RN Inpatient (Straight Nights) - Med/Surg

Sanford Health•Marshfield, WI

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 nursing care to patients. The RN collaborates with inter-professional 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 appropriate to the assigned clinical setting. The RN cares for patients throughout preventative care, health maintenance, diagnosis, treatment, and follow-up as they move along the continuum of care. 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 Administrative Rules applicable to the state of practice and licensure, and follows Sanford Professional Nursing Practice, grounded in the American Nurses Association’s Scope and Standards of Practice and Code of Ethics for Nurses with Interpretive Statements.

Requirements

Graduate from an accredited nursing program.
Hold an unencumbered RN license with the State Board of Nursing where nursing is practiced, 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 patient care.
Collaborate with inter-professional colleagues, including physicians, to plan, implement, and evaluate care.
Practice within the full scope of nursing expertise and use age- and population-specific standards applicable to the assigned clinical setting.
Care for patients through preventative care, health maintenance, diagnosis, treatment, and follow-up.
Plan and coordinate care; assess and educate patients; perform triage and other nursing interventions.
Practice according to the Nurse Practice Act and Administrative Rules in the state of practice and licensure.
Obtain and maintain required department-specific competencies and certifications.