Registered Nurse - RN - Step Down ICU - Straight Nights
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. The role collaborates with inter-professional colleagues, including physicians, to plan, implement, and evaluate care. The RN practices within the full scope of nursing expertise and applies age- and population-specific standards appropriate to the clinical setting. The position provides care across preventive care, health maintenance, diagnosis, treatment, and follow-up. Responsibilities include coordinating care, assessing and educating patients, triage, and other nursing interventions, while following the Nurse Practice Act and applicable administrative rules in the state of practice and licensure. Sanford’s Intermediate Care Unit is a 16-bed specialty unit caring for patients who need frequent monitoring and advanced interventions but do not require critical-care intensity. Patients may be recovering from TAVR or other surgeries, experiencing acute but stable STEMIs or Non-STEMIs, receiving care with secured airways on ventilators or low-dose vasopressors, or recovering from strokes, traumatic injuries, or detoxification.
Requirements
- Graduate from an accredited nursing program.
- Hold an unencumbered RN license with the State Board of Nursing where nursing practice occurs, and/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 inter-professional colleagues, including physicians, to plan, implement, and evaluate care.
- Apply age- and population-specific standards appropriate to the assigned clinical setting.
- Provide care across preventive care, health maintenance, diagnosis, treatment, and follow-up.
- Plan and coordinate care, assess and educate patients, perform triage, and provide other nursing interventions.
- Practice according to the Nurse Practice Act and applicable administrative rules in the state of practice and licensure.
Benefits
- Sign-on bonus available to eligible applicants.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Education Level
Associate degree
