RN - Registered Nurse - Orthopedics & Neurology - Weekends

Sanford Health•Sioux Falls, SD

1d•$32 - $48

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 care to patients. The RN collaborates with interprofessional colleagues, including physicians, to plan, implement, and evaluate care. The role requires practice within the full scope of nursing expertise and the use of appropriate age- and population-specific standards in the assigned clinical setting. The RN cares for patients across preventative care, health maintenance, diagnosis, treatment, and follow-up. Responsibilities include planning and coordinating care, patient assessment and education, triage, and other nursing interventions. The RN practices according to the Nurse Practice Act and applicable administrative rules in the state of practice and licensure, and follows Sanford's professional nursing practice standards, grounded in the American Nurses Association's Scope and Standards of Practice and Code of Ethics for Nurses.

Requirements

Graduate from an accredited nursing program.
Hold an unencumbered RN license with the State Board of Nursing where practicing, 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 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 in the assigned clinical setting.
Provide care 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, applicable administrative rules, and professional nursing standards.