Registered Nurse - RN - Trauma Med Surg - Nights
Fargo, North Dakota
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.
Posted Oct 8 · New grads welcomed
- Shift and hours
- Night shift Night (United States of America)36 hours a week
- Unit and setting
- Trauma Medical Surgical Unit · Hospital providing care for adult medical and surgical trauma patientsadult medical and surgical trauma patients
- License
- RN license unencumbered RN license
- Term
- Permanent
Do you qualify?
- New grads
- Welcomed *New grads welcome!
- License
- unencumbered RN license Check your license
- Certification
- department-specific competencies and certifications Obtains and subsequently maintains required department specific competencies and certifications.
- Education
- graduate of an accredited nursing program
Preferred
- Education
- bachelor's degree 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
- In range for Fargo staff RN rolesFargo 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 to eligible applicants!!eligible applicants
The role and schedule
- Union
- Non-union
- Patients
- wide range of medical patients and general surgeries, including vascular surgery, Trauma, and Trauma Orthopedic Wide range of medical patients and general surgeries, including vascular surgery, Trauma, and Trauma Orthopedic
- Day to day
- planning and coordination of care, patient assessment, patient education, triage, and various other nursing interventions Responsible for the planning and coordination of care, patient assessment, patient education, triage, and various other nursing interventions.
- Day to day
- care across all phases of preventative care, health maintenance, diagnosis, treatment, and follow-up Cares for patients in all phases of preventative care, health maintenance, diagnosis, treatment, and follow-up as patients move along the continuum of care.
- Unit size
- 32-bed unit 32 bed unit providing care for adult medical and surgical trauma patients
- Details
- average daily census of 31 Adult patients with an average length of stay of 3 days and average daily census of 31
- Details
- busy, fast-paced unit with high patient turnover Busy, fast paced and challenging unit with a high patient turnover
- Details
- Sanford Health is a level 1 Trauma Center Sanford Health is a level 1 Trauma Center!
- Details
- new-grad friendly unit Excellent unit for new grads that want to build a foundation.
Support on this unit
- Nurse to patient
- 1:4–1:6 stated in this posting
The workplace
Your fit
Questions to ask
- Can you walk me through the pay period for the posted pay range and differentials?
- What should I expect for weekend, holiday, call, and rotation?
- What orientation, preceptor time, and ongoing unit support are included?
- How are floating and staffing support handled day to day?
On your path
Med surg is open from year one. A broad first base while you learn which path pulls harder.
Original listing
Posted on Sanford’s careers page.
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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.
Work Shift
Night (United States of America)
Scheduled Weekly Hours
36
Compensation
Salary Range: $34.00 - $48.00
Sign on bonus available to eligible applicants!!
Union Position
No
Department Details Sign on bonus available! *New grads welcome!
Trauma Medical Surgical Unit
32 bed unit providing care for adult medical and surgical trauma patients Wide range of medical patients and general surgeries, including vascular surgery, Trauma, and Trauma Orthopedic Sanford Health is recognized as a Hip Fracture Center of Excellence! Sanford Health is a level 1 Trauma Center! Busy, fast paced and challenging unit with a high patient turnover Adult patients with an average length of stay of 3 days and average daily census of 31 Nurse - Patient ratio: 1:4-5 on Day and Evenings, 1:5-6 on Nights Teamwork and safety are priorities for our patients and our team members Clear communication and delegation are essential for the team’s success Expectation of all team members: Everyone gets along and works together to provide excellent care to all of our patients!
Excellent unit for new grads that want to build a foundation. Trauma Med Surg unit can be a stepping stone to units like ICU, ER, etc. Explore your options with Trauma med surg and apply today!! 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.
Job Description
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. 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 1-877-949-5678 or send an email to talent@sanfordhealth.org.
What's around it?
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