Overview

Fairview Health Services is hiring a Registered Nurse (RN) to join our Perianesthesia team at Southdale Hospital, located in Edina, MN!

We are looking for a dynamic RN to support our busy and fast paced Perianesthesia departments at Fairview Southdale Hospital. This RN provides pre and post-anesthesia care to a broad range of patient demographics, including ambulatory and inpatient patient populations. Roles include pre-op phone calls, pre-op assessment and admission day of surgery, assisting anesthesiologist with blocks, Phase 1 and Phase 2 recovery in PACU-extended observation. Our environment fosters a strong sense of teamwork and builds collaborations.

Schedule

This Perianesthesia nursing position will be working casually every two weeks on the rotating Day/Night shift, 8 hour shifts. Orientation for this casual position will need an availability of a 0.6 FTE (48 hours) - 1.0 FTE (80 hours) for 6 to 8 weeks.

About the OR at Southdale:

• Southdale Hospital Operating Room is a major hub for Da Vinci surgery.

• Southdale Hospital has 26 operating Rooms, we perform over 14,000 surgeries per year.

• Surgeries in this unit are among these specialties: Cardiothoracic, Neurosurgery, Orthopedics and general surgeries.

• Our hospital has been named a Blue Cross Blue Shield Distinction Center for Spine Surgery and Hip and Knee replacement.

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!

Responsibilities Job Description

As a Perianesthesia RN, you will be responsible for:

• Assess patients and patient condition according to Perioperative Policy and ASPAN Standards, delivery, and evaluation of nursing care for all assigned patient population(s) who are anticipating and recovering from procedure(s) and anesthesia.

• Coordinate care with members of the health care team and delegates responsibilities to others as appropriate.

• Demonstrates ability to deliver care or service adjusting approaches to reflect developmental level and cultural differences of population served.

• Evaluates care, adapts interventions and prioritizes care based on patient assessment, 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.

• Demonstrate critical care skills needed to include airway and hemodynamic management, pain management, and excellent assessment skills for patients in altered states of consciousness.

• Will evaluate patient responses to interventions including; administration of medication, responses to anesthesia, and risks related to surgical procedures.

• 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.

Qualifications

Required Qualification:

• Current MN RN License.

• Current BLS upon hire,

• ACLS certification within completion of orientation.

• Current RN PACU or 1 year experience as RN in PACU, ICU, ED or other critical care areas, including experience with advanced airways and telemetry.

Preferred Qualifications:

• 2-3 years’ experience as RN in PACU, ICU, ED or other critical care areas.

EEO Statement

EEO/AA Employer/Vet/Disabled: All qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to any lawfully protected status