RN or LPN

Sakakawea Medical Center is looking for a compassionate nurse to join our team. As a nurse at SMC, you will play a vital role in the care of our patients. Working in a rural, critical access hospital setting requires our nurses to care for a diverse patient population. It also requires our nurses to maintain a comprehensive nursing skill set.

You will discover a culture of teamwork, professionalism, and mutual respect. We focus on how we can deliver the best care possible and improve the patient experience. It is that focus that has led us to build collaborative relationships with other local healthcare entities. We continue to invest in our facility, technology, and our team.

The nurse is accountable for delivering care to the patient utilizing the nursing process. Must be a critical thinker, a team leader, and a team player. The nurse is a positive role model and is able to share knowledge freely. Our nurses will be trained to work in both med-surg and the emergency department, further expanding their nursing skill set.

• Promotes positive relationships between peers, other departments, physicians, patients, and family members. Treats co-workers, patients, and family members with kindness and respect.

• Assesses patients per hospital policy:
  • To include taking medical history and system review;
  • Administer patient care within the guidelines of patient’s Plan of Care and within the scope and standards of nursing practice.

• Charting must be completed and concise per hospital policy. Nursing personnel is responsible for observing and implementing physician orders.

• Develops and updates patient’s Plan of Care and starts the discharge planning on admission.

• Completes necessary shift duties including, but not limited to, bedside shift reporting, updating whiteboards, hourly rounding, in-room documentation, and utilizes call light system per protocol.

• Completes drug administrations and documentation including PRN effectiveness per department policy. Utilizes ePharmacy, AcuDose, and staff Pharmacist appropriately. Completes required rounding and follow-up documentation when any medication is administered.

• Knowledgeable of basic rhythm strips, lethal arrhythmias and plan of treatment.

• Knowledgeable of standards of obstetric care and charting guidelines.

Knowledgeable of the functions of the med-surg and emergency department settings. Nurse will be trained in the emergency department and on the med-surg floor and assist one another. It is important for teammates to remain calm in all settings of nursing service and assess the needs of the patient.