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RN - General Surgery Clinic

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Sanford

Fargo, North Dakota

Answers patient inquiries over the telephone, assessing the severity of the patient's symptoms and medical needs according to triage algorithms.

Eligibility
Sign-on bonus

Posted Sep 30

Shift and hours
8-⁠hour shifts · Day shifts, Monday to Friday, 8:00a-5:00pm 8 Hours - Day Shifts (United States of America) Monday - Friday, 8:00a-5:00pm40 scheduled hours per week
Unit and setting
General Surgery department: general surgery, surgical oncology, breast surgery, colorectal surgery · Clinic General Surgery is a department comprised of the subspecialties of general surgery, surgical oncology, breast surgery, and colorectal surgery.
License
RN license Currently holds an unencumbered RN license
Term
Permanent

Do you qualify?

License
Currently holds an unencumbered RN license Check your license
License
Licensed in the states where telephone patients reside Nurses performing nursing practice over the telephone require licensure in the states where the patients being served reside.
Also asks
Maintains required department-specific competencies and certifications Obtains and subsequently maintains required department specific competencies and certifications.

Preferred

Education
Graduate of an accredited nursing program
Education
Bachelor's degree in nursing Bachelor’s Degree in nursing preferred.
Experience
One year of healthcare experience One year of healthcare experience preferred.

What it pays

Against similar roles
Below most Fargo staff RN postingsFargo staff RN postings that state pay run $30/hr to $38/hr, the middle half $34/hr to $34/hr, across 110 postings.
Sign-on bonus
$15,000
Bonus
$15,000 sign-on bonus $15,000 Sign on bonus
Pay reviews
Experience credited toward wage range Experience credit to wage range

Benefits

  • Sign-on bonus

The role and schedule

Union
Not a union position Union Position: No
Day to day
Answers patient inquiries over the telephone Answers patient inquiries over the telephone
Day to day
Guides patients to the appropriate level of care Guides the patient to the appropriate level of care
Day to day
Schedules patient appointments by phone with appropriate providers, facilities or physicians schedules patient appointments over the phone with appropriate healthcare providers/facilities/physicians
Day to day
Documents triage information in health record systems Documents information provided to patients during triage in health record systems
Day to day
Records patient health conditions for follow-up care records patients health conditions for follow-up patient care
Day to day
Maintains and develops triage protocols Maintains and develops triage protocols
Day to day
Keeps patients' health information updated on time ensures patients' healthcare information is updated on time
Day to day
Educates patients based on incoming calls Educate patients based on calls that come in.
Day to day
Provides direct patient care and education providing direct patient care and education
Day to day
Reviews and responds to patient questions and concerns reviewing and responding patient questions and concerns
Day to day
Assists with minor procedures assisting with minor procedures
Day to day
Provides care coordination care coordination
Weekends
No weekends
Details
Answers inquiries through multiple technologies, depending on department Role does answer inquiries through multiple variations of technology, depending on department.

The workplace

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Sanford
Health system employer

Worth asking

  • Can you walk me through the pay period for the posted pay range, differentials, and sign-on bonus repayment terms?
  • What should I expect for holiday, call, and rotation?
More questions to ask
  • What orientation, preceptor time, and ongoing unit support are included?
  • How are patient load, floating, and staffing support handled day to day?
Build questions for this role

Your fit

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

8 Hours - Day Shifts (United States of America)

Scheduled Weekly Hours

40

Compensation

Salary Range: $29.50 - $44.50

$15,000 Sign on bonus

Union Position

No

Department Details

General Surgery is a department comprised of the subspecialties of general surgery, surgical oncology, breast surgery, and colorectal surgery. The duties of this role include supporting a provider's practice, providing direct patient care and education, reviewing and responding patient questions and concerns, assisting with minor procedures, and care coordination.

  • Monday - Friday, 8:00a-5:00pm
  • Experience credit to wage range
  • $15,000 Sign on Bonus

Come join a fun, growing team who create long term relationships while utilizing nursing skills in a specialty area! Summary Answers patient inquiries over the telephone, assessing the severity of the patient's symptoms and medical needs according to triage algorithms.

Job Description

Guides the patient to the appropriate level of care; schedules patient appointments over the phone with appropriate healthcare providers/facilities/physicians. Documents information provided to patients during triage in health record systems; records patients health conditions for follow-up patient care. Maintains and develops triage protocols; ensures patients' healthcare information is updated on time.

Role does answer inquiries through multiple variations of technology, depending on department. Educate patients based on calls that come in. Qualifications Graduate from an accredited nursing program preferred, 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. One year of healthcare experience 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.

Nurses performing nursing practice over the telephone require licensure in the states where the patients being served reside. Within first 30 days of employment, all requirements to obtain license needed for role is completed. Obtains and subsequently maintains required department specific competencies and certifications.

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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