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We are looking for candidates with a minimum of one year acute care RN experience.

JOB SUMMARY

Altru Health System is committed to achieving Organizational Excellence and expects each employee to actively participate in the achievement of the departmental goals associated with the 5 Pillars of Excellence • Service, Quality, People, Finance and Growth.

The Registered Nurse (RN) performs and documents pain assessments; ensures health history is completed; individuals patient Plan of Care on admission; reviews Plan of Care with patient and Patient's family; administers medications utilizing the 5 Rights; identifies significant changes in patient's condition; effectively communicates patient progress; is able to adjust own workload to meet fluctuation in patient census; provides education, evaluates and documents patient/patient's family response to treatment, education and progress; when Charge, assesses and communicates unit staffing needs; participates in house-wide code and Rapid Response teams; assists with transcribing and documenting physician directions, and assists with procedures when necessary. Patients cared for include adolescent, adult and geriatric.

KNOWLEDGE & SKILLS REQUIRED:

Required:

• Registered Nurse.

• Licensed by the North Dakota Board of Nursing (if a resident of North Dakota or changing residence for longer than 30 days) or licensed by a member of the •Compact State Agreement• if not a North Dakota resident. (If changing residence from a Compact State to North Dakota, will need to obtain a North Dakota license within 30 working days of obtaining new residency.)

• Nurses who provide nursing care to patients calling from Minnesota will need to be licensed by the Minnesota Board of Nursing or will obtain their Minnesota license within eight (8) weeks from their first day of work (telephone calls from patients calling from Minnesota can not be taken from any nurse unless they have obtained their Minnesota license).

• Successful completion of functional assessment.

Preferred:

• Past nursing experience in a hospital setting.

• Past nursing experience in a critical care setting or a critical care practicum experience.