Registered Nurse (RN) or Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) | Child Psychiatry Clinic

Avera • Sioux Falls, SD

2d • Onsite

About The Position

The Registered Nurse or Licensed Practical Nurse provides professional nursing care to patients and families in Avera Behavioral Health’s Child Psychiatry Clinic. The role communicates with physicians and other healthcare team members to provide patient care and coordinates clinic care activities. The position is located in Sioux Falls and works the day shift.

Requirements

• Active Registered Nurse (RN) license in the state of practice.
• Ability to work the specified hours.
• Ability to perform the essential job functions satisfactorily, including adequate visual acuity and the ability to communicate effectively, hear, understand, and distinguish speech and other sounds.
• Commitment to Avera’s values of compassion, hospitality, and stewardship and its CARE standards of Communication, Attitude, Responsiveness, and Engagement.
• Ability to maintain confidentiality and work effectively in a team environment.

Responsibilities

• Provide general nursing care to patients.
• Administer prescribed medications and treatments in accordance with nursing standards.
• Coordinate patient care activities for the clinic.
• Prepare equipment and assist providers during procedures, treatments, examinations, and testing.
• Observe, record, and report patients’ conditions and reactions to drugs and treatments to providers.
• Oversee appointment scheduling, give preference to patients in emergency situations, and maintain timely patient flow.
• Greet patients and prepare them for physical examinations.
• Screen patients by obtaining health histories, taking vital signs, and conducting nursing assessments; document the information in patient charts.
• Instruct patients in the collection of samples and tests.
• Respond to patient phone calls in a timely manner, with appropriate input from the physician.
• Educate patients and families about diagnostic processes, medications, nutrition, and health and wellness maintenance.
• Suggest solutions to patient-care crisis problems and complaints.
• Maintain exam rooms, supplies, materials, and cleanliness; prepare lists of needed medical supplies.
• Label pathology specimens according to lab protocol as needed.
• Perform quality control and maintain records on lab testing.
• Apply Avera’s mission, vision, core values, and social principles in service to patients, families, and the community.
• Maintain confidentiality and work effectively with team members to support productive and efficient workflows.
• Comply with applicable safety principles, laws, regulations, and standards, including CMS, The Joint Commission, DHHS, and OSHA.

Benefits

• PTO available from day one for eligible hires.
• Up to 5% employer matching contribution for retirement.
• Career development supported by hands-on training and mentorship.
• Benefits are available to qualifying part-time and full-time employees.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Education Level: No Education Listed