Registered Nurse - RN - Neuro ICU

Sanford Health•Fargo, ND

About The Position

The Registered Nurse (RN) in the Neuro Intensive Care Unit provides individualized nursing care by using the nursing process: assessment, diagnosis, outcomes and planning, implementation, and evaluation. The 16-bed Neuro ICU is located in a Level 1 trauma hospital and designated Comprehensive Stroke Center. It cares for patients with critical neurological conditions, including traumatic brain injuries, hemorrhagic and ischemic strokes, and patients requiring external ventricular or lumbar drains for intracranial pressure management. The unit provides continuous neurological monitoring and acute assessments, and offers interventions including aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage management such as coiling, clipping, diverting, and vasospasm control. Care is delivered by a multidisciplinary team in a technologically advanced, fast-paced environment. The RN collaborates with interprofessional colleagues, including physicians, to plan, implement, and evaluate care. The position practices within the full scope of nursing expertise and follows age- and population-specific standards for the assigned clinical setting. The RN cares for patients across preventative care, health maintenance, diagnosis, treatment, and follow-up, and is responsible for care planning and coordination, patient assessment and education, triage, and other nursing interventions. Practice must comply with the Nurse Practice Act and applicable administrative rules in the state of practice and licensure, as well as Sanford’s professional nursing practice foundation in the American Nurses Association Scope and Standards of Practice and Code of Ethics for Nurses.

Requirements

Graduate from an accredited nursing program, including an AACN-, ACEN-, or NLN CNEA-accredited program.
Hold an unencumbered RN license with the State Board of Nursing where practice occurs, and/or possess multistate licensure if practicing in a Nurse Licensure Compact state.
Obtain and maintain required department-specific competencies and certifications.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor’s degree in nursing preferred.

Responsibilities

Use the nursing process to provide individualized patient care.
Collaborate with physicians and other interprofessional colleagues to plan, implement, and evaluate care.
Practice within the full scope of nursing expertise and use age- and population-specific standards appropriate to the assigned clinical setting.
Provide care across preventative care, health maintenance, diagnosis, treatment, and follow-up.
Plan and coordinate care; assess and educate patients; perform triage and other nursing interventions.
Practice in accordance with the Nurse Practice Act and applicable administrative rules in the state of practice and licensure.
Obtain and maintain required department-specific competencies and certifications.