Registered Nurse - RN - Trauma ICU - Straight Nights

Sanford Health•Fargo, ND

2d•$34 - $48

About The Position

The Registered Nurse (RN) uses the nursing process—including assessment, diagnosis, outcomes and planning, implementation, and evaluation—to provide individualized patient care. This position is in a 16-bed Medical Surgical Trauma Intensive Care Unit at a Level 1 Trauma facility. The high-acuity unit cares for critically ill patients with complex and life-threatening conditions, including sepsis, spinal cord injuries, respiratory failure requiring intubation, skeletal traction, and complex surgical needs. The multidisciplinary team provides advanced hemodynamic monitoring and interventions such as proning, continuous renal replacement therapy (CRRT), and titration of vasopressors. The RN collaborates with interprofessional colleagues, including physicians, to plan, implement, and evaluate care. The nurse practices within the full scope of nursing expertise and follows age- and population-specific standards for the assigned clinical setting. Responsibilities span preventative care, health maintenance, diagnosis, treatment, and follow-up across the continuum of care. The role includes planning and coordinating care, patient assessment and education, triage, and other nursing interventions, in accordance with applicable nursing practice laws, rules, standards, and professional ethics.

Requirements

Graduate from an accredited nursing program.
Hold an unencumbered RN license with the State Board of Nursing where nursing practice occurs, or possess multistate licensure if 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 interprofessional colleagues, including physicians, to plan, implement, and evaluate care.
Practice within the full scope of nursing expertise and apply appropriate age- and population-specific standards.
Provide care across preventative care, health maintenance, diagnosis, treatment, and follow-up.
Plan and coordinate care, assess and educate patients, provide triage, and perform other nursing interventions.
Follow the Nurse Practice Act, applicable administrative rules, professional nursing standards, and the Code of Ethics for Nurses.