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Job Overview

Fairview Southdale Hospital offers care to people living and working in the southwest Twin Cities metro area. With more than 40 specialty services, we combine talents to balance innovative technologies and treatments with the art of medicine. Working together, we respectfully address the comprehensive needs of our patients and their families.

About this Unit:

The 3rd Floor Orthopedic Surgical Specialty Unit is a 26 bed adult Medical/Surgical unit focuses on patients with an orthopedic diagnosis and was completed in the Fall of 2021. Current employees have praised the balanced work environment, enjoy how the unit is team-oriented and highly effective, as well as appreciate the diversity of experience present in the team.

**Schedule:** This position is 60 hours per pay period,12 hour day shifts (7:00am-7:30pm), with every third weekend (Friday, Saturday and Sunday).

A Brief Overview

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

What you will do

+ 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.

+ Analyzes data and information to identify potential risks, prioritize needs and determine priority problems.

+ Identifies outcomes that are age appropriate, culturally appropriate, realistic and attainable.

+ Validates these with patient, family and other health team members.

+ Documents data and identified outcomes.

+ Implements nursing interventions based on the plan of care.

+ Provides care according to the plan, and in accordance with all relevant policies, procedures and nursing practice guidelines.

+ Coordinates nursing care with the care of all other health team members.

+ Initiates age and culturally appropriate measures to support and meet patient needs while achieving expected outcomes.

+ 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.

+ Delegates direct and indirect patient care activities to appropriate personnel based on needs, condition, potential for risk/harm, complexity of the skill and predictability of the outcome.

+ Assures all actions are based on scientific, ethical or ecological principles; proven effectiveness; past experience; practice standards; patient/family requests and values; or, legal parameters.

+ 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.

+ Documents interventions according to practice guidelines.

+ Anticipates, recognizes and responds to emergent situations.

Required Qualifications

+ MN RN License

+ BLS for Health Care Provider

Preferred Qualifications

+ BSN

+ Recent within one year med/surg RN 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