Registered Nurse – MSP

Prairie Lakes Healthcare System•Watertown, MA

2d•Onsite

About The Position

Join our team and be a part of our mission to deliver accessible, high-quality, affordable, and compassionate healthcare. Prairie Lakes Healthcare System is an independent, non-profit healthcare system serving 10 counties in northeastern South Dakota and west-central Minnesota. Our team at Prairie Lakes makes a difference in the lives of patients and their loved ones.

Requirements

Graduate of an accredited Registered Nurse Program.
Holds or is eligible for current licensure in the State of South Dakota.

Nice To Haves

Previous experience is desirable.

Responsibilities

Utilizes the nursing process in providing care and includes the process in documentation, identifying unusual conditions, and utilizing initiative and judgment to carry out appropriate responses.
Completes admission interviews and establishes nursing priorities with patient's plan of care.
Administers prescribed medications and treatments and patient-specific care to patients in accordance with approved nursing techniques.
Participates in patient care via an interdisciplinary team approach from admission to discharge.
Observes the patient, records significant conditions and reactions, and notifies the supervisor or Physician of the patient's condition and reaction to drugs, treatments, and significant incidents throughout the progression of care.
Follows medical treatment plan through execution of physician orders.
Initiates a patient education plan according to the individualized needs of the patient, as prescribed by the Physician and/or hospital policy including instruction to the patient, family, and others, as identified.
Completes annual competency skill testing.
Assists in training, supervision, and evaluation of nursing service personnel.
Other duties may be assigned.