Registered Nurse - RN - Pediatrics

10000 Sanford; Fargo (ND); On-site; USD 87,681,000 - 123,786,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Sign-on bonus available

Job summary

Sanford Health in Fargo, ND is seeking a Registered Nurse for a 24-bed pediatric unit. The RN will apply the nursing process to provide individualized care and collaborate with physicians to plan, implement, and evaluate treatment.

The role involves patient assessment, education, triage, and coordinating care across disciplines. A Bachelor's degree in nursing is preferred and an active RN license is required. A sign-on bonus may be available.

Qualifications

• Graduate from an accredited nursing program.
• Bachelor's Degree in nursing preferred.
• Unencumbered RN license with state board of nursing.

Responsibilities

• Collaborates with physicians and colleagues to plan, implement and evaluate care.
• Cares for patients in all phases of care including prevention, diagnosis and follow-up.
• Plans and coordinates care, conducts patient assessment, provides education and triage.
• Follows scope and standards of nursing practice and ethics.

Skills

Nursing care

Patient assessment

Interprofessional collaboration

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Nursing

RN license

Job description

Sanford Health, the largest rural health system in the United States, is dedicated to transforming the health care experience and providing access to world-class health care in America’s heartland.

Work Shift: Rotating (United States of America) Scheduled Weekly Hours: 36 Compensation: Salary Range: $34.00 - $48.00 Sign-on bonus available to eligible applicants!! Union Position: No.

Department Details A 24-bed unit that cares for children of all ages with acute and chronic diagnoses of all types. There is great diversity in patient types ranging from general surgery, cardiology, oncology, endocrine, GI, neurology, neurosurgery, medical, infectious disease, etc.

This unit also has a sedation center for children having procedures requiring conscious sedation, a brain injury program, pediatric oncology program, pediatric trauma program, and other specialized program models.

A pediatric hospitalist is present in this unit 24/7. Nurse Practitioners assist the Pediatric Hospitalists in care of patients. Family-centered care is the philosophy of care.

*Sign-on bonus available

Summary 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.

Job Description 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.

Qualifications 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). Bachelor's Degree in nursing preferred. 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.

Sanford is an EEO/AA Employer M/F/Disability/Vet.

The Sanford organization owns and manages multiple distinct brands, including Sanford Health, Marshfield Clinic, and Good Samaritan, as well as Lewis Drug, Sanford Health Equip, Solutions by Sanford, Great Shots, and Blue Rock Bar & Grill.

Sanford Health, the largest rural health system in the United States, is dedicated to transforming the health care experience and providing access to world-class health care in America’s heartland. Headquartered in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, the organization has 53,000 employees and serves over 2 million patients and nearly 425,000 health plan members across the upper Midwest including South Dakota, North Dakota, Minnesota, Wyoming, Iowa, Wisconsin and the Upper Peninsula of Michigan.

The integrated nonprofit health system includes a network of 56 hospitals, 288 clinic locations, 147 senior care communities, 4,000 physicians and advanced practice providers and nearly 1,500 active clinical trials and studies.

The organization’s transformational virtual care initiative brings patients closer to care with access to 78 specialties.

Good Samaritan, one of the nation’s largest nonprofit providers of senior care and services, is committed to transforming the aging experience through innovation, compassion and personalized care.

As part of Sanford Health, an integrated nonprofit health system headquartered in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, Good Samaritan serves 10,000 seniors and offers access to a full continuum of care, including 94 rehabilitation and skilled nursing centers, 56 assisted living and memory care facilities, 44 independent living locations and 37 home health and hospice agencies.

The senior care provider delivers services across the upper Midwest, with 70% of residents living in rural communities.