RN Inpatient - Admissions Recovery Unit (SMCF Day Unit)

Sanford Health • Fargo, ND

3d • $32 - $48 • Onsite

About The Position

Sanford Health is one of the largest and fastest-growing not-for-profit health systems in the United States. We’re proud to offer many development and advancement opportunities to our nearly 50,000 members of the Sanford Family who are dedicated to the work of health and healing across our broad footprint. The Admissions Recovery Unit (ARU) is a 47 bed unit that admits and discharges patients ages 17 and older. Patients cared for on this unit have scheduled elective surgical, interventional radiology, endoscopy and cardiology procedures. The care provided to patients is to safely prepare them prior to the scheduled procedure and discharge to home. The ARU is open Monday-Friday from 5:00am until the last patient discharges in the evening. Closed weekends and holidays. Sign on bonus available for eligible candidates! The Registered Nurse (RN) is responsible for utilizing the nursing process (assessment, diagnosis, outcomes/planning, implementation and evaluation) to provide individualized nursing care to patients.

Requirements

• Graduate from an accredited nursing program required, including, but not limited to, American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN), Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing (ACEN), and National League for Nursing Commission for Nursing Education Accreditation (NLN CNEA).
• Currently holds an unencumbered RN license with the State Board of Nursing where the practice of nursing is occurring and/or possess multistate licensure if in a Nurse Licensure Compact (NLC) state.
• Obtains and subsequently maintains required department specific competencies and certifications.

Nice To Haves

• Bachelor’s Degree in nursing preferred.

Responsibilities

• Collaborates with other inter-professional colleagues, including physicians, to plan, implement and evaluate care.
• Demonstrates competency and practices within the full scope of nursing expertise/knowledge and utilizes appropriate age and population specific standards as designated in their assigned clinical setting.
• Cares for patients in all phases of preventative care, health maintenance, diagnosis, treatment, and follow-up as patients move along the continuum of care.
• Responsible for the planning and coordination of care, patient assessment, patient education, triage, and various other nursing interventions.
• Functions within the scope and standards of nursing practice as outlined in the Nurse Practice Act and Administrative Rules in state of practice and licensure.
• The Sanford Professional Nursing Practice recognizes the Scope and Standards of Practice and the Code of Ethics for Nurses with Interpretive Statements as published by the American Nurses Association as the foundation of nursing care delivery and professional conduct.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time
• Education Level: Associate degree
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees