Registered Nurse - RN - Hospital at Home
Fargo, North Dakota
You'll care for select inpatient medical-surgical patients in their own homes, using remote technology.
- Eligibility
- Medical-Surgical Nursing
Posted Oct 7 · New grads welcomed
- Shift and hours
- 12-hour shifts · 12-hour night shifts · rotating shifts 12 hr night shifts with some weekend and holiday requirements 12 Hours - Rotating Shifts3 shifts · 36 hours a week
- Unit and setting
- Hospital at Home program at Fargo Sanford Utilize Medical Surgical nursing skills to care for a select group of inpatient status patientsselect inpatient-status medical-surgical patients
- License
- RN license Active Registered Nurse License in North Dakota & Minnesotaactive RN license in North Dakota
- Term
- Permanent
Do you qualify?
- New grads
- Welcomed
- License
- active RN license in North Dakota Active Registered Nurse License in North Dakota & Minnesota Check your license
- License
- active RN license in Minnesota Check your license
- License
- unencumbered RN license where you practice Currently holds an unencumbered RN license with the State Board of Nursing where the practice of nursing is occurring
- Certification
- department-specific competencies and certifications, maintained Obtains and subsequently maintains required department specific competencies and certifications.
- Education
- accredited nursing degree Graduate from an accredited nursing program required
- Education
- ASN or BSN in nursing ASN or BSN Degree in Nursing
- Also asks
- active driver's license Active Driver’s License
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 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 to eligible applicants!eligible applicants
Benefits
- Benefitshealth insuranceinclude health insurance, dental insurance
- Benefitsdental insurancedental insurance, vision insurance
- Benefitsvision insurancevision insurance, life insurance
- Benefitslife insurancelife insurance, a 401(k) retirement plan
- Benefits401(k) retirement plana 401(k) retirement plan
- Benefitswork/life balance benefitswork/life balance benefits
More benefits (7)
- Benefitsgenerous time off packagea generous time off package to maintain a healthy home-work balance
- Paid Time Off
- Voluntary Benefits
- Company Paid Benefits
- 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan
- Employee Perks
- Sign on bonus available to eligible applicants!
The role and schedule
- Day to day
- home visits to up to 5 patients on day shift
- Day to day
- triage patient calls from the hub Responsible for triaging patient calls
- Day to day
- dispatch the home nurse to the patient's house Activate HaH nurse to the patient home
- Day to day
- coordinate remote visits for the team Coordinate remote visits for the interdisciplinary team
- Cross-training
- toggle between command center and home nursing Opportunity to toggle between command center role and inpatient nurse in the home setting
- Weekends
- some weekends required with some weekend and holiday requirements
- Holidays
- rotating weekends and holidays 12 hr night shifts, rotating weekends and holidays
- Travel
- remote hub at SMCF Work in our remote hub located at SMCF
- Travel
- work across the remote hub and patients' homes Enjoy the variety of working in our remote hub and in a patient’s home setting
- Details
- Sanford car for use during working hours Car provided by Sanford for use during working hours.
- Details
- at least one home visit per patient per day 1 in home visit per patient per day (minimum)
- Details
- up to 5 home patients per day shift on up to 5 patients during day time hours
- Details
- small team launching a new platform Work with a small team that is focused on launching this new innovative platform
The workplace
Your fit
Questions to ask
- Can you walk me through differentials?
- 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?
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 Health’s careers page.
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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: Sanford Med Ctr Fargo
- Location: Fargo, ND
- Address: 5225 23rd Ave S, Fargo, ND 58104, USA
- Shift: 12 Hours - Rotating Shifts
Job
Schedule
Full time
Weekly Hours: 36.00 Salary Range: $34.00 - $48.00 Pay Info: Sign on bonus available to eligible applicants!
Department Details
We are seeking a full-time Registered Nurse for the Hospital at Home (HaH) Program at Fargo Sanford. In this innovative role, an RN would have the opportunity to care for a wide range of inpatient medical-surgical patients in the patient’s home setting and act as a command center nurse, virtually connecting with the patient from our hub located at SMCF. If you are an RN who enjoys variety and pioneering new care platforms this may be the position for you!
Position Highlights
- Career Advancement: Opportunity to toggle between command center role and inpatient nurse in the home setting
- Clinical Team: Work with a small team that is focused on launching this new innovative platform to meet the needs of our growing community.
- Facilities: Enjoy the variety of working in our remote hub and in a patient’s home setting. Car provided by Sanford for use during working hours.
- Development: Grow and hone your inpatient nursing skills by applying them differently than we ever have with this exciting new initiative.
What you will do
Utilize Medical Surgical nursing skills to care for a select group of inpatient status patients in the patient’s home setting utilizing remote technology and innovative tools to accomplish your nursing care.
This is a dual role position with opportunity to work as the hospital at home nurse and the command center nurse
Hospital at Home Nurse
Responsibilities
- 12 hr night shifts with some weekend and holiday requirements
- Visit patients in their home setting and complete nursing assessments, education, medication administration, lab draws, admission/discharges, etc. on up to 5 patients during day time hours
- 1 in home visit per patient per day (minimum)
Sanford car will be provided
- Command Center Nurse:
- 12 hr night shifts, rotating weekends and holidays
- Responsible for triaging patient calls
- Activate HaH nurse to the patient home
- Coordinate remote visits for the interdisciplinary team
- Work in our remote hub located at SMCF
What you will need
- ASN or BSN Degree in Nursing
- Active Registered Nurse License in North Dakota & Minnesota
- Active Driver’s License
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?
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