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Registered Nurse - RN - Neuro ICU - Straight Nights

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Sanford Health

Fargo, North Dakota

You'll do continuous neuro-monitoring and acute assessments on the Neuro ICU.

Eligibility
Neuroscience

Posted Oct 11

Shift and hours
Straight nights Registered Nurse - RN - Neuro ICU - Straight Nights36 hours a week
Unit and setting
Neuro ICU · Hospital drains (EVDs) or lumbar drains for intracranial pressure management.Patients with EVDs or lumbar drains for intracranial pressure management
License
RN license Unencumbered RN license where you practice, or multistate licensure if in an NLC state
Term
Permanent

Do you qualify?

License
Unencumbered RN license where you practice, or multistate licensure if in an NLC state Check your license
Education
Graduate of an accredited nursing program Graduate from an accredited nursing program required
Also asks
Department-specific competencies and certifications Obtains and subsequently maintains required department specific competencies and certifications.
Also asks
Drug screen and pre-employment background check An accepted offer will require a drug screen and pre-employment background screening as a condition of employment.

Preferred

Education
Bachelor's in nursing preferred Bachelor’s Degree in nursing preferred.

What it pays

Against similar roles
Top of Fargo staff RN payFargo staff RN postings that state pay run $30/hr to $35/hr, the middle half $32/hr to $34/hr, across 127 postings.
Bonus
Sign-on bonus Sign on bonus available for eligible applicants!For eligible applicants
Eligibility
Benefits for qualifying full-time and part-time employees Sanford offers an attractive benefits package for qualifying full-time and part-time employees.Depending on eligibility

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
  • BenefitsGenerous time off packagea generous time off package
  • Sign on bonus available for eligible applicants!

The role and schedule

Day to day
SAH care: coiling, clipping, diverting, vasospasm control SAH management (coiling, clipping, diverting, and vasospasm control).
Day to day
Continuous neuro-monitoring and acute assessments continuous neuro-monitoring and acute assessments
Patients
Traumatic brain injury and hemorrhagic or ischemic stroke patients injuries (TBIs), hemorrhagic and ischemic strokes,
Unit size
16-bed Neuro ICU The 16-bed Neuro Intensive Care Unit (Neuro ICU)
Details
Level 1 trauma hospital located within a Level 1 trauma hospital
Details
Comprehensive Stroke Center designated Comprehensive Stroke Center

The workplace

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Your fit

Questions to ask

  • Can you walk me through differentials?
  • What should I expect for weekend, holiday, call, and rotation?
  • What orientation, preceptor time, and ongoing unit support are included?
  • How are patient load and floating handled day to day?
Build questions for this role

On your path

ICU / Critical Care is a specialty you move into. The classic route: base year, then transfer in.

Original listing

Posted on Sanford Health’s careers page.

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Careers With Purpose

Sanford Health, the largest rural health system in the United States, is dedicated to transforming the health care experience and providing access to world-class health care in America’s heartland.

  • Facility: Sanford Med Ctr Fargo
  • Location: Fargo, ND
  • Address: 5225 23rd Ave S, Fargo, ND 58104, USA
  • Shift: Night

Job

Schedule

Full time

Weekly Hours: 36.00 Salary Range: $34.00 - $48.00 Pay Info: Sign on bonus available for eligible applicants!

Department Details

The 16-bed Neuro Intensive Care Unit (Neuro ICU) is located within a Level 1 trauma hospital and designated Comprehensive Stroke Center, providing specialized care for patients with critical neurological conditions. This unit manages complex cases including traumatic brain injuries (TBIs), hemorrhagic and ischemic strokes, and patients requiring external ventricular drains (EVDs) or lumbar drains for intracranial pressure management. With a focus on continuous neuro-monitoring and acute assessments, the Neuro ICU is staffed by a highly skilled multidisciplinary team that is able to offer state of the art interventions such as various

SAH management (coiling, clipping, diverting, and vasospasm control). The team is dedicated to delivering evidence-based, patient-centered care in a technologically advanced and fast-paced environment.

Job Summary

The Registered Nurse (RN) is responsible for utilizing the nursing process (assessment, diagnosis, outcomes/planning, implementation and evaluation) to provide individualized nursing care to patients. Collaborates with other inter-professional colleagues, including physicians, to plan, implement and evaluate care. Demonstrates competency and practices within the full scope of nursing expertise/knowledge and utilizes appropriate age and population specific standards as designated in their assigned clinical setting.

Cares for patients in all phases of preventative care, health maintenance, diagnosis, treatment, and follow-up as patients move along the continuum of care. Responsible for the planning and coordination of care, patient assessment, patient education, triage, and various other nursing interventions. Functions within the scope and standards of nursing practice as outlined in the Nurse Practice Act and Administrative Rules in state of practice and licensure.

The Sanford Professional Nursing Practice recognizes the Scope and Standards of Practice and the Code of Ethics for Nurses with Interpretive Statements as published by the American Nurses Association as the foundation of nursing care delivery and professional conduct.

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?

In Fargo, ND

Fargo, NDFrom Census ACS 2024.

Living costs about 9% below the US average

Median rent
$946/mo
Household income
$66,998/yr, all local households, not nurse pay

See Fargo, ND

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