Registered Nurse - RN - Broadway ICU
You'll care for complex medical and surgical ICU patients, with a focus in oncology, including sepsis, respiratory failure and transplant patients.
Posted Sep 25 · New grads welcomed
- Shift and hours
- 12-hour shifts, three per week · rotating between day and night shifts Schedule: 3-12 hour shifts per week rotating between day and night shifts with every other weekend and every other holiday36 hours a week
- Unit and setting
- Broadway ICU, 2nd floor East tower · Hospital complex medical and surgical ICU patients, oncology focus
- License
- RN license
- Term
- Permanent
Do you qualify?
- New grads
- Welcomed
- License
- Unencumbered RN license with the State Board of Nursing where the practice of nursing is occurring, and/or multistate licensure if in a Nurse Licensure Compact (NLC) state Check your license
- Education
- graduate of an accredited nursing program Graduate from an accredited nursing program required
- Also asks
- drug screen and background check before starting An accepted offer will require a drug screen and pre-employment background screening as a condition of employment.
Preferred
- Education
- bachelor's degree in nursing Bachelor’s Degree in nursing preferred.
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 residencies →4–6 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 jobs →2–3 months before
Meet the unit manager
Ask about overtime, a shadow shift, preceptor continuity and the schedule after orientation.
Prepare your questions →Around 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
- Top of Fargo staff RN payFargo 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 applicants!eligible applicants
Benefits
- BenefitsHealth insurancehealth insurance
- BenefitsDental insurancedental insurance
- BenefitsVision insurancevision insurance
- BenefitsLife insurancelife insurance
- Benefits401(k) retirement plana 401(k) retirement plan
- BenefitsWork/life balance benefitswork/life balance benefits
More benefits (1)
- BenefitsGenerous time off packagea generous time off package
The role and schedule
- Unit size
- 18-bed unit The Broadway ICU is an 18 bed unit
- Hours stated
- 3-12 hour shifts per week rotating between day and night shifts with every other weekend and every other holiday.
- Weekends
- every other weekend with every other weekend and every other holiday
- Holidays
- every other holiday
- Details
- academic teaching facility providing education with these patient types As an Academic Teaching Facility, we provide education and experience with all these types of patients
The workplaceFrom Medicare Care Compare, Sep 2026 · ANCC.
- Hospital
- Sanford Medical Center FARGO
- Address
- 801 BROADWAY NORTH, FARGO, ND, 58122
- CMS rating
- 4 of 5 stars
- Beds
- 493
- Magnet
- Designated since 2025
- RN residency
- Sanford Health NRP at Sanford Medical Center Fargo, accredited through Jul 2029
About SANFORD MEDICAL CENTER FARGO
Worth asking
- Can you walk me through 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?
Your fit
On your path
ICU / Critical Care has an opening for new graduates. This employer welcomes new graduates for this role. See the posting’s qualifications and orientation details.
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Careers With Purpose
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.
- Facility: Sanford Broadway Med Ctr
- Location: Fargo, ND
- Address: 801 Broadway N, Fargo, ND 58102, USA
- Shift: Rotating
Job
Schedule
Full time
Weekly Hours: 36.00 Salary Range: $34.00 - $48.00 Pay Info: Sign on bonus available to eligible applicants!
Department Details
The Broadway ICU is an 18 bed unit encompassing the 2nd floor of the East tower at the Broadway Hospital. While we have a focus in Oncology, you'll find that we see a variety of complex medical and surgical ICU patients including severe sepsis, respiratory failure, polysubstance abuse, multi-system organ failure, general surgical, kidney transplants and bone marrow transplants. As an Academic Teaching Facility, we provide education and experience with all these types of patients and offer a number of professional development opportunities.
Schedule
3-12 hour shifts per week rotating between day and night shifts with every other weekend and every other holiday.
Job Summary
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
- Plans and coordinates patient care, assessment, education, triage and various other nursing interventions
- Collaborates with colleagues, including physicians, to plan, implement and evaluate care
- Empathetically cares for patients during all stages of preventive services, health maintenance, diagnosis, treatment and follow-up along the continuum of care
- Demonstrates competency and uses comprehensive nursing expertise
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.
Benefits
Sanford offers an attractive benefits package for qualifying full-time and part-time employees. Depending on eligibility, a variety of benefits include health insurance, dental insurance, vision insurance, life insurance, a 401(k) retirement plan, work/life balance benefits, and a generous time off package to maintain a healthy home-work balance. For more information about Total Rewards, visit https://sanfordcareers.com/benefits .
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 1-877-673-0854 or send an email to talent@sanfordhealth.org .
Sanford has a Drug Free Workplace Policy. An accepted offer will require a drug screen and pre-employment background screening as a condition of employment.
Job Function: Nursing Featured: No
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