About this role
Fairview is hiring a Registered Nurse (RN) to join our Pre & Post Op team at our Woodwinds Hospital in Woodbury, MN.
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!
Schedule: This position will be working 56 hours every 2 weeks on the Day/Evening shift Monday through Friday. The schedule includes: 8 hour shifts, call requirements are above the FTE and you are required to work on average 6-7 call weekends per year and 1 holiday per year on call. Staff need to be within 30 minutes of the hospital to meet off premise call requirements.
About the Pre & Post OP at Woodwinds:
- Woodwinds is a 86 bed hospital opened in 2000 locates on 30 acres of pristine wetlands in Woodbury MN.
- It is the only hospital in the southeast metro area. Woodwinds provides convenient, comprehensive and quality health care for the community.
- 7 OR Surgery Department, 20-25 cases per day, Patient age:18+
- Patient Population: General Surgery, Orthopedics, Ortho Spine, Podiatry, OB/GYN, Plastics, ENT, and Ophthalmology
As a Pre & Post Op RN, you are responsible for:
- Understanding and incorporating holistic nursing theory based on Watson's theory of caring aligning with the practice standards of the American Holistic Nurses Association and the Woodwinds nursing patient care model (Professional Partnership Model) in order to achieve the Woodwinds nursing vision.
- Assessing patients and document patient condition according to Perioperative Policy and Standards.
- Coordinating and communicating care with members of the health care team and delegates responsibilities to others as appropriate, collaborating teamwork..
- Demonstrating ability to deliver care or service adjusting approaches to reflect developmental level and cultural differences of population served.
- Evaluating care, adapting interventions and prioritizing care based on patient assessment, and uses resources to respond to emergency situations.
- Some specific duties include pre-admission phone calls, admissions day of surgery, monitoring and continuously assessing patients following procedure until ready for transfer to the floor as well as Phase 2 care to include intensive patient education that assures readiness for discharge to home.
- Critical care skills needed to include airway and hemodynamic management, pain management, and excellent assessment skills for patients in altered states of consciousness.
- Cultivates a culture of improvement, efficiency and innovative thinking.
- The RN is responsible for performing these responsibilities in accordance with all policy, procedure, professional practice guidelines and the MN Nurse Practice Act
Required Qualifications:
- One year recent RN PACU or Critical Care
- May consider Acute Care experience
- BLS through Health Care Providers upon hire
- ACLS through American Heart Association upon hire
- MN RN License
Preferred Qualifications:
- BSN or Higher
- PACU Experience
Benefit Overview
Fairview offers a generous benefit package, including but not limited to medical, dental, visionplans, life insurance, short-term and long-term disability insurance, PTO and Sick and Safe Time, tuition reimbursement, retirement, early access to earned wages, and more! Please follow this link for additional information: https://www.fairview.org/benefits/noncontractrn
Compensation Disclaimer
An individual's pay rate within the posted range may be determined by various factors, including skills, knowledge, relevant education, experience, and market conditions. Additionally, our organization prioritizes pay equity and considers internal team equity when making any offer. 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
Other facts
About Fairview Health Services
Fairview Health Services is Minnesota’s choice for healthcare. We’re an industry-leading, award-winning, nonprofit offering a full network of healthcare services. Our broad network is designed to be ready for our patients’ every need, while delivering quality care with compassion.
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.
We’re built on a tradition of compassionate care. This is our home, and our patients are our neighbors. We’re here to heal, we’re here for you.
We are part of M Health Fairview, an expanded academic health system that represents a collaboration among the University of Minnesota, University of Minnesota Physicians, and Fairview Health Services. The partnership combines the university’s deep history of clinical innovation and training with Fairview’s extensive roots in community medicine.
Together, we’re expanding access to world-class, patient-centered care through our 10 hospitals, 60 primary care clinics, specialty clinics, pharmacies, home care, hospice, and medical transportation service.
Fairview also operates the Ebenezer senior living communities and offers Employer Solutions such as EAP and pharmacy benefit management.
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What you'll do
- As a Pre & Post Op RN, you are responsible for assessing patients, coordinating care, and delivering holistic nursing care. You will also monitor patients post-procedure and provide intensive education for discharge readiness.
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