Registered Nurse (RN) | Med Surg | December 2026 and May 2027 New Grad

Avera • Parkston, SD

11d • Onsite

About The Position

The Registered Nurse delivers nursing care by developing nursing diagnoses, establishing care objectives, defining interventions, and providing physical, emotional, psychological, and spiritual support to patients and their families. The nurse monitors changing conditions and needs and reevaluates care objectives. This position is based at Avera St Benedict Hospital and is intended for December 2026 and May 2027 new graduates; all new graduates are welcome to apply.

The RN reviews physician prescriptions, communicates and coordinates the nursing care plan with the healthcare team, develops and updates care plans, teaches patients and families about conditions, medications, and self-care, documents care, and helps maintain a safe patient-care environment and functioning equipment and supplies. The nurse is expected to maintain competence in nursing capabilities outlined by leadership and uphold Avera’s mission, values, CARE standards, confidentiality, teamwork, and applicable safety and regulatory requirements.

Requirements

• Active Registered Nurse (RN) license in the state of practice upon hire.
• Ability to work the specified hours, including the rotating schedule of days, evenings, nights, weekends, and holidays.
• Ability to perform essential job functions, including adequate visual acuity and effective communication, hearing, understanding, and distinguishing speech and other sounds.

Nice To Haves

• 1–3 years of experience working in a clinical environment.

Responsibilities

• Provide patient care, review physician prescriptions, communicate the nursing care plan, coordinate with other healthcare providers, and confer with physicians.
• Obtain medical histories, examine patients, document relevant physical, psychological, and social information, develop nursing diagnoses and care objectives, and define nursing interventions and schedules.
• Teach patients and their families about health conditions, medications, and self-care, answer questions, and provide information and resources.
• Evaluate patient outcomes against care standards, review records, monitor changing conditions, and reevaluate or modify care objectives and plans.
• Maintain a safe, secure, and healthy patient-care environment by following infection-control, medication, controlled-substance, organizational, and legal requirements and alerting others to potential concerns.
• Document patient-care services in patient and department records.
• Maintain patient-care equipment by following operating procedures, troubleshooting breakdowns, maintaining supplies, performing preventive maintenance, and arranging repairs.
• Maintain and replenish patient-care supplies by checking stock, anticipating needs, placing and expediting orders, verifying receipt, and stocking items.
• Maintain competence in nursing capabilities outlined by leadership.
• Apply Avera’s mission, vision, core values, and social principles; promote compassion, hospitality, and stewardship; uphold CARE standards; maintain confidentiality; work effectively with the team; and comply with applicable safety principles, laws, regulations, and standards.

Benefits

• May be eligible for a $10,000 sign-on bonus.
• Eligible positions may qualify for Avera’s Student Loan Repayment Program, with an additional $167 monthly payment toward principal, up to $10,000.
• PTO available from day one for eligible hires.
• Up to 5% employer matching contribution for retirement.
• Career development through hands-on training and mentorship.

What This Job Offers

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