RN - Long Term Care - Nights
Hillsboro, North Dakota
- Eligibility
- Shift and hours
- 12-hour nights36 hours a week
- Unit and setting
- LTC · Long Term Care
- License
- RN license
- Term
- Permanent
Do you qualify?
- New grads
- Welcomed
- License
- RN license
Your six-month RN application plan
Start about six months before graduation. Some programs open earlier; use each employer’s application dates.
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
Why start this early?
Advocate describes a 6–9 month application runway for several regional RN programs. These milestones are a planning guide, not deadlines for every employer. See program calendars.
What it pays
- Against similar roles
- In range for North Dakota staff rolesNorth Dakota staff postings that state pay run $25/hr to $46/hr, the middle half $31/hr to $41/hr, across 389 postings.
- Sign-on bonus
- $20,000
Benefits
- Health insurance
- Dental insurance
- Vision insurance
- Life insurance
- 401(k) retirement plan
- Work/life balance benefits
More benefits (2)
- Generous time off package
- $20,000 sign on bonus for eligible new employees
The role and schedule
- Charge
- Charge shifts are part of the role
- Weekends
- Every other weekend
The workplace
Worth asking
- Can you walk me through differentials and sign-on bonus repayment terms?
- What should I expect for call and rotation?
More questions to askFewer questions
- 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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Your fit
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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. Facility: Hillsboro Med Ctr. Location: Hillsboro, ND. Shift: 12 Hours - Night Shifts. Job
Schedule
Full time. Weekly Hours: 36.00. Salary Range: $32.50 - $44.50. Pay Info: Huge sign on bonus available! The Hillsboro Long Term Care (LTC) facility has an opening for a registered nurse (RN).
12 hour night shifts (7:00pm - 7:00am) with every other weekend and a rotation of holidays required. $20,000 sign on bonus available for eligible new employees! New grads are welcome! The Registered Nurse (RN) is responsible for utilizing the nursing process (assessment, diagnosis, outcomes/planning, implementation and evaluation) to provide individualized nursing care to residents.
Collaborates with resident and family, other inter-disciplinary colleagues, including providers, to plan, implement and evaluate care. May serve as charge nurse and delegate appropriate tasks to license and unlicensed assistive personnel. Functions within the scopes and standards of nursing practice as outlined in the Nurse Practice Act and Administrative Rules in state of practice and licensure.
What's around it?
Hillsboro, NDFrom Census ACS 2024.
Living costs about 11% below the US average
- Median rent
- $639/mo
- Household income
- $81,483/yr, all local households, not nurse pay