RN Medical Cardiac Intermediate Care Unit - Fairview Health Services

Fairview Ridges Hospital is located in Burnsville, is seeking an RN for our Medical Cardiac Intermediate Care Unit. This is a 39 bed unit with telemetry and telemetry hub. Med/Surg 3 highlights a variety of patients to include cardiac needs, telemetry needs, behavioral distress, complex medical needs, and intermediate ICU stepdown patients.

About This Nursing (RN) Position: 60 hours per two weeks, 12 hours, night shifts, every third weekend (F, S, S. The RN reports to the Nurse Manager or Patient Care Supervisor. The Nursing care team includes RN, advance practice nurse, clinical education specialist, and a nursing assistant or nursing station technician and a telemetry tech on all shifts. The patient load is typically 4 on days/eves and 6 on nights, with the support NA or NST.  IMC ratios are 3 or 4-1.

We offer a generous benefits package including medical, dental, paid time off, retirement options, tuition reimbursement, student loan repayment program, free parking and more!.  Check out more of our benefits information here: www.fairview.org/noncontractrn

The Registered Nurse is in charge of the assessment, planning, delivery, and evaluation of nursing care for all assigned patient population(s). The RN will be 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. Nurse uses arrhythmia monitoring when placed with cardiac/tele/stepdown patients. Staff will be expected to support our robust team model and use our EPIC computerized charting.

Required Qualifications:

• MN RN licensure in good standing by start date
• BLS for health care providers
• Training in medical clinical nursing and arrhythmia monitoring, basic EKG interpretation, and cardiac drips is required or need to train and pass upon hire
• Excellent critical thinking skills

Preferred qualifications 

• Experience working as an RN
• Experience working in a support role (if no experience as an RN) NA, PCA, NST or similar
• Familiarity with EPIC

Desired Skills:

• Excellent customer service
• Adaptable to an evolving environment and practice on-stage and off-stage behaviors consistently.
• Proficient in the English language
• Attention to detail