Travel Nurse RN - Float
Fargo, ND
ADN Healthcare
3x12 hrs, Rotating
Referral Bonus

Med Surg Resource Team/Float Pool - RN

Location: Fargo, North Dakota Shift: Day/Night rotation Contract length: 13 weeks Hours: 12-hour shifts, 36 hours per week (48 possible; overtime billed after 48)

Required Qualifications

• Active North Dakota RN license or Nurse Licensure Compact state RN license
• BLS certification through the American Heart Association (AHA)
• NIHSS certification
• Minimum of 1 year of recent med surg experience
• Experience in a busy, large hospital of at least 200 beds (source also cites 250+ beds)
• Experience working in a level 2 or higher trauma center
• Will not take first-time travelers (will consider them if their primary experience is resource pool/float pool)
• Cannot take travelers who live within a 60-mile radius of the facility
• Must note in the submission if the clinician has ever worked for the health system; if so, their end date there must be at least 6 months before the submission date

Preferred Qualifications

• Previous float pool experience

Role Details

• Duties: Head-to-toe assessments, medication administration by a variety of routes, care plan formulation and documentation, wound, line, and drain care
• Float scope: Float within the med surg cluster and between campuses in Fargo, including med surg overflow spaces and med surg status patients within critical care units. Med surg specialty units include oncology, general med surg, trauma med surg, cardiac, neuro, observation, medical behavioral, and innovations.
• Unit size: 24 to 47 rooms, depending on the unit
• Nurse-to-patient ratio: 1:4-5 from 7 a.m. to 11 p.m.; 1:5-6 from 11 p.m. to 7 a.m.
• Schedule: Every other weekend and holiday. Clinicians call in daily to learn their unit assignment for the shift.
• Training: Two full shifts, each on a med surg unit at a different campus. Team expectations and campus tours are provided for a few hours during week one.
• Equipment and systems: EMR system (Epic), Accudose Rx, Alaris IV pumps, Philips vital signs machines
• Dress code: Navy blue scrubs
• Badging: All clinicians must badge in and out at the facility

Application Notes

• Include good interview times in the submission. The hiring manager will reach out directly to interview before an offer is made.