Fairview Health Services is hiring a Registered Nurse (RN) on the Float Pool at the St. John’s Hospital located in Maplewood, MN. 

This position is eligible for an additional $2/hour augmentation.

The Float Pool RN will take full care assignments and float to a variety of units including Cardiac Telemetry, Med/Surg, Orthopedics, Oncology, and more! This unique department is a specialty group that supports patient care throughout the hospital. Are you ready for every day to be different and exciting with a wide range of patient population experiences? Come join our team today! 

St. John’s Hospital offers a warm, inviting atmosphere and caring, personal staff. Innovative technology, combined with the expertise of our specialists, nurses and staff, chip into our innovative healing environment and meticulous health care delivery. We are committed to delivering outstanding health care to our growing community. Our 184-bed facility offers a wide range of diagnostic and therapeutic services.

Schedule: This position will be a SWAT RN Role working 0.5 FTE (40 hours every two weeks). The shift length will be 8 hours on the Night shift, variable schedule with an every other weekend rotation (F,S,S) and a holiday rotation. 

Benefits: This position is eligible for benefits. This includes medical, dental, vision, PTO, tuition reimbursement, retirement and more! Please follow the link here to learn more information: Fairview Benefits

About Our Float Pool Department at St. John’s Hospital:

• Our team is prepared to work in a variety of clinical environments, where every day is different and exciting!
• You will primarily be floating into our Cardiac Tele unit, where you will deliver care to a variety of cardiac patients, including those recovering from cardiac procedures such as post open-heart transplant, coronary bypass surgeries, stent placements and more! 
• You will also float to General Med/Surg, Orthopedics, and Oncology. 
• Orientation is based in the Medical Surgical units. You will float to each unit with a preceptor and your over-all orientation time, as well as your unit-specific orientation time, will be determined by your level of experience.
• There is an option to train to specialty areas such as ER, ICU, and MCC after 6 months.
• This position would include a variety of duties including tele monitoring, IV therapies, care for postoperative/medical surgical patients, accessing port-a-caths, PICCs, and feeding tubes.
• There is opportunity to obtain various certifications including Med/Surg, Ortho, and Chemo.
• We are looking for someone who will excel in a fast-paced environment, someone who knows how to problem solve, who is flexible and willing to learn, and who is dedicated to always putting the patient first.

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.

The RN serves as the key leader of the interdependent team and is responsible for achieving patient and unit outcomes by coordinating the care for a group of patients. This includes the comprehensive assessment of patient and family needs; identification of outcomes based on the need’s assessment; establishing the plan of care; monitoring the progress; and modification of the plan of care as needed. As a Float Pool RN you will also be responsible for:

• Demonstrating your commitment to the principles of the patient care model (Professional Partnership Model) and achieving the Woodwinds nursing vision and strategy. 
• Applying the nursing process, including assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation, to coordinate outcome focused patient care. Throughout this process, you will need to also understand and incorporate holistic nursing theory based on Watson's Theory of Caring aligning with the practice standards of the American Holistic Nurses' Association whenever comprehensive therapy is offered.
• Effectively communicating with the patient/family, physicians, the interdependent team, and other fields regarding the plan of care.
• Assessing and documenting the learning needs of the patient and family and developing an individualized education plan for patients and families based on those identified needs.
• Aiding in improvements at the point of care to achieve clinical quality, customer experience, nursing engagement, and efficiency and effectiveness outcomes.
• Aligning with regulatory requirements, accreditation standards, board of nursing requirements, patient safety requirements, infection control practices, and other established practice standards, policies, guidelines, and procedures.
• Coordinating and promoting collaborative teamwork and cooperation.
• Actively participating in the development and achievement of department goals (safety, cost, quality, patient experience, employee engagement).
• Maintaining knowledge of, and following, all relevant laws, regulations, policies, procedures, and standards.
• Actively participates in creating and implementing improvements.

Required Qualifications:

• Associate's Degree in Nursing
• Valid MN RN License 
• Valid Basic Life Support (BLS) certification
• 1 year of ICU experience 

Preferred Qualifications:

• Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) or higher
• Strong Attendance 
• Team Player with Exceptional Communication and Clinical Expertise