Registered Nurse (RN) | Surgery

Location: Avera Sacred Heart Hospital, primarily days with night, weekend, and holiday on-call involvement.

About the role

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.

Responsibilities

• 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.
• 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 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.
• Maintains competence in nursing capabilities outlined by leadership.

Requirements

• Registered Nurse (RN) with an active license in the state of practice (upon hire).
• 1-3 years of experience working in a clinical environment (preferred).
• Ability to work the specified hours, including visual acuity and effective communication skills.
• Commitment to Avera’s mission, vision, core values, and social principles.
• Adherence to Avera’s standards of Communication, Attitude, Responsiveness, and Engagement (CARE).
• Compliance with safety principles, laws, regulations, and standards (e.g., CMS, The Joint Commission, DHHS, OSHA).

Schedule

• Primarily days with variable start times.
• Three 8-hour shifts and one 12-hour shift per week.
• Weekday on-call once a week or every other week.
• Every 10th weekend on call.
• 1 holiday per year on call.

Pay

The pay range for this position is $32.50 - $48.50 per hour, dependent upon experience.

Benefits

• Student Loan Repayment: Eligible for Avera’s Student Loan Repayment Program, with up to $167 monthly (up to $10,000 total) toward principal balance.
• 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.