Requisition Number: 502832

Sign-on bonus

A $5,000 sign-on bonus is available for this position. This bonus is paid out in one lump sum, minus any applicable taxes with a two-year commitment to the role. If employment is terminated before the two-year commitment is complete, full repayment of the $5,000 will be required.

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.

The transport RN provides quality nursing care, treatment, and stabilization of critically ill patients, in conjunction with fellow team members, during transport. The transport RN will oversee all aspects of patient care during transport, and is responsible for organizing, implementing, and coordinating patient care as directed by the Advanced Practice Provider/Neonatologist for the purpose of stabilization of the transfer.

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 and collects current signs/symptoms of the newborn.
16. Consults and coordinates with health care team members to assess, plan, implement and evaluate customer plan of care.
17. Performs transition, admission, discharge and transfer assessments while considering both physical and psychosocial elements of newborn and family.
18. Recognizes risk factors, change in status and interventions appropriate for newborn care.
19. Initiates corrective action whenever information from monitoring equipment shows adverse symptomatology of the newborn.
20. Manages basic life support needs and stabilizes newborn until the physician or NNP is available, based upon nursing standards and protocol.
21. Records customer’s vital signs, assessments, patient care and interventions as ordered.
22. Works directly with physicians and NNP, assisting them during exams, diagnostic testing, treatments and interventions.
23. Participates and collaborates in multidisciplinary rounds.
24. Prepares and administers (orally, subcutaneously, IM and IV) medications and records prescribed medications.
25. Reports adverse reactions to medications or treatments in accordance with the policy.
26. Demonstrates phlebotomy skills.
27. Provides IV therapy.
28. Provides bedside care.
29. Performs Point of Care testing.
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. Initiates family education plan, as prescribed by physician. Teaches families and significant others how to manage their newborn’s 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.

Resource/Transport Essential Duties:
1. Demonstrates leadership
2. Performs advanced knowledge in Neonatal Resuscitation
3. Performs advanced knowledge in post-delivery care of the critical infant
4. Critically assess, plan, and implement care delivery to the critical infant
5. Attends deliveries of high-risk infants and perform cares to stabilize and support admission to the NICU
6. Able to communicate patient progress, critical findings, and changes in condition to multiple disciplines effectively throughout transport
7. Able to complete all nursing assessments and maintain therapeutic and emergent interventions effectively throughout transport
8. Maintain clinical competence across all aspects of care. Includes assisting with advanced resuscitation, ventilator management, assisting with airway management, and stabilization of infant
9. Provide effective communication to families on plan, implementation, and stabilization of infant through transport
10. Promote a safe and open working environment that encourages improvements and safety to infant throughout transport
11. Develop and maintains productive working relationships internally and externally through accountability, communication, motivation, positivity, and professionalism
12. Perform physical requirements in confined spaces and under adverse environmental conditions
13. Demonstrate knowledge of and adhere to safety procedures set forth by North Memorial Health Aviation and the FAA
14. Maintain professional demeanor under the scope and expectation of MGH and North Memorial

Interested? Here are our requirements

Education

Experience, Knowledge, Skills, Abilities

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.
• Current certification required for the following areas of nursing practice:
• NICU– NRP, STABLE (one time)

Licensure/Certification(s) Mandatory where Applicable

• Current licensure and registration as an RN in the State of MN. Current BLS certification for all areas of nursing practice required.
• NICU– NRP, STABLE (one time)

Hours per two week pay period: 60

Shift: Nights 12 hours

Weekend Requirement: Every 3rd Weekend

Work Group: Maple Grove

Call Requirement: None

Remote or On-site: On-site

FLSA Status: Non-Exempt

Benefits: Yes