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Fairview Health Services Registered Nurse (RN) – Behavioral Emergency Response Team (BERT) in Minneapolis, Minnesota
Overview
Fairview Health Services is hiring a Registered Nurse (RN) for our Behavioral Emergency Response Team (BERT) department at our M Health Fairview University of Minnesota Medical Center - West Bank location in Minneapolis, MN.
At M Health Fairview University of Minnesota Medical Center - West Bank Campus we are committed to providing outstanding healthcare in a setting where we specialize in innovation. We continually strive to improve our patient’s lives by delivering outstanding outcomes using groundbreaking technology and treatments while balancing patients needs. The Mental Health Float Pool serves a wide spectrum of patients within the Behavioral Health department including children/adolescents, adults, and seniors.
Schedule: This position will be working a 0.6 FTE (48 hours ever two weeks) on the night shift. The shift length is 12 hours long and works every third weekend.
Benefits: This position is eligible for benefits. This includes medical, dental, vision, PTO, tuition reimbursement, retirement, and more! Please follow the link here to learn more information: https://www.fairview.org/benefits/tcmnarn
About our Behavioral Emergency Response Team (BERT) department at the UMMC West Bank
The Team consists of about 30 RNs and 60 Psych Associates.
RN is responsible for providing comprehensive care to unstable/stable patients within the Behavioral Health department. Float pool RNs are able to demonstrate their flexibility in the work environment and prompt response to changes in workload and assignments, as they are trained to work on multiple different units and serve a wide variety of patients.
About Fairview
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.
Apply today to join our 34,000+ employees and 5,000+ system providers working to build lasting relationships with the people we serve: our patients, our communities, and each other.
Responsibilities Job Description
As a Registered Nurse in the Behavioral Emergency Response Team department, you will be responsible for:
Utilizing a detailed process to assess the physical and mental health needs of the patient, which will provide a framework from which patient care is planned [knows disease processes, therapy, complications, expected outcomes for specific patient population(s)]
Contributing to the development of an individualized treatment plan in collaboration with the inter-disciplinary team providing a comprehensive plan of care.
Administering medications according to a policy used for the management of behavioral patients with knowledge of actions, contraindications, side effects, and desired outcomes.
Evaluating the effectiveness of the nursing interventions in meeting the identified emotional, psychological, and physical needs, making revisions based on these outcomes.
Qualifications
Required Qualifications :
3-5 years of experience caring for patient with primary mental health and/or substance use disorder in an acute care setting (inpatient, ED, etc.
Current RN Licensure required.
Basic Life Support (BLS) required.
Additional Requirements :
- BERT training to be completed prior to the end of orientation.
Preferred Qualifications :
De-escalation/Non-escalation Training
Workplace Conflict Management Training
BERT Training
Emergency Department
Mental Health and/or Chemical Dependence Units
EEO Statement
EEO/AA Employer/Vet/Disabled: All qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to any lawfully protected status