Registered Nurse - RN - Emergency Department

Sanford Health•Fargo, ND

About The Position

The Registered Nurse (RN) is responsible for using the nursing process—including assessment, diagnosis, outcomes and planning, implementation, and evaluation—to provide individualized nursing care to patients in the Emergency Department. The RN collaborates with interprofessional colleagues, including physicians, to plan, implement, and evaluate care; practices within the full scope of nursing expertise; and applies age- and population-specific standards for the assigned clinical setting. The role supports patients through preventative care, health maintenance, diagnosis, treatment, and follow-up across the continuum of care. The RN plans and coordinates care and performs patient assessment, education, triage, and other nursing interventions. Practice follows the Nurse Practice Act and administrative rules applicable to the state of practice and licensure, as well as Sanford Professional Nursing Practice standards and the American Nurses Association’s Scope and Standards of Practice and Code of Ethics.

Requirements

Graduate from an accredited nursing program.
Hold an unencumbered RN license with the State Board of Nursing where nursing practice occurs, and/or hold 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 interprofessional colleagues, including physicians, to plan, implement, and evaluate care.
Practice within the full scope of nursing expertise and apply age- and population-specific standards for the assigned clinical setting.
Care for patients 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 administrative rules in the state of practice and licensure, and applicable professional nursing standards and ethics.