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Clinical Care Leader, Inpatient - Surgical Services- FT Evening

Sanford Health · Marshfield, WI · $36.50–$55.00 an hour · Full time

Posted Mar 30, 2026 · We last checked this listing on Oct 6, 2026

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About your past

Tell me about a time you had to coordinate with the OR, PACU or another department to fix a recurring problem.

What they are checking: Cross-department collaboration, which the posting places at the center of the role.

Tell me about a time you led a team through a stressful situation.

What they are checking: Calm leadership under pressure, with concrete evidence.

This is a full-time evening position. What appeals to you about leading on evenings?

What they are checking: Fit and commitment to the evening schedule.

What would your staff say about you as a leader?

What they are checking: Self-awareness about leadership style and how others experience it.

What would you do

You're leading the evening shift on a surgical unit and three post-ops arrive within an hour. How do you manage it?

What they are checking: Flow management and safe assignments during a heavy surgical admission window.

A nurse misses a pain reassessment that leads to a complaint. How do you handle it with that nurse?

What they are checking: Giving fair, constructive feedback that improves practice without blame.

How do you balance your own patient load with being available to the whole unit?

What they are checking: Managing two jobs at once without letting either slip.

A surgeon is short with one of your nurses at the bedside. How do you respond?

What they are checking: Supporting staff and addressing disrespect professionally.

About the work

Which post-op complications do you want your team watching for most closely in the first 24 hours?

What they are checking: Surgical nursing knowledge like bleeding, infection, VTE and respiratory compromise.

How do you make sure discharge teaching for surgical patients is done well when the shift is busy?

What they are checking: Protecting patient education about wounds, drains and warning signs.

How do you keep evening shift communication clear with day and night leaders?

What they are checking: Handoff discipline across shifts that keeps issues from falling through gaps.

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The full job description

As published by Sanford Health.

Sanford Health is one of the largest and fastest-growing not-for-profit health systems in the United States. We’re proud to offer many development and advancement opportunities to our nearly 50,000 members of the Sanford Family who are dedicated to the work of health and healing across our broad footprint. Work Shift: Evening (United States of America) Scheduled Weekly Hours: 40 Salary Range: $36.50 - $55.00 Union Position: No Department Details Summary The Registered Nurse in the Clinical Care Leader (CCL) role facilitates health care services for patients in cooperation with the health care team. Facilitates communication and provision of information and messages in a way that produces clarity and impact. Understands the importance of inter-team collaboration in breaking down silos and achieving business results and the ability to lead employees from various functions to communicate, coordinate work across divisions, and collaborate in solving problems as one team. Applies the concept of collaboration to build relationships and coordinate with other teams. Provides feedback to members of the health care team. Job Description Responsible for utilizing the nursing process (assessment, diagnosis, outcomes/planning, implementation and evaluation) to provide individualized nursing care to patients. Collaborates with other inter-professional colleagues, including physicians, to plan, implement and evaluate care. Demonstrates competency and practices within the full scope of nursing expertise/knowledge and utilizes appropriate age and population specific standards as designated in their assigned clinical setting. Cares for patients in all phases of preventative care, health maintenance, diagnosis, treatment, and follow-up as patients move along the continuum of care. Responsible for the coordination of care, patient assessment, patient education, triage, and various other nursing interventions. Functions within the scopes and standards of nursing practice as outlined in the Nurse Practice Act and Administrative Rules in state of practice and licensure. The Sanford Professional Nursing Practice recognizes the Scope and Standards of Practice and the Code of Ethics for Nurses with Interpretive Statements as published by the American Nurses Association as the foundation of nursing care delivery and professional conduct. Competent in the registered nurse (RN) skills of the unit/department. Knowledge of procedures and programs to ensure employee safety. Assumes leadership role in high-risk situations. Coordinates the clinical/unit nursing activities while adhering to Sanford Health philosophy, goals, and standards of care. Acknowledges their impact on budget and finance through staffing and ensuring safe patient care. The CCL uses critical thinking skills to collaborate and coordinate patient care and manage emergent situations, for the specific assigned clinical setting. Responsible to intervene when unsafe practices are identified. Responsible to make patient assignments based on employee's competencies, scope of practice, experience and patient's unique needs. Demonstrates effective communication skills to negotiate and resolve conflicts with and between peers, inter-professional colleagues, patients and families. Serves as a mentor to staff while facilitating the over-all unit activities. Participates in house-wide and/or departmental committees and assists with the coordination of the Peer Review Process for employees. Participates in active learning and development resources. The nurse has knowledge of and utilizes appropriate age-related patient care protocols relating to the physical and psychological needs of patients according to department scope of service. Qualifications Bachelor's degree in Nursing strongly preferred in Fargo, Fargo Network, Bemidji, Sioux Falls Network and Rapid City. Required in Bismarck and Sioux Falls (Sanford USD Medical Center and Clinics). Graduate from an accredited nursing program, including, but not limited to, those accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE), Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing (ACEN), or National League for Nursing Commission for Nursing Education Accreditation (NLN CNEA). Minimum of two years’ clinical experience preferred. Currently holds an unencumbered RN license with the State Board of Nursing where the practice of nursing is occurring and/or possess multistate licensure if in a Nurse Licensure Compact (NLC) state. Obtains and subsequently maintains required department specific competencies and certifications. Certification may be required depending on specialty or service area. Basic Life Support (BLS) required within 60 days of employment into position. Sanford is an EEO/AA Employer M/F/Disability/Vet. If you are an individual with a disability and would like to request an accommodation for help with your online application, please call 1-877-673-0854 or send an email to talent@sanfordhealth.org.

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