Neuro ICU RN
Fargo, North Dakota
Sanford Medical Center Fargo

ICU Neuro RN

Location: Fargo, North Dakota Contract Length: 13 weeks Shift: Day/Night rotating, 12-hour shifts, 36 hours per week, every other weekend and holiday

Unit and Assignment

• Unit: 5A, 16 beds
• Nurse-to-patient ratio: 1 nurse to 2-3 patients
• Primary focus: Neuro ICU, caring for ischemic and hemorrhagic strokes and other neuro-related critically ill patients
• Patient mix: Critically ill neuro, surgery, trauma, medical, and surgical patients
• Duties: Management of 1-3 critically ill patients; managing vasopressors, sedatives, analgesics, inotropes, antiarrhythmics, and other titratable drips; assisting with bedside procedures including RSI, EVD placement, tracheostomy, line placement, and other diagnostic tests
• Float scope: Critical care departments, including 5D, Intermediate ICU (ratios up to 4:1), and Broadway ICU (ratios up to 3:1). May be required to float to med-surg units as needed.

Required Qualifications

• Minimum 2 years of recent ICU experience in a large hospital (over 200 beds) and level 1 trauma center
• Ability to care for critically ill patients independently
• Experience with ischemic and hemorrhagic strokes and other neuro-related critically ill patients
• Experience titrating vasopressor drips (must be visible on resume or skills checklist)
• BLS certification (must be AHA)
• ACLS certification (must be AHA)
• NIHSS certification
• North Dakota or compact state RN license

Preferred Qualifications

• Neuro ICU experience within the past 2 years (highly preferred)

Systems and Equipment

• EMR experience (EPIC) is required. This is software familiarity, not a credential.
• Omnicell automated dispensing cabinet
• Aleris IV pumps
• MOOG feeding pumps
• EVD
• Philips patient monitoring systems
• AvaSure patient monitoring

Orientation

• 32 hours total over the first week:

  • 8 hours hospital orientation
  • 8 hours unit orientation (5A)
  • 4 hours Intermediate ICU orientation
  • 12 hours Broadway ICU orientation

Eligibility and Submission Requirements

• Travelers living within a 60-mile radius of the facility cannot be taken.
• Must note in the submission if the clinician has ever worked for the health system. If they previously worked there, their end date must be at least 6 months before the submission date.
• Provide good interview times in the submission. The manager will reach out directly to interview before an offer is made.

Other Requirements

• All clinicians must badge in and out at the facility.
• Scrub color: Navy blue