RN or LPN - Dermatology - Full Time

Sanford Health•Rapid City, SD

18d•$22 - $48•Onsite

About The Position

Sanford Health, the largest rural health system in the United States, is dedicated to transforming the health care experience and providing access to world-class health care in America’s heartland. This full-time position in Dermatology offers a competitive salary, comprehensive benefits, and the opportunity to work in a beautiful location at the gateway to the Black Hills. The Registered Nurse (RN) is responsible for utilizing the nursing process (assessment, diagnosis, outcomes/planning, implementation and evaluation) to provide individualized nursing care to patients. The LPN position offers an opportunity to grow your skillset, feel valued, and make a lasting impact in the lives of patients in your community, working shoulder to shoulder with providers. We are looking for positive, compassionate, and team-oriented licensed practical nurses (LPN) who can provide high-quality care that patients and families deserve. LPNs who thrive at our organization are adaptable, reliable, and attentive to detail. Our LPNs educate and communicate with patients and their families. The RN is responsible for the coordination of care, patient assessment, patient education, triage, and various other nursing interventions. They collaborate with other inter-professional colleagues, including physicians, to plan, implement and evaluate care. Both roles function within the scopes and standards of nursing practice as outlined in the Nurse Practice Act and Administrative Rules in their state of practice and licensure.

Requirements

Graduate from an accredited practical nursing program as a Licensed Practical Nurse (for LPN position).
Currently holds an unencunbered Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) license with State Nursing board and/or possess multi-state licensure privileges (for LPN position).
Obtains and subsequently maintains required department specific competencies and certifications (for LPN position).
Graduate from an accredited nursing program preferred, including, but not limited to, American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN), Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing (ACEN), and National League for Nursing Commission for Nursing Education Accreditation (NLN CNEA) (for RN position).
Currently holds an unencumbered RN license with the State Board of Nursing where the practice of nursing is occurring and/or possess multistate licensure if in a Nurse Licensure Compact (NLC) state (for RN position).
Obtains and subsequently maintains required department specific licensure, competencies and certifications (for RN position).

Nice To Haves

Bachelor’s Degree in nursing preferred (for RN position).
If position requires IV therapy/management skills, the following is required in North Dakota: graduation from a Board approved AASPN program where IV therapy is part of the curriculum or completion of an IV Therapy course approved by the North Dakota Board of Nursing.

Responsibilities

Utilizing the nursing process (assessment, diagnosis, outcomes/planning, implementation and evaluation) to provide individualized nursing care to patients.
Coordination of care, patient assessment, patient education, triage, and various other nursing interventions.
Collaborating with other inter-professional colleagues, including physicians, to plan, implement and evaluate care.
Educating and communicating with patients and their families.
Providing high-quality care that patients and families deserve.