RN | Emergency Department

Monument Health•Rapid City, SD

11d•$35 - $44•Onsite

About The Position

Monument Health is seeking a Registered Nurse for its Emergency Department in Rapid City, South Dakota. The RN provides relationship-centered, compassionate, high-quality patient care through competent clinical practice and professional nursing principles. The role contributes to preventing or resolving illness, disability, or injury; alleviating suffering; and advocating for patients alongside interdisciplinary healthcare teams, families, and support systems. The nurse uses independent judgment and the nursing process to assess patients, identify diagnoses and expected outcomes, plan and implement care, and evaluate results in accordance with ANA standards, organizational policies and procedures, and applicable laws and regulations. The RN is expected to support Monument Health’s purpose, vision, and values and to practice within the legal scope of a Registered Professional Nurse. This position requires the ability to work schedules and hours assigned by the department. The work is classified as very heavy and may involve exposure to radiation, contaminated needles, and infectious body substances.

Requirements

Completion of a nursing education program approved by a board of nursing.
Registered Nurse (RN) credential from the South Dakota Board of Nursing.
Basic Life Support (BLS) certification from the American Heart Association, required within 60 days of hire or transfer.
Ability to work assigned schedules and hours as determined by the department.
Ability to perform very heavy work: exerting over 25 pounds of force constantly, more than 50 pounds frequently, and/or more than 100 pounds occasionally or seldomly to move objects.
Possible exposure to radiation and frequent exposure to contaminated needles and infectious body substances.

Nice To Haves

Five or more years of Registered Nurse experience.
Bachelor’s degree in Nursing.

Responsibilities

Collect comprehensive data relevant to a healthcare consumer’s health or situation.
Analyze assessment data to determine diagnoses or issues.
Identify expected outcomes for an individualized plan of care.
Develop care plans prescribing strategies and alternatives to attain expected outcomes.
Implement the identified plan and ensure patient progression along it.
Coordinate care delivery.
Use health teaching and health-promotion strategies to promote health and a safe environment.
Provide consultation, where applicable to the nursing role, to influence plans, enhance others’ abilities, and effect change.
Evaluate progress toward attaining outcomes.
Systematically enhance the quality and effectiveness of nursing practice.
Maintain knowledge and competency reflecting current nursing practice, and evaluate personal practice against professional standards, guidelines, laws, and regulations.
Contribute to the professional development of peers and colleagues.
Collaborate with patients, families, and others in the conduct of nursing practice.
Integrate ethical provisions and research findings into practice.
Consider safety, effectiveness, cost, and impact when planning and delivering nursing services.
Provide leadership in the professional practice setting and the profession.
Practice in an environmentally safe and healthy manner.
Practice within the legal scope of a Registered Professional Nurse and deliver competent care consistent with standards, policies, laws, and regulatory, accreditation, and certifying requirements.
Abide by the ANA Code of Ethics for Nurses.
Use applicable technology and software to support and document nursing activities and patient care, and to access work-related organizational applications.
Seek opportunities to improve the quality of patient care through innovative and creative problem solving.
Perform other duties as assigned.