Registered Nurse

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 Full-Time Registered Nurse at our Fargo campus! We offer a very flexible schedule, which requires working one shift per week until 9 p.m. and on-call rotations during the week and weekends.


Starting Wage: $33.00 to $40+ DOE. Wages start at $31 for entry-level nurses and increase depending on prior work experience as a Registered Nurse. 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 establish team collaborative decisions to promote youth independence and success
• Promote 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 interests.

Caring:

• Initiate nursing presence and role-modeling by attending youth-focused meetings, being dependable, and following through with tasks
• Ensure 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.
• Demonstrate 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 a rotating on-call schedule, with the ability to return to campus within one hour to provide guidance and complete appropriate assessment and paperwork
• Participate in medical/psychiatric emergencies and assess, treat, and triage in a timely and appropriate manner

Learning:

• Assist youth by providing knowledge of healthcare management to ensure youth and families experience positive outcomes and long-term success.
• Demonstrate 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 have:

• A current and valid North Dakota Registered Nurse license.
• One year of experience in a mental or behavioral healthcare setting preferred, but not required.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Good organizational skills with the ability to prioritize and multitask.
• History of reliability, patience, and professionalism.

Benefits: As we support treatments that care for others, we also work to care for our team members' professional and personal growth, and well-being. We know that benefits are important. If you have questions in advance, please ask a member of our Human Resources team.

• 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 through LifeWorks
• 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
• Work Today, Get Paid Today option