Head of Intensive Care Unit jobs in Minnesota

Fairview Health Services is hiring a Registered Nurse (RN) for our ICU at our M Health Fairview St. John's Hospital location in Maplewood, MN.

St. John’s Hospital provides a warm, inviting atmosphere, and caring, personal staff. State of the art technology, combined with the expertise of our specialists, nurses and staff, contribute to our innovative healing environment and compassionate health care delivery. We are committed to providing superior health care to our growing community. Our 184 bed facility offers a wide variety of diagnostic and therapeutic services.Within our ICU, our Registered Nurses are responsible for caring for patients who have many different diagnoses including, but not limited to, sepsis, overdoses, withdrawals, and surgical patients who need a higher level of care. Our complex patients require continuous hemodynamic monitoring, intense medication management, ongoing critical thinking, and excellent communication with team members and families. This is a fast-paced and highly technical medical environment. 

Are you ready to make a difference in the lives of our patients? Come join our team today! 

Schedule: This position will be working 0.6 FTE (48 hours every two weeks). The shift length will be 8 hours on the night shift. This position will also work rotating weekends. 

Benefits: This position is eligible for benefits. We offer competitive salaries and a comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, paid time off, retirement options, tuition reimbursement, student loan repayment program and more! Please follow the link here to learn more information: For details, please visit our benefits page at https://www.fairview.org/benefits/hemnarn.

About the ICU at St. John's Hospital:

St. John’s is proud to offer hiring opportunities within its growing ICU. Comprised of a Medical Surgical and Cardiac Specialty population, St. John’s currently has 20 ICU beds. Heart care is expanding at our site and we are looking for engaged and passionate nurses with an interest in Cardiac Surgery. We pride ourselves on delivering the best patient care and welcome nurses who are engaged and eager to develop their practice.

• 20 Adult ICU beds
• Average Daily Census 14
• Patient population: Medical/Surgical & Heart Care

About Fairview 

Fairview Health Services is an industry-leading, award-winning nonprofit that offers an entire network of healthcare services. Fairview is one part of M Health Fairview, a partnership between the University of Minnesota, M Physicians and Fairview Health Services. Together, we combine the University’s deep history of clinical innovation and training with Fairview’s extensive roots in community medicine. Our care portfolio includes community hospitals, academic hospitals, primary and specialty care clinics, senior facilities, facilitated living centers, rehabilitation centers, home health care services, counseling, pharmacies and benefit management services. 

Apply today to join our 34,000 employees and 5,000 system providers working to build lasting relationships with the people we serve: our patients, our communities, and each other.  

As an ICU RN, you will be responsible for: 

• Assessing patient needs and identifying expected nursing outcomes;  
• Developing an individualized nursing plan of care; 
• Implementing interventions as needed during treatment based on the plan of care; 
• Evaluating care and patient response to interventions and expected outcomes;  
• Using communication strategies to achieve desirable outcomes; 

• Coordinating care with members of the health care team and delegating responsibilities to others as appropriate; 
• Demonstrating the ability to advance care by utilizing standards, guidelines, care pathways, and continuous improvement to enhance patient outcomes; 
• Promoting a culture of evidence based practice (EBP) by participating in a multitude of available opportunities; and  
• Performing these responsibilities in accordance with all policy, procedures, professional practice guidelines and the MN Nurse Practice Act. 

Required Qualifications:

• Basic Life Support Through Health Care Providers
• One year RN Critical Care or Intermediate Care Experience
• Degree in Nursing
• RN License

Preferred qualifications:

• Previous Critical Care experience
• Preceptor experience
• Telemetry experience
• ACLS
• Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing