Registered Nurse

The Dakota Boys and Girls Ranch is unlike any place you have worked! We are a place of hope where troubled kids and their families find professional care, compassionate expertise, and new possibilities. In short, we help the kids no one else can—we help them find and become who they are.  

We are seeking an experienced and dedicated Mental Health Nurse at our Minot campus! This is a full-time position, 40 hours per week, Monday-Friday.  

Schedule:  We offer a very flexible schedule with week day hours which requires working one shift per week until 9pm and on-call rotations during the week and weekends. 

What You Will Do: As a Ranch Nurse, you will draw on your skills to connect with, support, and educate children and adolescents, ages 10-18; and serve as a critical team member in our adolescent psychiatric residential facility. You will collaborate with the interdisciplinary team to assess patient progress and modify treatment programs accordingly. This is a challenging environment where continual learning and autonomy is expected as you work to make a difference in the life of a child.

Purpose 

Provide care to youth and their families in a respectful, caring, empowering, holistic, trauma informed and culturally sensitive manner. 

• Demonstrate a commitment to agency mission, vision, and shared values
• Display respect for all voices, all cultures and all perspectives
• Help to establish team collaborative decisions to promote youth independence and success
• Promoting an environment that supports accomplishments and self-esteem, as well as empowerment and accountability
• Work collaboratively with the interdisciplinary team to provide a person-centered plan of care and sense of well-being, while advocating for the youth and family's best interest

Caring 

Initiating nursing presence and role-modeling by attending youth focused meetings. Being dependable and following through with tasks.

• Initiate nursing presence and role-modeling by attending youth-focused meetings, being dependable, and following through with tasks
• Make sure client’s physical/mental health needs are met by ensuring health assessments, routine health care, nursing procedures and face to face evaluations are completed within accredited time frames and appropriate referrals are made when needed.
• Demonstrates the ability to assist providers while seeing clients. Observe and carry out orders as indicated and perform appropriate interventions as ordered.
• Create caring relationships with our youth by attending activities, assisting with outside appointments, and implementing nursing groups to provide education
• Participate in rotating on-call schedule, and be able to return to campus within one hour to provide guidance and complete appropriate assessment and paperwork
• Be able to participate in medical/psychiatric emergencies and assess, treat and triage in a timely and appropriate manner

Learning 

Assisting youth by providing knowledge of healthcare management to ensure youth and families experience positive outcomes and long-term success.

• Demonstrates the ability to assist providers while seeing clients. Observe and carry out orders as indicated and perform appropriate interventions as ordered. 
• Establish and role-model positive relationships through greeting youth and staff and engaging in learning moments collaboratively
• Provide education to clients or staff as needed concerning issues of general health, medications, growth and development, hygiene, infection, and nutrition. 
• Actively seek opportunities to share knowledge and expertise with team members, focusing on formal learning opportunities as well as informal coaching moments

Qualifications:

The successful applicant must:

• Hold a current and valid North Dakota Registered Nurse license.
• Have one year of experience in a mental or behavioral healthcare setting preferred but not required.
• Have excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Be organized and have the ability to prioritize and multi-task.
• Be reliable, patient, and professional.

Benefits: As we support treatments that care for others, we also work to care for our team member's professional, personal growth and well-being. We know that benefits are important. If you have questions ahead of time, please, ask, and one of our HR Ranchers would be happy to discuss.

•  403(b) Retirement Savings Plan with 100% employer match up to 5%
•  Medical and Dental Insurance. Employees participate in the cost of premiums and have the option of purchasing additional coverage for dependents
•  Health Savings Account with a $125/month employer contribution if enrolled in the Ranch's Medical plan 
•  Employer-Paid Life Insurance and Long-Term Disability Insurance policies
•  Employee Assistance Program
•  Generous Paid Time Off (accrual based on hours worked)
•  7 paid holidays each year
•  Dependent Care Flex Spending Account 
•  Voluntary Vision Insurance, Short-Term Disability, and Term Life Insurance
•  20% discount on items at all Ranch Thrift Store locations
•  STAR leadership program
•  Free meals at the cafeteria while on shift
•  Eligibility for the ND Health Care Professional Loan Repayment Program