Avera Health·Eureka, South Dakota
Provides professional nursing care, assessments, and evaluations for residents under the direction of a Registered Nurse. Responsibilities include administering medications safely, updating care plans, and communicating resident condition changes to physicians.
Work Shift: As Needed (United States of America)
The pay range for this position is listed below. Actual pay rate dependent upon experience.
$24.50 - $33.75
Schedule: PRN as Needed
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.
Provides each resident with professional nursing care, assessment and evaluations in their scope of practice.
What you will do
Performs all licensed practical nursing functions and services as directed by the Registered Nurse to all residents.
Completes assessments on residents, makes appropriate interventions, applies knowledge, prioritizes resident care, uses nursing process (assess, plan, implement, evaluate).
Complies with all pharmaceutical policies and procedures, ensures that all medications/treatments are given safely and accurately in accordance with the physician’s orders. Administers medications according to facility policy, competent in Pyxis medication administration system.
Participates in the care planning process and assures that resident care is implemented consistently and appropriate to the age of those served. Initiates and updates plan of care as appropriate.
Complies with standards of professional documentation.
Communicates and manages the delivery of resident care, ensures quality care is provided.
Guides staff in meeting the needs of the residents, practicing routines based on residents’ needs.
Participates in physician rounds, communicates changes in resident condition to physician utilizes SBAR communication tool. Processes and transcribes physician’s orders and implements according to facility policy.
Seeks educational opportunities, shares knowledge with others, assists with orientation of new staff.
Investigates incidents, patient/family complaints and makes immediate report to VP of Resident Care or Administrator on-call. Facilitates conflict management while respecting diversity of people, their strengths and ideas.
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.
• Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) - Board of Nursing An active license in the state of practice Upon Hire
• Less than 1 year experience in Long Term Care
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].
Requires a valid Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) license from the Board of Nursing in the state of practice. Less than one year of experience in Long Term Care is preferred.
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.