Registered Nurse Long Term Care

Job Summary

It starts with heart. We are looking for RNs who are caring and empathetic yet possess strong analytical and critical thinking skills for the ability to carefully examine clinical situations using the nursing process to enhance the lives of the residents they care for each day!

Essential Functions

• Utilizes the ANA Nursing Process (2010) to perform the following functions:
  • Assessment: collects comprehensive data pertinent to the Healthcare consumer’s health and/or the situation.
  • Diagnosis: analyzes the assessment data to determine the diagnosis or the issues.
  • Outcomes Identification: identifies expected outcomes for a plan individualized to the Healthcare consumer of the situation.
  • Planning: develops a plan that prescribes strategies and alternatives to attain expected outcomes.
  • Implementation: implements the identified plan. Ensures patient progression along plan.
  • Coordination of Care – coordinates care delivery.
  • Health Teaching and Health Promotion – employs strategies to promote health and a safe environment.
  • Consultation – the advanced practice registered nurse and the nursing role specialist provide consultation to influence the identified plan, enhance the abilities of others and effect change.
• Evaluation: evaluates progress toward attainment of outcomes.
• Quality of Practice: systematically enhances the quality and effectiveness of nursing practice.
• Education: attains knowledge and competency that reflects current nursing practice.
• Professional Practice Evaluation: evaluates one’s own nursing practice in relation to professional practice standards and guidelines, relevant statutes, rules, and regulations.
• Collaboration: collaborates with patient, family and others in the conduct of nursing practice.
• Research: integrates research findings into practice.
• Resource Utilization: considers factors related to safety, effectiveness, cost and impact on practice in the planning and delivery of nursing services.
• Leadership: provides leadership in the professional practice setting and the profession.
• Environmental Health: practices in an environmentally safe and healthy manner.

Required Additional Requirements

• Completion of a nursing education program that is approved by a board of nursing.
• Basic Life Support (BLS) Certification - American Heart Association (AHA) - Within 60 days of hire or transfer.
• Registered Nurse (RN) - South Dakota Board of Nursing.

Preferred Experience

• 5+ years of Registered Nurse Experience.

Education

• Bachelor's degree in Nursing.

Scheduling Requirements

• Requires the ability to work assigned schedules and hours as determined by the department.

Physical Requirements

• Very Heavy work - exerting over 25 pounds of force constantly (67-100% of the time), and/or more than 50 pounds frequently (34-66% of the time), and/or more than 100 pounds of force occasionally (up to 33% of the time), and/or more than 100 pounds of force rarely to move objects.
• Physical demands include possible exposure to radiation and frequent exposure to contaminated needles and infectious body substances.

Pay

$35.00 - $43.75 (Determined by the knowledge, skills, and experience of the applicant.)

Schedule

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Benefits

• Supportive work culture.
• Medical, Vision and Dental Coverage.
• Retail Plans, Health Savings Account, and Flexible Spending Account.
• Instant pay is available for qualifying positions.
• Paid Time Off Accrual Bank.
• Opportunities for growth and advancement.
• Tuition assistance/reimbursement.
• Excellent pay differentials on qualifying positions.
• Flexible scheduling.