Registered Nurse - Admission Recovery Unit (SMCF Day Unit)

Sanford Health•Fargo, ND

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 RN collaborates with interprofessional colleagues, including physicians, to plan, implement, and evaluate care, and practices within the full scope of nursing expertise and knowledge using age- and population-specific standards for the assigned clinical setting. The Admissions Recovery Unit (ARU) is a 47-bed unit caring for patients age 17 and older who are admitted for scheduled elective surgical, interventional radiology, endoscopy, and cardiology procedures. Nurses safely prepare patients before procedures and support discharge home afterward. The ARU is open Monday through Friday from 5:00 a.m. until the last patient is discharged in the evening and is closed on weekends and holidays. The RN cares for patients across preventative care, health maintenance, diagnosis, treatment, and follow-up. The role includes planning and coordinating care, patient assessment and education, triage, and other nursing interventions. The RN follows the Nurse Practice Act and Administrative Rules applicable to the state of practice and licensure, as well as the Sanford Professional Nursing Practice foundation of nursing standards and professional conduct.

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 nursing care, including assessment, diagnosis, planning, implementation, and evaluation.
Collaborate with interprofessional colleagues, including physicians, to plan, implement, and evaluate patient care.
Practice within the full scope of nursing expertise and knowledge 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; provide triage and other nursing interventions.
Safely prepare patients for scheduled procedures and support discharge home afterward.
Practice in accordance with the Nurse Practice Act and Administrative Rules of the state of practice and licensure, and professional nursing standards.