Registered Nurse (RN) - Women's and Children's Health Center - Straight Nights (81330)

Registered Nurse (RN) - Women's and Children's Health Center - Straight Nights

Lake Region Healthcare Corporation - Fergus Falls, MN 56537

Salary Range $38.81 - $59.18 Hourly Position Type 72 Hours Biweekly Category Nursing - Hospital

Description

$20,000 sign-on bonus with two-year work commitment for full-time hires! This enhanced and limited hiring incentive is available to qualified RN candidates hired to a full time FTE between July 23-September 30, 2026. New, higher RN wages to go into effect October 1, 2026!

The purpose of this position is to provide nursing care to patients. The framework for practice will be the nursing process in order to prescribe, delegate and coordinate nursing care. The RN has contact with patients, patient families and visitors, LRH employees, referral agencies, volunteers, administration, and physicians. Effective interpersonal and communication skills are essential for this position. The RN must be able to supervise patient care, secure cooperation from others, problem-solve, and exercise initiative and judgement.

Department Description Come join our Women's and Children's Health team, where you will have the opportunity to help bring life and joy into the world, literally! We deliver around 325 babies each year in our Level II nursery. We care for the pediatric and gynecologic needs of our area as well. The wide variety of patients we care for brings something new to each day! When you join our team, you join a team who really loves what they do! We are seeking candidates who have at least one year of Medical/Surgical experience or experience with labor and delivery. We provide extensive orientation to welcome new team members to our area!

Hours/Shifts 72 hours biweekly, 12-hour straight night shifts, and every third weekend.

Compensation The pay range for the RN position is $38.81-$59.18/hour. BSN adds $1.00/hour. Please note that final compensation will be determined based on experience, qualifications and internal equity considerations.

Benefit Offerings Lake Region Healthcare is pleased to offer a comprehensive benefit program designed to meet your unique needs. This includes medical and dental coverage; HSA, FSA and 401k plans; EAP, life and disability coverage; voluntary accident, critical illness and hospital indemnity coverage; pet insurance, ID theft protection and legal services. For new employees, the effective date of coverage for most plans is the first of the month, following a 30-day waiting period.

EEOC Lake Region Healthcare provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.

Qualifications

Requirements are representative of minimum levels of knowledge, skills, and/or abilities.

1. Education/Special Skills: To perform in this position requires the incumbent to be a graduate of a school of nursing with current licensure in Minnesota. PALS and S.T.A.B.L.E. certifications are required, or to be obtained with one year. S.T.A.B.L.E. renewed every 5 years. This position requires current Healthcare Provider level CPR certification upon hire or must be obtained within 6 months. NRP certification upon hire or must be obtained within 6 months.
2. Fetal Heart Monitoring beginner course to be obtained prior to labor and delivery orientation; intermediate course to be obtained within 2 years of practice; advanced course to be obtained after 5 years of practice.
3. Six months of medical/surgical experience preferred; obstetric/nursery, triage, and pediatric experience preferred.
4. New grads will be considered and will be required to train and orientate on our Med/Surg floor prior to joining Women's and Children's.
5. Successful completion of the pre-employment health screening process required.
6. Must be able to attend the work site per schedule.

Hired candidates may be eligible for the Minnesota Health Care Loan Forgiveness for Registered Nurses in Nonprofit Hospitals. To learn more, please visit: Minnesota Health Care Loan Forgiveness Programs - MN Dept. of Health (state.mn.us)