Registered Nurse - RN - Children's Resource Team

Sanford Health•Fargo, ND

3d•$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. The role collaborates with interprofessional colleagues, including physicians, to plan, implement, and evaluate care, and practices within the full scope of nursing expertise and applicable age- and population-specific standards. Care may span preventive care, health maintenance, diagnosis, treatment, and follow-up. Responsibilities also include care planning and coordination, patient assessment and education, triage, and other nursing interventions, in accordance with the Nurse Practice Act, applicable administrative rules, and professional nursing standards. The Children's Resource Team works across the Children’s Hospital, including Pediatrics, the Pediatric Day Unit, the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit, and the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit. Team members help cover unit needs related to above-average census or acuity, vacations, and medical leaves, and assignments may vary from day to day. The role also includes serving as a Children’s Hospital Rescue Nurse, responding to Pediatric Rapid Response events, Pediatric Trauma Codes, and Pediatric Code Blues; providing Nitrous Oxide for pediatric procedures; and supporting nurses providing direct patient care. This position works 12-hour rotating shifts, on a day/night rotation, with every other weekend and holiday scheduled. The position has a float pool incentive of $2.50 and may qualify for additional night and weekend shift differential pay. A $10,000 sign-on bonus is available to eligible applicants with a commitment. Applicable experience is reviewed and factored into potential offers.

Requirements

Graduate from an accredited nursing program.
Hold an unencumbered RN license with the State Board of Nursing where practice occurs, and/or hold 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.
Collaborate with interprofessional colleagues, including physicians, to plan, implement, and evaluate care.
Provide care across preventive care, health maintenance, diagnosis, treatment, and follow-up.
Plan and coordinate care; assess and educate patients; perform triage and other nursing interventions.
Practice within applicable nursing laws, regulations, professional standards, and scope of practice.
Work across Pediatrics, the Pediatric Day Unit, the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit, and the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit to cover staffing needs related to census, acuity, vacations, and medical leaves.
Respond as a Children’s Hospital Rescue Nurse to Pediatric Rapid Response events, Pediatric Trauma Codes, and Pediatric Code Blues.
Provide Nitrous Oxide for pediatric procedures and serve as a resource to nurses providing direct patient care.