Avera Health·Parkston, South Dakota
The role involves delivering comprehensive nursing care by developing diagnoses, establishing objectives, defining interventions, and providing physical, emotional, psychological, and spiritual support to residents and families. Responsibilities also include reviewing physician prescriptions, coordinating with the healthcare team, and developing detailed nursing care plans based on resident assessments.
Work Shift: Day Shift (United States of America)
The pay range for this position is listed below. Actual pay rate dependent upon experience.
$24.50 - $48.50
RN position may be eligible for $10,000 sign on bonus!
6:00am-6:00pm; 72hrs/2wks
Position may be eligible for Avera’s Student Loan Repayment Program, which helps you pay off your loans and save money. Each month an extra payment of $167 (up to $10,000) from Avera will help pay down your principal balance faster.
You Belong at Avera
Be part of a multidisciplinary team built with compassion and the goal of Moving Health Forward for you and our patients. Work where you matter.
Delivers nursing care by developing a nursing diagnosis; establishing nursing care objectives; defining nursing interventions; providing physical, emotional, psychological, and spiritual support to residents, families, and friends to understand residents conditions, medications, and self-care skills; noting changing conditions and needs; re-evaluating care objectives.
What you will do
Provides resident care by reviewing physician prescriptions; communicating the nursing care plan and all pertinent information to other members of the health care team; coordinating with other healthcare providers; providing physical, emotional, psychological, and spiritual support to residents, families, and friends; conferring with physicians.
Develops nursing care plans by obtaining medical histories; examining residents; documenting residents physical condition, psychological status, and influencing social factors; conferring with family and friends; developing a nursing diagnosis; establishing nursing care objectives; defining nursing interventions, schedules, and timetables.
Teaches healthcare requirements by establishing resident care goals; instructing resident, family, and friends to understand condition, medications, and self-care skills; answering questions; providing information and resources.
Evaluates resident's care by adhering to therapeutic standards; measuring health outcomes against resident care standards; reviewing resident's records; noting changing conditions and needs; re-evaluating care objectives; modifying nursing care plan.
Maintains safe, secure, and healthy resident care environment by adhering to infection-control policies and protocols, medication administration and storage procedures, and controlled substance regulations; adhering to organization standards and policies, and to legal regulations; alerting others regarding potential concerns.
Keeps resident care equipment operating by following operating instructions and established procedures; troubleshooting breakdowns; maintaining supplies; performing preventive maintenance; calling for repairs.
Keeps resident care supplies ready by checking stock; anticipating needs; placing and expediting orders; verifying receipt; stocking items.
Coordinates admissions, discharges and transfers to and from the facility.
Directs, plans and coordinates workflow of nursing assistants and other nursing personal.
Maintains competence in nursing capabilities outlined by leadership.
The individual must be able to work the hours specified. To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential job function satisfactorily including having visual acuity adequate to perform position duties and the ability to communicate effectively with others, hear, understand and distinguish speech and other sounds. These requirements and those listed above are representative of the knowledge, skills, and abilities required to perform the essential job functions. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential job functions, as long as the accommodations do not cause undue hardship to the employer.
• Registered Nurse (RN) - Board of Nursing An active license in the state of practice Upon Hire
• 1-3 years Experience working in a clinical or long term care environment
Benefits: You Need & Then Some
Avera is an Equal Opportunity Employer - Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, Veteran Status, or other categories protected by law. If you are an individual with a disability and would like to request an accommodation for help with your online application, please call 1-605-504-4444 or send an email to talent@avera.org [talent@avera.org].
Candidates must be able to perform essential job functions, including having adequate visual acuity and effective communication skills, and must hold an active Registered Nurse (RN) license from the Board of Nursing in the state of practice. Preferred experience includes 1-3 years working in a clinical or long-term care environment.
Market context
In South Dakota, nursing support roles such as CNA and Medication Aide positions are often sought in long-term care and related facility settings, where dependable staffing is important. Competition can center on active certifications, comfort with hands-on care, and experience in similar environments. Review the AI-summarized requirements and benefits on this platform to save time, and if you apply, emphasize your certifications and any facility-based experience.