Registered Nurse - Admissions Recovery Unit (SMCF Day Unit)
You'll care for patients booked for elective surgery, interventional radiology, endoscopy and cardiology procedures.
- Shift and hours
- Weekday days, 5:00am until the last patient discharges in the evening The ARU is open Monday-Friday from 5:00am until the last patient discharges in the evening.32 hours a week
- Unit and setting
- Admissions Recovery Unit (ARU), SMCF Day Unit · Hospital admits and discharges patients ages 17 and olderPatients ages 17 and older
- License
- RN license current RN licensure is requiredCurrent RN license
- Term
- Permanent
Do you qualify?
- New grads
- Welcomed
- License
- Current RN license current RN licensure is required
- Education
- Graduate of an accredited nursing program Qualifications include being a graduate from an accredited nursing program
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 residencies4–6 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 jobs2–3 months before
Meet the unit manager
Ask about overtime, a shadow shift, preceptor continuity and the schedule after orientation.
Prepare your questionsAround 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.
Benefits
- BenefitsHealth insuranceHealth Insurance
- BenefitsPaid time offPaid Time Off
- BenefitsVoluntary benefitsVoluntary Benefits
- BenefitsCompany-paid benefitsCompany Paid Benefits
- Benefits401(k) retirement savings plan401(k) Retirement Savings Plan
- BenefitsEmployee perksEmployee Perks
- Company Paid Benefits
The role and schedule
- Day to day
- Pre-procedure patient preparation The care provided to patients is to safely prepare them prior to the scheduled procedure and discharge to home.
- Day to day
- Discharging patients home
- Unit size
- 47-bed unit The Admissions Recovery Unit (ARU) is a 47 bed unit
- Hours stated
- Monday-Friday from 5:00am until the last patient discharges in the evening. Closed weekends and holidays.
- Weekends
- Unit closed on weekends Closed weekends and holidays.
- Holidays
- Unit closed on holidays
- Details
- Fast-paced work environment In our fast-paced work environment
The workplace
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Your fit
Questions to ask
- Can you walk me through base pay range and differentials?
- What should I expect for holiday, call, and rotation?
- What orientation, preceptor time, and ongoing unit support are included?
- How are patient load, floating, and staffing support handled day to day?
Original listing
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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. The Admissions Recovery Unit (ARU) is a 47 bed unit that admits and discharges patients ages 17 and older. Patients cared for on this unit have scheduled elective surgical, interventional radiology, endoscopy and cardiology procedures.
The care provided to patients is to safely prepare them prior to the scheduled procedure and discharge to home. The ARU is open Monday-Friday from 5:00am until the last patient discharges in the evening. Closed weekends and holidays.
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 include planning and coordinating patient care, collaborating with colleagues, empathetically caring for patients during all stages of preventive services, health maintenance, diagnosis, treatment and follow-up along the continuum of care, and demonstrating competency using comprehensive nursing expertise.
Qualifications include being a graduate from an accredited nursing program, and current RN licensure is required.
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