patient response to interventions and expected outcomes.
• 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
• Demonstrates the ability to advance care by utilizing standards, guidelines, care pathways and continuous improvement to enhance patient outcomes.
• Promotes a culture of evidence based practice (EBP)

Additional responsibilities for Birthplace RNs: 

• Demonstrates knowledge of fetal monitoring principles and accurate interpretation of fetal monitoring strips using NICHD language.
• Provides appropriate labor & delivery care to the pregnant woman per AWHONN standards of care and established order sets; including within the Operating Room.
• Provides appropriate care to the postpartum woman per AWHONN standards of care and established order sets.
• Provides appropriate care to the full –term infant and late preterm infant per AWHONN standards of care and established order sets.
• Provides resuscitation care to the newly born infant per American Academy of Pediatrics Neonatal Resuscitation standards.
• May be trained to circulate the operating room for obstetric cases.
• Pediatric patient population cares as assigned.

Required Qualifications: 

• MN Registered Nurse (RN) License
• Basic Life Support (American Heart Assoc or Red Cross)
• Graduate from an accredited school of nursing
• Minimum of one year experience as RN in hospital setting OR completion of a Capstone or similar L&D-focused preceptorship
• AWHONN fetal monitoring required with <1 year L&D experience 
• OR
• For RNs with ≥1 year of labor and delivery experience: GE Fetal Monitoring Course completion within 6 months of hire or documented successful fetal monitoring competency by exam within the last 18 months prior to hire
• Current NRP certification or completion by end of orientation
• Current PEARS certification or completion by end of orientation

Preferred Qualifications: 

• Bachelors Degree in Nursing
• 1 year experience
• One year of labor and delivery experience or 2 years postpartum experience (preference given for L&D experience)
• Current STABLE certification

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/lakesrn  

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