Registered Nurse (RN) or Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) or Medical Assistant | Family Medicine Clinic

Avera Family Medicine – Yankton | Full-time, day shift (Monday–Friday, 40 hrs/week)

Pay

• RN: $27.75 – $34.50 – $41.25 per hour
• LPN: $22.50 – $27.00 – $31.50 per hour
• MA: $20.00 – $24.00 – $28.00 per hour
• Eligible for up to $5,000 sign-on bonus
• Eligible for Student Loan Repayment Program: $167 monthly (up to $10,000 total) toward principal balance

About the role

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.

Responsibilities

• Provide professional nursing care to patients and families; communicate with physicians and other healthcare team members to ensure excellent patient care.
• Perform general nursing care, administer prescribed medications and treatments in accordance with nursing standards.
• Coordinate patient care activities for the clinic.
• Prepare equipment and assist provider during procedures, treatments, examinations, and testing of patients.
• Observe, record, and report patient’s condition and reactions to drugs and treatments to provider.
• Oversee appointment scheduling, ensuring preferences are given to patients in emergency situations; maintain timely flow of patients.
• Greet patients, prepare them for physical examination, screen for appropriate information (health history, vitals, nursing assessment), and document in patient chart.
• Instruct patients in collection of samples and tests.
• Respond to patient phone calls in a timely manner with appropriate input from the physician.
• Educate patients and families about diagnostic process, medications, nutrition, and maintenance of health and wellness.
• Suggest solutions to patient care crisis problems and complaints.
• Maintain exam rooms with necessary supplies and materials; ensure cleanliness.
• Prepare list of medical supplies needed.
• Ensure appropriate labeling of pathology specimens according to lab protocol as needed.
• Perform quality control and maintain records on all lab testing.

Requirements

• Active Registered Nurse (RN) license in the state of practice (Board of Nursing).
• Ability to work the specified hours (Monday–Friday, day shift, 40 hrs/week).
• Visual acuity adequate to perform position duties and ability to communicate effectively with others, hear, understand, and distinguish speech and other sounds.
• Commitment to Avera’s mission, vision, core values, and social principles; promotion of Avera’s values of compassion, hospitality, and stewardship.
• Uphold Avera’s standards of Communication, Attitude, Responsiveness, and Engagement (CARE).
• Maintain confidentiality and comply with safety principles, laws, regulations, and standards (e.g., CMS, The Joint Commission, DHHS, OSHA).
• Work effectively in a team environment, coordinating workflow with other team members to ensure a productive and efficient setting.

Benefits

• Paid Time Off (PTO) available from day one for eligible hires.
• Up to 5% employer matching contribution for retirement.
• Career development guided by hands-on training and mentorship.