Clinical Care Leader - Step Down ICU - Straight Nights

Sanford Health•Fargo, ND

8d•$38 - $55

About The Position

Sanford Health is hiring a Registered Nurse for the Clinical Care Leader (CCL) role in its 16-bed Intermediate Care Unit. The unit cares for patients who need frequent monitoring and advanced interventions but not the intensity of critical care, including patients recovering from TAVR and other surgeries, acute but stable STEMIs and Non-STEMIs, secured airways on ventilators, low-dose vasopressors, strokes, traumatic injuries, and detoxification. It bridges intensive care and general medical-surgical care for patients with complex needs. The CCL facilitates health care services in cooperation with the health care team, promotes clear communication and collaboration across teams, and provides feedback to team members. The role coordinates clinical and unit nursing activities, supports staff, and helps ensure safe, individualized patient care in accordance with Sanford Health standards and applicable nursing practice requirements.

Requirements

Graduate from an accredited nursing program, including a program accredited by CCNE, ACEN, or NLN CNEA.
Hold an unencumbered RN license in the state where nursing is practiced, or possess multistate licensure if in an NLC state.
Obtain and maintain required department-specific competencies and certifications.
Basic Life Support (BLS) certification is required within 60 days of employment.
A bachelor's degree in Nursing is required in Bismarck and at Sanford USD Medical Center and Clinics in Sioux Falls; it is strongly preferred in Fargo, Fargo Network, Bemidji, Sioux Falls Network, and Rapid City.

Nice To Haves

At least two years of clinical experience is preferred.
A bachelor's degree in Nursing is strongly preferred in Fargo, Fargo Network, Bemidji, Sioux Falls Network, and Rapid City.
Specialty- or service-area certification may be required, depending on the assignment.

Responsibilities

Use the nursing process to provide individualized patient care, including assessment, diagnosis, planning, implementation, and evaluation.
Collaborate with physicians and other inter-professional colleagues to plan, implement, and evaluate care.
Coordinate care, patient assessment, patient education, triage, and other nursing interventions across the continuum of care.
Practice within applicable nursing scopes and standards, the Nurse Practice Act, and state administrative rules.
Maintain competency in registered nurse skills required by the unit or department and follow procedures and programs that support employee safety.
Assume a leadership role in high-risk situations and use critical thinking to coordinate care and manage emergent situations.
Coordinate clinical and unit nursing activities in accordance with Sanford Health philosophy, goals, and standards of care.
Consider budget and financial impacts through staffing decisions while ensuring safe patient care.
Intervene when unsafe practices are identified.
Make patient assignments based on staff competencies, scope of practice, experience, and patients' individual needs.
Communicate effectively to negotiate and resolve conflicts with peers, inter-professional colleagues, patients, and families.
Mentor staff and facilitate overall unit activities.
Participate in house-wide and/or departmental committees and assist with coordinating the employee Peer Review Process.
Participate in active learning and development resources.
Use age-related patient care protocols appropriate to patients' physical and psychological needs and the department's scope of service.
Facilitate clear communication, collaboration, and coordination of work across teams and divisions, and provide feedback to health care team members.