RN Inpatient - Medical Mental Health (Straight Nights, Straight Weekends)
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.
- Shift and hours
- Weekend shift · straight nights Weekend (United States of America) RN Inpatient - Medical Mental Health (Straight Nights, Straight Weekends)36 scheduled weekly hours
- Unit and setting
- 7CD, hybrid med surg and locked mental health unitalcohol detox, suicidal ideations, overdose
- 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
Preferred
- Education
- bachelor's degree in nursing Bachelor’s Degree in nursing preferred.
What it pays
- Against similar roles
- In range for Fargo staff RN rolesFargo staff RN postings that state pay run $30/hr to $38/hr, the middle half $34/hr to $34/hr, across 110 postings.
- Bonus
- sign-on bonus ** Sign on bonus available to eligible candidates **eligible candidates
The role and schedule
- Union
- not a union position Union Position: No
- Cross-training
- works both medical and mental health Med surg unit but has flexibility to work both medical and mental health.
- Patients
- bipolar, schizophrenia with medication adjustment and escalation Bipolar, schizophrenia - medication adjustment, escalation.
- Day to day
- collaborates with interprofessional colleagues, including physicians Collaborates with other inter-professional colleagues, including physicians, to plan, implement and evaluate care.
- Day to day
- planning and coordination of care Responsible for the planning and coordination of care, patient assessment, patient education, triage, and various other nursing interventions.
- Day to day
- patient assessment
- Day to day
- patient education
- Day to day
- triage
- Weekends
- straight weekends RN Inpatient - Medical Mental Health (Straight Nights, Straight Weekends)
The workplace
Worth asking
- Can you walk me through the pay period for the posted pay range and differentials?
- What should I expect for holiday, 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
On your path
Psychiatric is open from year one. Behavioral health spans inpatient, emergency, and community settings.
Original listing
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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
Weekend (United States of America)
Scheduled Weekly Hours
36
Compensation
Salary Range: $34 - $48
Sign on bonus available to eligible candidates
Union Position
No
Department Details
7CD is a hybrid unit - half of it is a regular med surg unit and the other half is locked and surveilled for applicable patient admission onto Mental Health Unit Med surg unit but has flexibility to work both medical and mental health. Close-knit team!! Alcohol detox, suicidal ideations , overdose Bipolar, schizophrenia - medication adjustment, escalation. Patients discharge to home or residential treatments centers. 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