Registered Nurse (RN) - PACU

Registered Nurse (RN) PerianesthesiaFairview Health Services is hiring a Registered Nurse (RN) to join our Perianesthesia team at our University of Minnesota Medical Center East Bank location in Minneapolis, MN.We are looking for enthusiastic and hardworking RN's to join our Perianesthesia team. Are you ready for a career within a world-renowned medical center known for breakthrough medicine and transformation of the health of our communities?The University of Minnesota Medical Center East Bank location offers the widest range of hospital and clinical services provided through the Fairview Health System. Complete services range from primary care, emergency care and to care of patients with the most complex conditions. Areas of specialization include solid organ (heart, kidney, lung, liver, and pancreas) and blood and marrow transplantation, heart disease and cancer. We are recognized in the U.S. News & World Report for dedication to orthopedics, pulmonology and lung surgery and are Top 50 nationally in cancer care and recognized as one of 15 best hospitals in Minnesota.The Perianesthesia Department has 34 beds providing care for same day surgery patients, inpatients and surgical admits. The post-anesthesia care unit (PACU) has 21 beds and cares for 50-80 patients/day.This PACU RN will be working a 0.7 FTE (56 hours every two weeks) on the rotating day/evening shift and 8 hour shifts. Start times vary with the earliest being 5am and the latest being 3pm. This position does have off site on call requirements. The weekend requirement is on-call every 6th weekend 12 hour day/night rotating and one weekday night (10:30p-6:30a) per month. Call requirements are above FTE.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.As a Perianesthesia RN, you are responsible for: assessing patients and patient condition according to Perioperative Policy and Standards; coordinating care with members of the health care team and delegates responsibilities to others as appropriate; 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, using resources to respond to emergency situations; 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; cultivating a culture of improvement, efficiency and innovative thinking; and performing these responsibilities in accordance with all policy, procedure, professional practice guidelines and the MN Nurse Practice Act.Required Qualifications: MN RN Licensure, 2 years of RN experience in Perianesthesia, PACU, ICU or ED, Basic Life Support Certification through Health Care Providers.Preferred Qualifications: Previous perianesthesia experience preferred. An RN with at least 2 years' experience in hospital based high acuity nursing units (such as Surgical, Transplant, BMT, Intermediate Care/Step Down units, etc.) may also be considered. MA/DS: 2 years medical/surgical nursing. ICU experience preferred. ACLS and/or PALS certification preferred.Fairview offers a generous benefit package, including but not limited to medical, dental, vision plans, 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! 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/Vet/Disabled: All qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to any lawfully protected status