Sign-on bonus

This position is eligible for a sign-on bonus of $3000. Sign-on bonuses are prorated based on hours scheduled. Current team members or former team members employed by North Memorial Health, Maple Grove Health or Blaze Health in the last six (6) months are not eligible to receive a sign on bonus. Sign-on bonuses have a repayment commitment, and a prorated repayment is required if the commitment is not fulfilled.

About Maple Grove Hospital

At Maple Grove Hospital, you're welcomed into an inclusive, nurturing health family that treats customers, as well as one another, with compassion and respect. Empathy and care are at the heart of our culture which is designed to actively support wellbeing and growth. The strength of our team lies in our diversity, and we embrace the unique contributions and experiences of each person. Together, we create a healing environment that empowers customers to achieve their best health.

About this position

The Registered Nurse (RN) is responsible for providing compassionate quality care that is customer and family focused. The RN assesses, diagnoses, plans, implements, evaluates, and documents care of customers according to hospital and care center policies and standards of professional nursing practices. The RN is accountable for the quality of nursing services delivered. The RN defines, implements, and improves practice standards and environment of care while promoting exceptional customer care. Duties may vary based on the assigned customer care center which may include differences in the required specific clinical skills. Actively and consistently demonstrates the mission, vision, values and guiding principles of Maple Grove Hospital.

What we’ll expect from you

1. Assesses care needs of customers and families utilizing the nursing process; determines nursing diagnosis focused on care and identifies customer outcomes; develops customer care plan; implements and continuously evaluates the care plan; ensures customers are discharged with resolved educational needs.
2. Develops care plan and interventions based on available evidence/research data.
3. Partners with customers, families, peers, and other care providers to deliver continuity of customer care.
4. Evaluates safety, effectiveness, availability, and cost when opting between practice options that will deliver the same customer outcome.
5. Delegates tasks per the expectations defined by the state nurse practice act based on the knowledge, skills and abilities of the designated caregiver.
6. Identifies and responds promptly to emergency situations.
7. Serves as an advocate for customers, families, peers, and other care providers.
8. Evaluates quality and effectiveness of care provided to the customer and promotes quality improvement and shared accountability. Participates in care center based and hospital quality improvement initiatives.
9. Pursues own professional development and supports developmental activities of team members.
10. Participates in orientation, education and development programs for self and others as appropriate.
11. Recognizes and complies with legal regulatory, accrediting and procedural requirements related to area of responsibility.
12. Understands and follows principles and standards as outlined in Maple Grove Hospital's Code of Conduct.
13. Protects customer and team member privacy and only accesses customer and/or team member related information as needed to perform job duties.
14. Reports violations or areas of concern to leader or Corporate Compliance Officer via established methods of communication.
15. Reviews maternal prenatal history
16. Collects current signs/symptoms of the newborn, mother, or child.
17. Consults and coordinates with health care team members to assess, plan, implement and evaluate customer plan of care.
18. Performs transition, admission, discharge and transfer assessments while considering both physical and psychosocial elements of newborn, child, mother, and family.
19. Recognizes risk factors, change in status and interventions appropriate for care.
20. Initiates corrective action whenever information from monitoring equipment shows adverse symptomatology of the newborn, child, or mother.
21. Manages basic life support needs and stabilizes newborn, child, or mother until the physician or APRN is available, based upon nursing standards and protocol.
22. Records customer’s vital signs, assessments, patient care and interventions as ordered.
23. Works directly with physicians or APRN, assisting them during exams, diagnostic testing, treatments and interventions.
24. Participates and collaborates in multidisciplinary rounds.
25. Prepares and administers (orally, subcutaneously, IM and IV) medications and records prescribed medications.
26. Reports adverse reactions to medications or treatments in accordance with the policy.
27. Demonstrates phlebotomy skills.
28. Provides IV therapy.
29. Provides bedside care.
30. Operates, maintains and discontinues proper supplies and appropriate medical equipment to care for customers.
31. Reports any suspected abuse to the appropriate agencies.
32. Teaches child, parents, and significant others how to manage care or illness by explaining: post-treatment home care needs, diet/nutrition/exercise programs, self-administration of medication and rehabilitation, as well as provides referrals to other healthcare professionals for follow-up treatment.
33. Displays professionalism while completing multiple urgent tasks in a timely manner.
34. Records all care information concisely, accurately and completely, in a timely manner, in the appropriate format in Epic.
NICU:
SPECIFIC ESSENTIAL DUTIES:
• Work collaboratively with essential ancillary departments that support the NICU
• Provide care for Level II babies that include but not limited to:
o Feed/Grow babies
o Neonatal Abstinence
o Late Preterm Infants
o Nasal Cannula
o IVF and antibiotics
• Follow NRP guidelines
• Utilize critical thinking and collaborate with NICU provider team
L&D:
SPECIFIC ESSENTIAL DUTIES:
• Work collaboratively with essential ancillary departments that support the L&D
• Utilize critical thinking and collaborate with Ob/GYN provider teams
• Performs fetal monitoring and interpretations utilizing NICHD/AWHONN nomenclature and guidelines.
• Provide care to low risk inductions
• Assist with baby recovery
• Assist with post-delivery recovery of the mother
Post Partum:
SPECIFIC ESSENTIAL DUTIES:
• Work collaboratively with essential ancillary departments that support the L&D
• Provide care for but not limited to mothers/baby couplet care of:
o Day of delivery vaginal births
o Non-complicated post C/S births
o Healthy infants
• Work collaboratively between post-partum and pediatrics within a resource role
Pediatrics:
SPECIFIC ESSENTIAL DUTIES:
• Work collaboratively with essential ancillary departments that support the Pediatrics
• Initiates child and family education plan as prescribed by physician
• Provide care for any Pediatric patient admitted to MGH Inpatient Pediatrics
• Work collaboratively between post-partum and pediatrics within a resource role

Interested? Here are our requirements

Education

Associates Degree in Nursing; Bachelor's Degree in nursing preferred.   

Experience, Knowledge, Skills, Abilities 

• Minimum of one-year RN experience in a hospital setting preferred. Minimum one-year specialty experience preferred when working in one of the specialty areas of Intensive Care, Emergency Care, Labor & Delivery, Post-Partum, Special Care Nursery, Pediatrics, Operating Room, or PCC/PACU.
• Demonstrated ability to maintain composure in high stress situations, acts quickly in response to critical situations. Solid PC skills to include MS applications, Internet, etc.
• Strong communication skills with demonstrated ability to express ideas and information (both in written and oral form), clearly and concisely in a manner appropriate to the audience.
• Demonstrated ability to deal with conflict in a positive manner. Has an awareness of, responds to, and considers the needs, feelings and capabilities of others.
• Ability to be accountable for quality customer service and respond appropriately to a variety of personalities and situations.
• Ability to maintain quality, safety, and infection control standards.
• Must be able to read, write and speak effectively in English. • Knowledge of nursing theory and practice and primary care principles and practice.      

Licensure/Certification(s) Mandatory

• Current licensure and registration as an RN in the State of MN. Current BLS certification for all areas of nursing practice required.

Licensure/Certification(s) Mandatory where Applicable

• Current certification required for the following areas of nursing practice: