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Registered Nurse - Admissions Recovery Unit (SMCF Day Unit)

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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 14

Shift and hours
Day · unit open Monday-Friday, 5:00am until the last patient discharges in the evening Day (United States of America) The ARU is open Monday-Friday from 5:00am until the last patient discharges in the evening.32 scheduled weekly hours
Unit and setting
Admissions Recovery Unit (ARU) · Hospital admits and discharges patients ages 17 and olderpatients ages 17 and older
License
RN license unencumbered RN license
Term
Permanent

Do you qualify?

License
unencumbered RN license Check your license
Certification
required department-specific competencies and certifications Obtains and subsequently maintains required department specific competencies and certifications.
Education
graduate of an accredited nursing program Graduate from an accredited nursing program required

Preferred

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

What it pays

Bonus
sign-on bonus Sign on bonus available for eligible candidates!eligible candidates

The role and schedule

Union
not a union position Union Position: No
Patients
patients with scheduled elective surgical, interventional radiology, endoscopy and cardiology procedures Patients cared for on this unit have scheduled elective surgical, interventional radiology, endoscopy and cardiology procedures.
Day to day
collaborates with interprofessional colleagues, including physicians, to plan, implement and evaluate care Collaborates with other inter-professional colleagues, including physicians, to plan, implement and evaluate care.
Day to day
planning and coordination of care, patient assessment, patient education, triage Responsible for the planning and coordination of care, patient assessment, patient education, triage, and various other nursing interventions.
Day to day
care across 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
47-bed unit The Admissions Recovery Unit (ARU) is a 47 bed unit
Weekends
closed weekends Closed weekends and holidays.
Holidays
closed holidays

The workplace

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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

Day (United States of America)

Scheduled Weekly Hours

32

Compensation

Salary Range: $34.00 - $48.00

Union Position

No

Department Details

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. Sign on bonus available for eligible candidates!

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?

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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