RN Same Day Surgery

RiverView Health is a community owned membership based non-profit organization that was formed in 1898 and continues to be the sole community hospital in Crookston MN.

RiverView Health operates a 25 bed Critical Access Hospital RiverView Recovery Center; a chemical dependency outpatient treatment program RiverView Home Care and five primary care and specialty clinics in the hospitals service area.

We have a robust scholarship program for those furthering their education in a medical field excellent benefits and a friendly work environment. Full-time benefits include health insurance free single vision and basic dental insurance life insurance long-term disability and short-term disability and employer HSA contributions. Other benefits include employer pension matching shift differential incentive/premium pay free annual biometric screening and paid volunteer time off.

RiverView is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer.

Job Title: Register Nurse (RN)
Position Status: 1.0 fte (80 hours per pay period)
Department: OR - Same Day Surgery
Salary Range: $35.68 - $49.96 / per hour (based on experience)

Position Summary:

Essential Functions:

• Executes nursing interventions by collaborating with the interprofessional team incorporating appropriate standards of care and practice and patient outcomes
• Evaluates patients response to plan of care and works in collaboration with the interprofessional team to make any needed adjustments.
• Utilizes data to continuously meet care coordination needed across settings in conjunction with the patient family and/or other care providers
• Assumes responsibility and accountability for effectively managing nursing care of individual patients
• Documents nursing assessment and interventions to reflect comprehensive and integrated approaches to patient care in the electronic record
• Provides care that is safe ethical patient and family centered and evidence based.
• Works independently within their scope of practice to achieve clinical outcomes appropriate for the patient and their families.
• Monitor patient while awaking from anesthesia in the PACU setting
• Review and act on test results
• Initiate and monitor intravenous (IV) infusions
• Provide patient education
• Complete accurate and timely documentation in the electronic medical record
• Serve as a mentor preceptor and/or resource to others
• Assist with the coordination of care across the continuum (e.g. inpatient outpatient Ambulatory)
• Minor cleaning of the department stocking rooms patient follow up phone calls and checking patient charges.

Minimum(s):

• Graduate of an accredited School of Nursing A.D.N or BSN
• Current State of Minnesota RN license
• Current BLS ACLS PALS and TNCC Certifications (if not current must attain within 6 months of hire.

Preferred(s):

• 1 years of Inpatient Emergency Department Infusion Therapy or Same Day Surgery nursing experience.

Competencies:

• Strong clinical assessment critical thinking and decision-making skills.
• Ability to manage multiple patients in a fast-paced ambulatory surgical environment.
• Effective communication and collaboration skills with patients families and the healthcare team.
• Commitment to patient safety quality care and professional nursing practice.