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Avera Health·Yankton, South Dakota
Registered Nurse (RN) Float | Emergency Unit · $35 - $52/hr
Computed from live listings
Shaded band: the middle 50% of 36 posted nursing roles in Yankton, South Dakota rates. This role sits in the 95th percentile.
Pay for this role is about 24% above the Yankton, South Dakota median for nursing roles.
The Registered Nurse delivers comprehensive patient care by developing nursing diagnoses, establishing care objectives, and performing nursing interventions. They also coordinate with the healthcare team, educate patients and families, and maintain a safe, sterile, and efficient clinical environment.
Work Shift: Rotating days/evenings/nights/weekends/holidays (United States of America)
The pay range for this position is listed below. Actual pay rate dependent upon experience.
$34.50 - $51.50
Hours: 7pm-7am & 7am-7pm, & 11am-11pm; 72hrs/2wks; Every 3rd weekend/holiday
**May be eligible for up to $15,000 sign on bonus!
This 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 patients, families, and friends to understand patient conditions, medications, and self-care skills; noting changing conditions and needs; re-evaluating care objectives.
What you will do
Provides patient 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 patients, families, and friends; conferring with physicians.
Develops nursing care plans by obtaining medical histories; examining patients; documenting patient 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 patient care goals; instructing patient, family, and friends to understand condition, medications, and self-care skills; answering questions; providing information and resources.
Candidates must hold an active Registered Nurse (RN) license in the state of practice. While not strictly required, 1-3 years of experience in a clinical environment is preferred.
Evaluates patient care by adhering to therapeutic standards; measuring health outcomes against patient care standards; reviewing patient records; noting changing conditions and needs; re-evaluating care objectives; modifying nursing care plan.
Maintains safe, secure, and healthy patient 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.
Documents patient care services by charting in patient and department records.
Keeps patient care equipment operating by following operating instructions and established procedures; troubleshooting breakdowns; maintaining supplies; performing preventive maintenance; calling for repairs.
Keeps patient care supplies ready by checking stock; anticipating needs; placing and expediting orders; verifying receipt; stocking items.
Performs with minimal supervision. Demonstrates knowledge of several departments. Utilizes safe and appropriate patient care protocol as set forth in the standards of practice and the unit/department policy and procedures. 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 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].
Market context
Registered Nurse float positions in South Dakota are often competitive because hospitals need flexible clinicians who can adapt across units, especially in emergency settings where patient flow can change quickly. Employers commonly look for an active South Dakota RN license and some clinical experience, and this platform’s AI-summarized requirements and benefits help you review the original posting faster. Before applying, confirm your license status and highlight any emergency or cross-unit experience in your resume.