RN | Pain Management

Monument Health Rapid City Hospital•Rapid City, SD

2d•Onsite

About The Position

Monument Health is seeking passionate and professional Registered Nurses (RNs) to join their Pain Management team. This role offers a supportive work culture where nurses are valued as essential team members providing compassionate, patient-focused care. The RN will facilitate relationship-centered care, contribute to the prevention or resolution of illness, and advocate for patients within interdisciplinary teams. The position involves exercising independent judgment in applying the nursing process to direct patient care, adhering to professional standards, institutional policies, and applicable laws and regulations. Monument Health emphasizes a philosophy of being one team, listening, inclusivity, and caring, aiming to do the right thing every time. The organization offers competitive wages and benefits for qualifying positions.

Requirements

Completion of a nursing education program that is approved by a board of nursing.
Basic Life Support (BLS) Certification - American Heart Association (AHA) - Within 60 days of hire or transfer.
Registered Nurse (RN) - South Dakota Board of Nursing.
Requires the ability to work assigned schedules and hours as determined by the department.
Very Heavy work - exerting over 25 pounds of force constantly (67-100% of the time), and/or more than 50 pounds frequently (34-66% of the time), and/or more than 100 pounds of force occasionally (up to 33% of the time), and/or more than 100 pounds of force seldomly to move objects.
Possible exposure to radiation and frequent exposure to contaminated needles and infectious body substances.

Nice To Haves

5+ years of Registered Nurse Experience.
Bachelors degree in Nursing.

Responsibilities

Utilizes the ANA Nursing Process (2010) to perform comprehensive data collection pertinent to the Healthcare consumer’s health and/or the situation.
Analyzes assessment data to determine diagnosis or issues.
Identifies expected outcomes for a plan individualized to the Healthcare consumer or situation.
Develops a plan that prescribes strategies and alternatives to attain expected outcomes.
Implements the identified plan and ensures patient progression along the plan.
Coordinates care delivery.
Employs strategies to promote health and a safe environment.
Provides consultation to influence the identified plan, enhance the abilities of others, and effect change (as applicable to role).
Evaluates progress toward attainment of outcomes.
Follows the ANA Standards of Professional Performance (2010), including enhancing quality and effectiveness of nursing practice, attaining knowledge and competency, evaluating one’s own practice, interacting with and contributing to the professional development of peers, collaborating with patient/family/others, integrating ethical provisions, integrating research findings, and considering factors related to safety, effectiveness, cost, and impact on practice.
Provides leadership in the professional practice setting and the profession.
Practices in an environmentally safe and healthy manner.
Supports the purpose, vision, and values of Monument Health.
Practices within the legal scope of a Registered Professional Nurse as outlined by the state and delivers competent care consistent with standards/policies, laws, regulators/accreditation/certifying organizations.
Abides by the Provisions of the Code of Ethics for Nurses (ANA 2010).
Proficiently uses applicable technology and software to support and document nursing activities and patient care, and access other work-related applications.
Continuously seeks out opportunities to improve the quality of patient care delivery through innovative and creative problem solving.
Performs all other duties as assigned.