Registered Nurse (RN) | Med - Surg

Location :

Avera Merrill Pioneer Hospital

Worker Type : Regular

Work Shift : Rotating

days / evenings / nights / weekends (United States of

America)

Pay Range :

The pay range for this

position is listed below. Actual pay rate dependent upon

experience.

$32.00 -

$48.00

Position Highlights

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.

A Brief

Overview

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,

conferring with physicians.

Develops nursing

documenting patient physical condition, psychological status, and

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.

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

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

placing and expediting orders; verifying receipt; stocking items.

Maintains competence in nursing capabilities

outlined by leadership.

Essential

Qualifications

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.

Required

Education, License / Certification, or Work Experience :

Registered Nurse

(RN) - Board of Nursing An active license in the state of practice

Upon Hire

Preferred Education,

License / Certification, or Work Experience :

1-3 years

Experience working in a clinical environment

Expectations and Standards

Commitment to

the daily application of Avera’s mission, vision, core values, and

social principles to serve patients, their families, and our

community.

Promote Avera’s values of

compassion, hospitality, and stewardship.

Uphold Avera’s standards of Communication, Attitude,

Responsiveness, and Engagement (CARE) with enthusiasm and

sincerity.

Maintain confidentiality.

Work effectively in a team environment,

coordinating work flow with other team members and ensuring a

productive and efficient environment.

Comply

with safety principles, laws, regulations, and standards associated

with, but not limited to, CMS, The Joint Commission, DHHS, and OSHA

if applicable.

Benefits You Need & Then Some

Avera is proud to offer a wide range of benefits to qualifying

part-time and full-time employees. We support you with

opportunities to help live balanced, healthy lives. Benefits are

designed to meet needs of today and into the future.

PTO available day 1 for

eligible hires.

Free

health insurance options, for full-time single coverage on Avera

High Deductible Health Plan

Up to 5% employer matching

contribution for retirement

Career development guided

by hands-on training and mentorship

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 .