Registered Nurse - Admissions Recovery Unit (SMCF Day Unit)

Sanford Health • Fargo, ND

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About The Position

The Registered Nurse (RN) uses the nursing process—including assessment, diagnosis, outcomes and planning, implementation, and evaluation—to provide individualized care. The Admissions Recovery Unit (ARU) is a 47-bed unit caring for patients ages 17 and older who are scheduled for elective surgical, interventional radiology, endoscopy, and cardiology procedures. The unit prepares patients safely for procedures and supports their discharge home. It is open Monday through Friday from 5:00 a.m. until the last patient discharges in the evening and is closed on weekends and holidays.

The RN collaborates with interprofessional colleagues, including physicians, to plan, implement, and evaluate care. The role encompasses patient care across prevention, health maintenance, diagnosis, treatment, and follow-up, as well as care planning and coordination, assessment, education, triage, and other nursing interventions. The RN practices within the applicable Nurse Practice Act, administrative rules, professional nursing standards, and ethics.

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 to patients.
• Collaborate with interprofessional colleagues, including physicians, to plan, implement, and evaluate care.
• Provide care across prevention, health maintenance, diagnosis, treatment, and follow-up as patients move along the continuum of care.
• Plan and coordinate care, assess patients, provide patient education, perform triage, and carry out other nursing interventions.
• Practice within the scope and standards of nursing practice and applicable state laws and administrative rules.
• Maintain competency and practice according to age- and population-specific standards for the assigned clinical setting.

Benefits

• Sign-on bonus available for eligible candidates.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Education Level: Associate degree