RN - Registered Nurse - Short Stay - FT Days

Facility: Heart Hospital, 1301 W 18th St, Sioux Falls, SD 57105. Full-time, 36 hours/week, 12-hour day shifts.

About the role

The Outpatient Registered Nurse (RN) utilizes the nursing process — assessment, diagnosis, outcomes/planning, implementation, and evaluation — to provide individualized nursing care to patients in outpatient settings. The RN facilitates health care services in cooperation with the health care team, coordinates care, conducts patient assessments, provides patient education, and performs various nursing interventions. The role involves collaboration with inter-professional colleagues, including physicians, to plan, implement, and evaluate outpatient care. The RN demonstrates competency and practices within the full scope of nursing expertise, using appropriate age and population-specific standards, and functions within the scopes and standards of the Nurse Practice Act and Administrative Rules of the state of licensure. The Sanford Professional Nursing Practice recognizes the ANA Scope and Standards of Practice and Code of Ethics as the foundation of nursing care delivery and professional conduct.

Responsibilities

• Utilize the nursing process (assessment, diagnosis, outcomes/planning, implementation, evaluation) to provide individualized nursing care
• Facilitate health care services for patients in outpatient settings in cooperation with the health care team
• Coordinate care, conduct patient assessments, provide patient education, and perform various nursing interventions
• Collaborate with inter-professional colleagues, including physicians, to plan, implement, and evaluate outpatient care
• Demonstrate competency and practice within the full scope of nursing expertise/knowledge using appropriate age and population-specific standards
• Function within the scopes and standards of nursing practice per the Nurse Practice Act and Administrative Rules of the state of licensure
• Uphold the ANA Scope and Standards of Practice and Code of Ethics as the foundation of nursing care delivery and professional conduct

Qualifications

• Graduate from an accredited nursing program (e.g., AACN, ACEN, NLN CNEA accredited) preferred
• Bachelor’s Degree in nursing preferred
• Current unencumbered RN license with the State Board of Nursing where practice occurs, and/or multistate licensure if in a Nurse Licensure Compact (NLC) state
• Obtain and maintain required department-specific licensure, competencies, and certifications

Benefits

• Health insurance
• Dental insurance
• Vision insurance
• Life insurance
• 401(k) retirement plan
• Work/life balance benefits
• Generous time off package

Pay

Salary range: $32.00 – $48.00 per hour.

Schedule

• 12-hour day shifts
• Full-time, 36 hours/week
• Three 12-hour shifts Monday through Friday
• On-call one holiday every 1.5 years
• On-call every 14th Saturday