Registered Nurse (RN) | Emergency Unit

Avera • Yankton, SD

19d • Onsite

About The Position

The Registered Nurse in the Emergency Unit delivers nursing care by assessing patients, developing nursing diagnoses and care plans, establishing care objectives and interventions, and providing physical, emotional, psychological, and spiritual support to patients and their families. The nurse monitors changing patient conditions and needs, evaluates outcomes, and modifies care plans as appropriate. The role is based at Avera Sacred Heart Hospital and follows rotating day, evening, night, weekend, and holiday shifts, with listed shift options and 48 hours worked every two weeks.

Requirements

• Active Registered Nurse (RN) license in the state of practice, required upon hire.
• Ability to work the specified hours.
• Ability to perform essential job functions, including adequate visual acuity and effective communication; ability to hear, understand, and distinguish speech and other sounds.
• Ability to maintain confidentiality, work effectively in a team, and comply with applicable safety principles, laws, regulations, and standards.

Nice To Haves

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

Responsibilities

• Provide patient care by reviewing physician prescriptions, communicating the nursing care plan and pertinent information to the healthcare team, coordinating with healthcare providers, supporting patients and families, and conferring with physicians.
• Develop nursing care plans by obtaining medical histories, examining patients, documenting physical and psychological condition and relevant social factors, consulting with family and friends, diagnosing nursing needs, and defining care objectives, interventions, schedules, and timetables.
• Teach patients, families, and friends about care goals, conditions, medications, and self-care; answer questions and provide information and resources.
• Evaluate patient care by following therapeutic standards, measuring outcomes against standards, reviewing records, noting changes in condition or needs, re-evaluating objectives, and modifying care plans.
• Maintain a safe, secure, and healthy care environment by following infection-control, medication, controlled-substance, organizational, and legal policies and procedures, and alerting others to potential concerns.
• Document patient care in patient and department records.
• Keep patient care equipment operating by following instructions and procedures, troubleshooting breakdowns, maintaining supplies, performing preventive maintenance, and calling for repairs.
• Keep patient care supplies ready by checking stock, anticipating needs, ordering and expediting supplies, 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; collaborate effectively; and comply with applicable safety laws, regulations, and standards.

Benefits

• May be eligible for up to a $7,500 sign-on bonus.
• May be eligible for Avera’s Student Loan Repayment Program, with an extra monthly payment of $167 toward loan principal, up to $10,000.
• 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
• Education Level: No Education Listed