Registered Nurse - DSU/PACU/PAC

Responsibilities/Job Description:

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Grand Itasca is a non-profit organization with a clear vision of being the leader in transforming rural health care by achieving the highest levels of quality, access, and value. Our strength stems from teamwork and collaboration among a talented and diverse group of professionals. With over 700 employees in hundreds of different roles, Grand Itasca can offer a variety of career opportunities.

About the Position

• POSITION: RN PACU-DSU-PAC
• EMPLOYMENT TYPE: Full Time, 1.0 FTE (80 hours per pay period)
• WORK SCHEDULE: Days
• DEPARTMENT: Surgical Services
• Internal Posting Through: 11/2/2026

Overview:

A clinically competent, RegisteredNurse (RN) who demonstrates expertise in surgical patients.  Effectively delivering treatment to patients through the nursing process of assessment, planning, intervention, implementation, and evaluation. This position is responsible for providing timely, accurate, and professional nursing care to all patients at Fairview Grand Itasca.    

Job Duties:

1. Provides quality care to all patients and ensures patient safety throughout the continuum of patient care. Advocates for the patient, respecting advanced directives and patient decisions.
2. Demonstrates abilities to manage large volumes of multiple patients, family, staff and provider priorities within short time frames; includes critical thinking, delegation skills and respectful communication.
3. Completes assessments according to unit policy, utilizing critical thinking with past medical history, therapeutic communication and physical assessment.
4. Accurately identifies nursing diagnosis/collaborative problems to determine appropriate interventions within the framework of accepted standards of care.
5. Assesses the individual needs of the adult, geriatric, adolescent and pediatric patients while developing appropriate plans of care.
6. Documenting the continuum of care, maintaining accurate, objective patient records.
7. Ensures efficiency and accuracy of orders.
8. Assumes patient care responsibilities by organizing workload effectively and remaining flexible to environmental changes.
9. Utilizes department equipment correctly and efficiently; demonstratingknowledge of special preparations or equipment needed for department specific procedures.
10. Nursing skills/competencies include but are not limited to: IV access, ECG interpretation, hemodynamic monitoring and interpretation, airway management, pain management, neurological assessment, fluid management, infection control measures, respiratory management, sedation/analgesia assessment and monitoring.
11. Communicates professionally and collaborates effectively with patients, families, co-workers, health care team members, and ancillary departments to ensure patient centered coordination of care.
12. Ensures plan of care is consistent with nursing standards and hospital policy and procedures.
13. Participation in performance improvement activities.
14. Maintains knowledge of The Joint Commission standards and incorporates the standards into the practice of nursing.
15. Collaborates with and delegates to ancillary/professional staff as appropriate; assures adherence to their scopes of practice, considering licensure and/or certification.
16. Participates in professional growth and self-development activities to ensure accountability for own professional nursing practice.
17. Participates in staff meetings, committees, and projects; actively contributes to quality and development within the organization.
18. Initiates and documents discharge and transfer planning.
19. Assigned call for PACU weeknights, holidays, and weekends on a rotation with other nurses in DSU/PACU/PAC and DSU/PACU/DI.

Qualifications:

1. Registered with the Minnesota Board of Nursing. BSN preferred.
2. Current Same Day Surgery / PACU RN experience.
3. Current Certified Ambulatory Perianesthesia Nurse (CAPA) or Certified Post Anesthesia Nurse (CPAN) Preferred.
4. Basic Life Support (BLS) and Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) required and maintain certifications.
5. Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) or ability to obtain within 3 months of employment and maintain certification.
6. Demonstrates ability to follow and adhere to Fairview Grand Itasca Mission, Vision, Values, and policies.
7. Maintains reliable and consistent attendance.

*If the above qualifications are not met, consideration will be given to Registered Nurses with:

1. Minimum of 2 years of Critical Care nursing experience within the last 3 years.
2. Minimum of 1 year of previous Perianesthesia and Phase I or Phase II, Post-anesthesia nursing experience within the last 5 years.

Qualifications:

$42.36- $61.36 Hourly