RN - Registered Nurse - Community - Days

Sanford Health•Sioux Falls, SD

1d•Remote

About The Position

Sanford Health, the largest rural health system in the United States, is dedicated to transforming the health care experience and providing access to world-class health care in America’s heartland. This role is part of a small team making a great impact on the community, seeing chronic and complex patients between their PCP visits to help keep them out of the hospital. Patients are cared for at both locations of Active Generations in Sioux Falls, in Canton, and in Worthington. The Registered Nurse (RN) works as an integral member of the inter-professional collaborative practice team administering community-based strategies aimed at improving the health of the community through education, health screening and coordinating evidence-based programming.

Requirements

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.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor’s degree in nursing preferred.
Graduate from a nationally accredited nursing program preferred, including, but not limited to, Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE), Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing (ACEN), and National League for Nursing Commission for Nursing Education Accreditation (NLN CNEA).
Additional training and certification may be required for area of focus within first year of employment, including but not limited to, Foot and Nail Care Education Course with a clinical component and demonstrate competence in foot care skills and/or be a Certified Foot and Nail Care Nurse, or Foundations in Faith Community Nursing course.

Responsibilities

Utilizing the nursing process to provide nursing care to assigned area including shelters and non-structured community based settings across the continuum of care.
Assisting individuals in accessing specialized programs through the use of screenings and referrals.
Considering evidence-based outcomes when selecting interventions.
Performing as a respite care nurse, depending on location and home health needs.
Maintaining relationships with the local and regional community, including churches and other service organizations, to promote continued support and capacity building.
Assisting in organizing and performing community flu shot clinics based on needs of the population.
Identifying, strengthening and linking with the community's tangible resources, including schools, businesses, local service groups, and intangible resources such as community spirit.
Recruiting, training and retaining community volunteers.
Demonstrating critical thinking skills to analyze data and appropriately respond to changing or difficult situations.
Utilizing the nursing process to assess, diagnose, establish a patient-centered plan with defined outcome criteria; this plan includes interventions and means of evaluating the human responses to actual or potential health problems.
Assuming the responsibility for the outcome of nursing care during a specified work period when they are present in the community setting, including dependent, interdependent and independent functions.
Practicing within the full scope of nursing expertise with knowledge of and utilizing appropriate age-related nursing standards.
Functioning within the scope and standards of nursing practice as outlined in the Nurse Practice Act and Administrative Rules in state of practice and licensure.
Utilizing 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.