Registered Nurse (RN) (Part Time or Full Time)

Job Summary

Registered Nurses provide health care for psychiatric and chemically dependent individuals by assessing needs and implementing appropriate nursing interventions of patients, determining if a physician's attention is necessary and following orders given by a physician to ensure patients' health care needs are met.

Responsibilities

• Assess patient needs and implement nursing interventions.
• Determine if physician attention is necessary.
• Follow physician orders to meet patients' health care needs.
• Keep records and charts.
• Communicate information clearly and concisely.
• Operate a variety of medical equipment.
• Make reports on observations.
• Apply general nursing techniques and practices.
• Maintain a helpful and sympathetic attitude toward patients.
• Lift up to 75 lbs.
• Deal effectively with patients and staff.

Requirements

• Licensed to practice as a Registered Nurse in the State of South Dakota.
• Nursing level will be determined based on education and experience.

Qualifications

• Professional nursing theory and practices.
• Recent developments in the field of professional nursing applicable to the area of assignment.
• Clinical procedures.

Skills

• Knowledge of clinical procedures.
• Ability to keep records and charts.
• Ability to follow oral and written instructions.
• Ability to communicate information clearly and concisely.
• Ability to operate a variety of medical equipment.
• Ability to make reports on observations.
• Ability to apply general nursing techniques and practices.
• Ability to maintain a helpful and sympathetic attitude toward patients.
• Ability to lift up to 75 lbs.
• Ability to deal effectively with patients and staff.

Benefits

• $5,000 Hiring Incentive.
• Flexible Schedules.
• Great Benefits.
• Guaranteed Hours.
• Full-Time or Part-Time positions available.
• Eligible for Veterans’ Preference per ARSD 55:10:02:08.
• Offers of employment are conditional upon successful completion of a background investigation.
• Offers of employment are conditional upon successful completion of a drug screening.
• The State of South Dakota offers $0 premium employee health insurance option plus eleven paid holidays, generous vacation and sick leave accrual, dental, vision, and other insurance options, and retirement benefits.
• You can view our benefits information here.
• This position is a member of Class A retirement under SDRS.

Pay

• $34.26 - $40.27 hourly, depending on qualifications.
• Shift Differential: $2.00 pm shift, $5.00 night shift, $1.50 weekend shift, $1.00 Geriatric pay, $2.00 Adolescent pay.

Schedule

• Full-Time or Part-Time positions available.