Registered Nurse - RN - Trauma ICU - Straight Weekends

Sanford Health•Fargo, ND

About The Position

Sanford Health is hiring a Registered Nurse for its 16-bed Medical Surgical Trauma Intensive Care Unit, a high-acuity unit in a Level 1 Trauma facility. The ICU cares for critically ill patients with complex and life-threatening conditions, including sepsis, spinal cord injuries, respiratory failure requiring intubation, skeletal traction needs, and complex surgical needs. The multidisciplinary team provides advanced hemodynamic monitoring and interventions such as proning, continuous renal replacement therapy (CRRT), and vasopressor titration. The unit emphasizes rapid response, evidence-based care, and critical thinking to optimize patient outcomes. The Registered Nurse uses the nursing process—assessment, diagnosis, outcomes and planning, implementation, and evaluation—to provide individualized care. The RN works with inter-professional colleagues, including physicians, to plan, implement, and evaluate care, and practices within the scope of nursing expertise and applicable standards. Care spans prevention, health maintenance, diagnosis, treatment, and follow-up as patients move through the continuum of care. The role includes planning and coordinating care, patient assessment and education, triage, and other nursing interventions, in accordance with the Nurse Practice Act, administrative rules, and professional nursing standards. The position is listed as straight weekends, with rotating shifts and 36 scheduled weekly hours. The salary range is $34.00–$48.00, and a sign-on bonus is available to eligible applicants.

Requirements

Graduate from an accredited nursing program.
Hold an unencumbered RN license with the State Board of Nursing in the state of practice, 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 inter-professional colleagues, including physicians, to plan, implement, and evaluate care.
Provide care across prevention, health maintenance, diagnosis, treatment, and follow-up.
Plan and coordinate care; assess and educate patients; perform triage and other nursing interventions.
Practice within the scope and standards of nursing practice and applicable state laws and rules.
Maintain required department-specific competencies and certifications.