Registered Nurse (RN) | Women's Center

Avera • Mitchell, SD

2d • 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 and friends. The nurse monitors changing patient conditions and needs and reevaluates care objectives. The role is based at Avera Queen of Peace Hospital in the Women's Center and works 72 hours per two-week period on rotating 12-hour day or night shifts, including every third weekend and holiday.

The nurse coordinates care with physicians and other healthcare providers, educates patients and families about conditions, medications, and self-care, maintains safe care environments, documents services, and helps keep patient-care equipment and supplies ready and functioning. The position requires an active Registered Nurse license in the state of practice. Avera notes potential eligibility for a sign-on bonus and its student loan repayment program.

Requirements

• Active Registered Nurse (RN) license in the state of practice, required upon hire.
• Ability to work the specified hours.
• Ability to perform the essential job functions, including adequate visual acuity and effective communication, hearing, and ability to distinguish speech and other sounds.
• Ability to maintain confidentiality and work effectively in a team environment.

Nice To Haves

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

Responsibilities

• Provide patient care by reviewing physician prescriptions, communicating the care plan to the healthcare team, coordinating with other providers, supporting patients and families, and conferring with physicians.
• Develop nursing care plans by obtaining medical histories, examining patients, documenting physical and psychological status and relevant social factors, consulting with family and friends, establishing nursing diagnoses and objectives, and defining interventions and schedules.
• Teach patients, families, and friends about care goals, health conditions, medications, and self-care; answer questions and provide information and resources.
• Evaluate patient care against therapeutic standards and health outcomes, review records, identify changes in condition or needs, reevaluate objectives, and modify care 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 problems, maintaining supplies, performing preventive maintenance, and arranging repairs.
• Keep patient-care supplies available by checking stock, anticipating needs, placing and expediting orders, verifying deliveries, and stocking items.
• Maintain competence in nursing capabilities as outlined by leadership.
• Apply Avera's mission, vision, values, and social principles; maintain confidentiality; work effectively with the team; and comply with applicable safety principles, laws, regulations, and standards.

Benefits

• May be eligible for a sign-on bonus of up to $15,000.
• May be eligible for Avera's Student Loan Repayment Program, with an extra monthly payment of $167 toward principal, up to $10,000.
• $3 shift differential for hours worked between 7 p.m. and 7 a.m., $2 on weekends, and $5 on weekend nights.
• PTO available on 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: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed