RN Inpatient - Orthopedics
Bismarck, North Dakota
Plans and coordinates patient care, assessment, education, triage and various other nursing interventions.
- Eligibility
- Sign-on bonus
Posted Aug 12 · New grads welcomed · reported
- Shift and hours
- 12-hour rotating shifts · day/night rotation Shift: 12 Hours - Rotating Shifts Position is for 36 weekly hours working a day/night rotation with every 3rd weekend required.36 hours a week
- Unit and setting
- inpatient orthopedics · Hospital RN Inpatient - Orthopedics
- License
- RN license unencumbered RN license
- Term
- Permanent Job Schedule: Full timeFull time
Do you qualify?
- New grads
- Welcomed
- License
- unencumbered RN license Check your license
- Education
- graduate of an accredited nursing program
Preferred
- Education
- bachelor's in nursing Bachelor’s Degree in nursing preferred.
Your six-month RN application plan
Start about six months before graduation. Some programs open earlier; use each employer’s application dates. See program calendars.
6 months before
Shortlist units
Check application windows. Gather clinical experience, references and your expected graduation date.
Find residencies →4–6 months before
Apply as windows open
Apply before graduation when the program allows it. Keep the cohort date and license deadline with each application.
Explore new grad jobs →2–3 months before
Meet the unit manager
Ask about overtime, a shadow shift, preceptor continuity and the schedule after orientation.
Prepare your questions →Around graduation
Confirm your start
Coordinate NCLEX, the required license and your start date. Get relocation and repayment terms in writing.
Plan your license →
What it pays
- Against similar roles
- Top of Bismarck staff RN payBismarck staff RN postings that state pay run $30/hr to $35/hr, the middle half $33/hr to $34/hr, across 39 postings.
- Overtime pay
- $33/hr
- Sign-on bonus
- $20,000
- Bonus
- $20,000 sign-on bonus $20,000 sign on bonus available to eligible candidates!eligible candidates
- Extra pay
- extra pay for picked-up shifts Incentivized pay for any picked up shifts.picking up shifts
Benefits
- Benefitshealth insurancehealth insurance
- Benefitsdental insurancedental insurance
- Benefitsvision insurancevision insurance
- Benefitslife insurancelife insurance
- Benefits401(k) retirement plana 401(k) retirement plan
- Benefitswork/life balance benefitswork/life balance benefits
More benefits (4)
- Benefitsgenerous time off packagea generous time off package
- Benefitseducation opportunities for career growthOffers a variety of education opportunities for staff to grow their careers.
- 401(k)/Retirement
- PTO
The role and schedule
- Day to day
- patient care planning, assessment, education and triage Plans and coordinates patient care, assessment, education, triage and various other nursing interventions
- Care model
- multidisciplinary team-based care Multidisciplinary and team-based approach to patient care.
- Unit
- Bismarck Med Ctr Facility: Bismarck Med Ctr
- Weekends
- every third weekend required Position is for 36 weekly hours working a day/night rotation with every 3rd weekend required.
- Details
- drug screen and background check required to hire An accepted offer will require a drug screen and pre-employment background screening as a condition of employment.
The workplace
Your fit
Questions to ask
- Can you walk me through differentials and sign-on bonus repayment terms?
- What should I expect for holiday and call?
- What orientation, preceptor time, and ongoing unit support are included?
- How are patient load, floating, and staffing support handled day to day?
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Careers With Purpose
As one of the largest not-for-profit health systems in the United States, Sanford Health is always looking to innovate and grow. Grow with us by joining our team of over 18,000 nurses. Our workplace culture focuses on treating patients and co-workers like family. You’ll work with people who value your advancement and help you find your niche.
- Facility: Bismarck Med Ctr
- Location: Bismarck, ND
- Address: 300 N 7th St, Bismarck, ND 58501, USA
- Shift: 12 Hours - Rotating Shifts
- Job
Schedule
Full time Weekly Hours: 36.00 Salary Range: $33.00 - $48.00 Pay Info: $20,000 sign on bonus available to eligible candidates!
Department Details
- Position is for 36 weekly hours working a day/night rotation with every 3rd weekend required.
- Incentivized pay for any picked up shifts.
- Multidisciplinary and team-based approach to patient care.
- Offers a variety of education opportunities for staff to grow their careers.
- The unit has an Advanced Orthopedic Certification by the Joint Commission.
Job Summary
We’re looking for positive, compassionate, hardworking registered nurses (RN) who can provide the high-quality care patients and families have come to expect from us. In our fast-paced work environment, the registered nurses who thrive are adaptable, great communicators, detail-oriented and have excellent time management skills. Because innovation impacts everything we do, our nursing team is full of critical thinkers who aren’t afraid to ask tough questions.
Whether you’re a newly graduated registered nurse or have years of experience as an RN, we want someone willing to work closely with our nursing leaders to advance the organization. We take pride in giving you the necessary skills and tools to succeed in your goals throughout your career.
Responsibilities
- Plans and coordinates patient care, assessment, education, triage and various other nursing interventions
- Collaborates with colleagues, including physicians, to plan, implement and evaluate care
- Empathetically cares for patients during all stages of preventive services, health maintenance, diagnosis, treatment and follow-up along the continuum of care
- Demonstrates competency and uses comprehensive nursing expertise
Qualifications
Graduate from an accredited nursing program required, including, but not limited to, American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN), Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing (ACEN), and National League for Nursing Commission for Nursing Education Accreditation (NLN CNEA). Bachelor’s Degree in nursing preferred.
Currently holds an unencumbered RN license with the State Board of Nursing where the practice of nursing is occurring and/or possess multistate licensure if in a Nurse Licensure Compact (NLC) state. Obtains and subsequently maintains required department specific competencies and certifications.
Benefits
Sanford offers an attractive benefits package for qualifying full-time and part-time employees. Depending on eligibility, a variety of benefits include health insurance, dental insurance, vision insurance, life insurance, a 401(k) retirement plan, work/life balance benefits, and a generous time off package to maintain a healthy home-work balance. For more information about Total Rewards, visit https://sanfordcareers.com/benefits .
Sanford is an EEO/AA Employer M/F/Disability/Vet. If you are an individual with a disability and would like to request an accommodation for help with your online application, please call 1-877-673-0854 or send an email to talent@sanfordhealth.org .
Sanford has a Drug Free Workplace Policy. An accepted offer will require a drug screen and pre-employment background screening as a condition of employment.
Job Function: Nursing Featured: No
What's around it?
Bismarck, NDFrom Census ACS 2024.
Living costs about 9% below the US average
- Median rent
- $999/mo
- Household income
- $78,387/yr, all local households, not nurse pay