Med Surg Resource Team/Float Pool RN
Fargo, North Dakota
Sanford Broadway Medical Center

Med Surg Resource Team/Float Pool - RN

Overview

• Role: Med Surg Resource Team/Float Pool - RN
• Location: Fargo, North Dakota
• Contract length: 13 weeks
• Shift: Days
• Hours: 12-hour shifts, 36 hours per week; 48 hours may be considered

Required Qualifications

• Active ND RN license or Compact state license
• BLS certification through AHA
• NIHSS
• Minimum 1 year of Med Surg experience
• EPIC experience
• Willingness to float within the MedSurg Cluster and between campuses in Fargo
• Experience working in a level 2 or higher trauma center
• Experience working in a very fast-paced hospital with 250+ beds
• Does not accept first-time travelers, except those whose primary experience is Resource Pool/FP

Preferred

• Float Pool experience

Unit Details

• Med-surg unit sizes range from 24 to 47 beds/rooms depending on the unit
• Nurse-to-patient ratio: 1:4-5 from 7a-11p; 1:5-6 from 11p-7a
• Floating includes all med-surg units, 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

Duties

• Head-to-toe assessments
• Medication administration by a variety of routes
• Care plan formulation and documentation
• Wound, line, and drain care

Orientation

• One full shift on a Broadway med-surg unit
• One full shift on a SMCF med-surg unit
• Team expectations and campus tours during the first week