ND Health and Human Services
Health system in Fargo, ND
- Sign-on bonus up to $15,000 on 1 role
From 2 postings and the employer’s site · Employer research Aug 19, 2026Sources
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The short version
You would work for North Dakota Health and Human Services out of Fargo’s Southeast Behavioral Health Clinic, and often well beyond the clinic doors. On the psychiatry unit, an RN Team Lead oversees the work with the Director of Nursing.
Employer research, Aug 19, 2026
You can grow into a Psychiatry Service Team Lead seat in Fargo, hiring, training, and regularly supervising unit staff with the Center Director of Nursing.
For experienced nursesSources
As of 2026Source: hhs.nd.govOn the Fargo psychiatry unit you work with an on-site pharmacy, and two years of behavioral health nursing is required.
For experienced nursesSources
As of 2026Source: hhs.nd.govNorth Dakota put $199 million into the first year of the Rural Health Transformation Program, and ND HHS is trying to draw established clinicians into state careers.
If you are moving hereSources
Nursing here
- Preceptors and orientation
Team lead hires, trains, and regularly supervises psychiatry unit staff with the Center Director of Nursing.
ND Health and Human Services · employer research
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As of 2026Source: hhs.nd.gov- Career development
Psychiatry Service Team Lead path exists; supervisory experience preferred. Pharmacy Technician licensure required within 2 years of hire if not already licensed.
ND Health and Human Services · employer research
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As of 2026Source: hhs.nd.gov- Scheduling
Clinician roles include on-call crisis intervention and regular travel to clients in homes and communities; face-to-face service is required.
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As of 2026- Charge opportunities
Psychiatry Service Team Lead provides unit leadership, hiring, training, supervision, and partners with other team leads and the Director of Nursing.
ND Health and Human Services · employer research
Sources
As of 2026Source: hhs.nd.gov
Benefits
A sign-on bonus of at least $10,000 is posted for the team-based clinician role at Badlands Behavioral Health Clinic in Dickinson. Broader incentives for new graduates and established professionals are mentioned without dollar amounts.
Published pay and benefits
- Sign-on bonus
Sign-on bonus minimum of $10,000 for Clinician (team-based) at Badlands Behavioral Health Clinic, Dickinson, ND HHS
As of 2026
The units
Psychiatry / Southeast Behavioral Health Clinic (Fargo)
RN Team Lead oversees the psychiatry unit with the Director of Nursing; on-site pharmacy; 2 years BH nursing required.
Sources
Source location unconfirmedSource: hhs.nd.govCommunity behavioral health (team-based clinician)
Assessments, therapy, skills training, crisis/risk work in office, community, and on call; home/community travel is the norm.
Sources
Source location unconfirmed
The hard parts
Home and community travel is the norm, and clinician roles include on-call crisis intervention; face-to-face service is required.
Clinician roles include on-call crisis intervention and regular travel to homes and communities; face-to-face service is required
Employer research, Aug 19, 2026
Two years of behavioral health nursing is required for the Fargo psychiatry unit
Employer research, Aug 19, 2026
Pharmacy technician licensure is required within two years of hire if you are not already licensed
Employer research, Aug 19, 2026
What to ask
- How is base pay set for the role, and which differentials apply?
- When would a sign-on bonus have to be repaid?
- Which shifts are open, and what are the weekend, holiday and call rules?
- How long is orientation, and will I have one preceptor?
- What is the usual patient load, and how often do nurses float?
- Which hospital or site, and which unit, would I work on?
- Which requirements must I meet before applying, and which can wait until after hire?
Living in Fargo, ND
Anchoring a critical regional healthcare hub along the Red River, Fargo stretches your nursing salary with a cost of living roughly 9% below the national average. Off-shift, swap gridlock commutes for a walkable downtown along Broadway, where restored brick storefronts house local roasters, taprooms, and an unmistakably tight-knit Upper Midwest community.
Browse roles in Fargo- Metro price level · Fargo area
- 9% below the national average
- BEA index 90.9 (100 = national)
- Median gross rent
- $946/mo
- rent and tenant-paid utilities
- Median household income
- $66,998/yr
- all local households, not nurse pay
U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis · 2024 metro Regional Price Parities · Census ACS 2024
Common questions
Does ND Health and Human Services hire new grads?
1 of 2 roles asks for nursing experience, and none says it welcomes new grads.
Is there a sign-on bonus?
Yes, on 1 of 2 roles, up to $15,000.
How do I apply?
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Sources
- facebook.com/ndhospitalassn/posts/nd-health-and-human-services-are-incentivizing-new-health-care-graduates-and-est/772882118208646
The short version · as of 2026
- hhs.nd.gov/service-locations/human-service-zones/cass-county
Employer website
- hhs.nd.gov/home
The short version, Nursing here · as of 2026
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