Med Surg / Telemetry RN
Sioux Falls, South Dakota
Sanford USD Medical Center Sioux Falls

RN - Central Resource Pool

Location: Sioux Falls, South Dakota Job Title: RN (Registered Nurse) Contract Length: 13 weeks Shift: Nights, 12 hours per day, 36 hours per week Schedule: Every other weekend and every other holiday. Straight nights, rotating shifts, or blocked scheduling (1 week orientation, 7 weeks of days, 6 weeks of nights).

Unit and Assignment

• Units: Pulmonary Unit, with a 30-bed medical-surgical unit and an 8-bed progressive care unit. Capacity can expand to a 41-bed unit depending on COVID volume.
• Wings: A 10-bed med-surg non-COVID wing, an 8-bed progressive care non-COVID wing (IMC trained), and 10-bed C and D wings for COVID and non-COVID patients.
• Assignments: IMC travelers work in both the IMC/MS unit. Med-surg travelers work in the Med-Surg unit only.
• Float scope: Travelers may float to other Med-Surg units and are the first to be reassigned to another department.
• Nurse-to-patient ratio: 1:3 in Pulmonary Acute for IMC RNs. Otherwise 1:4/5 on day shifts and 1:5/6 on night shifts.
• Patient population: Pneumonia, COPD, congestive heart failure, COVID-19, pulmonary embolism, and complex cases requiring oxygen therapy, IV medications, moderate sedation monitoring during bronchoscopies, chest tubes, tracheostomies, postoperative care, non-invasive and mechanical ventilation, and cardiac monitoring. Average length of stay is 4 days on the Wings and 9 days in Acute.

Required Qualifications

• BLS (AHA)
• ACLS (AHA)
• SD or compact state RN license
• Required skills: BiPAP, CPAP, heated high flow, oxygen titration, moderate sedation, telemetry, and medical-surgical patient care

Preferred Qualifications

• Specialty certification

Equipment and Systems

• Epic for documentation
• Alaris pumps for IV fluids
• Acudose for medications

Orientation

• Day 1: Competency validation on arrival with Nurse Educators covering telemetry and mechanical ventilation, plus online modules, self-assessment, and core competency validations (0700-1930).
• Day 2: Shift on the unit with a preceptor, including patient care, a unit tour, POCT testing, and remaining facility modules (0700-1930).
• Day 3: 12-hour shift on the unit.

Other Requirements

• Clinicians must badge in and out at the facility.
• Scrubs: Navy blue (the dress code also lists blue scrubs).
• Must note in the submission if the clinician has previously worked for the organization. Any prior employment must have ended at least 6 months before the submission date.

Team Culture

The team emphasizes safety, quality care, critical thinking, and patient care priorities. The organization is Magnet-designated, and RNs can join unit or house-wide committees and pursue board certifications such as ACLS, Progressive Care Nursing, or Medical-Surgical Nursing.