What are the responsibilities and job description for the Registered Nurse (RN) - Special Care Nursery position at Fairview Health Services?
M Health Fairview is looking for a Registered Nurse (RN) on the Special Care Nursery Unit at Woodwinds Hospital in Woodbury, MN. This position is 0.75 (60 hours per two weeks) on the DAY shift (7pm - 7:00am), 12 hour shifts, with an every third weekend rotation and a holiday rotation. This is a variable schedule.
This position is eligible for full benefits: medical, HSA, dental, vision, 403b, PTO, Shift Differentials, health & wellbeing resources, tuition assistance & reimbursement and more.
Woodwinds Health Campus opened its 86-bed hospital in August 2000. Located on 30 acres of pristine wetlands in Woodbury, MN, it’s the only hospital in the southeast metro area. Woodwinds provides convenient, comprehensive and quality health care for the community. You’ll find the services you need all in one location. We're known for attention to detail — and attention to patients — and the calming ambiance is enhanced by the surrounding woods and wetlands.
About this position – Special Care Nursery
Join the team that matches your passion! At Woodwinds Hospital, we are proud of our reputation of caring for our community. Our nurses assist families throughout labor, delivery and postpartum: from a patient’s point of view, the most important day of their life! Nursing is the cornerstone to the great care we provide to our patients and to each other. Join the team honored by its patients as one of the Best Hospitals for Obstetrics in MN!
Our SCN RN’s care for newborns in both the SCN (CPAP, Blii lights, Lines, Triple I) and on the floor (late preterm infant). Our special care nurses specialize in caring for our smallest patients, but are also trained to post-partum to care for a mother/baby couplet.
- Woodwinds has achieved Baby-Friendly designation
- 16 Labor & Delivery Rooms
- 8 Mother Baby/MS rooms
- 3 Triage rooms
- 180 births per month average
- Six week patterned schedule
- On call shifts are voluntary
- Holiday rotation – work every third Christmas!
- Helpful team members
- Special Care Nursery Level 2 (34 weeks)
The ideal candidate has 1 year of hospital expierence, preferabbly in OB/NICU.
Responsibilities Job Description
- Demonstrates commitment to principles of the patient care model (Professional Partnership Model) and achieving the Woodwinds nursing vision and strategy.
- Utilizes the nursing process, including assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation, to coordinate outcome focused patient care. Throughout this process, also understands and incorporates holistic nursing theory based on Watson's Theory of Caring aligning with the practice standards of the American Holistic Nurses' Association whenever holistic therapy is offered.
- Communicates effectively with patient/family, physicians, the interdependent team, and other disciplines regarding the plan of care.
- Assesses and documents learning needs of the patient and family. Develops an individualized education plan for patients and families based on identified needs.
- Actively participates in creating and implementing improvements at the point of care to achieve clinical quality, customer experience, nursing engagement, and efficiency and effectiveness outcomes.
- Complies with regulatory requirements, accreditation standards, board of nursing requirements, patient safety requirements, infection control practices, and other established practice standards, policies, guidelines, and procedures.
- Coordinates the interdependent team while promoting collaborative teamwork and cooperation.
- Actively participates in the development and achievement of department goals (safety, cost, quality, patient experience, employee engagement).
- Maintains knowledge of, and complies with, all relevant laws, regulations, policies, procedures and standards.
- Actively participates in creating and implementing improvements.
- Performs other responsibilities as needed/assigned.
Qualifications
Required:
- Associate degree in Nursing
- Valid Basic Life Support (BLS) certification
- Valid RN Licensure from MN Board of Nursing
- NRP within 6 months of hire
- Twenty hours documented breastfeeding education obtained within 6 months of hire
- Candidate must complete post partum and med surg training within 1 year of hire.
Preferred:
- Bachelor’s degree in Nursing
EEO Statement
EEO/AA Employer/Vet/Disabled: All qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to any lawfully protected status
