Registered Nurse | Long Term Care

Sioux Center Health; Creighton (NE); On-site; USD 44,000 - 68,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Sign-on bonus

Student loan repayment

Job summary

Avera Creighton Care Center in Creighton, NE, seeks a Registered Nurse (RN) to deliver compassionate nursing care on the Evening Shift. You will work 1:45pm-10:15pm, 80 hours every two weeks, with every other weekend and holiday requirements.

An on-site role that supports residents and families in a multidisciplinary team. This position offers a $15,000 sign-on bonus eligibility and a Student Loan Repayment Program, plus opportunities for career development within a caring, mission-driven

Qualifications

• Must be able to work the hours specified and perform each essential job function.
• Visual acuity adequate to perform position duties and communicate effectively.
• Ability to communicate effectively with others and hear/distinguish speech.

Responsibilities

• Provides resident care by reviewing physician prescriptions and communicating the nursing care plan to the health care team.
• Develops nursing care plans by obtaining medical histories, examining residents, and documenting conditions.
• Teaches healthcare requirements to residents, families, and friends about condition, medications, and self-care skills.
• Evaluates resident care by adhering to standards and adjusting plans as needed.
• Maintains a safe and healthy care environment by following infection-control and medication procedures.

Skills

Communication skills

Visual acuity

Teamwork

Infection control

Education

RN license

Job description

Work Shift

Evening Shift (United States of America)

Location:

Avera Creighton Care Center

Worker Type

Regular

Work Shift

Evening Shift (United States of America)

Pay Range

The pay range for this position is listed below. Actual pay rate dependent upon experience.

$32.50 - $48.50

Position Highlights

• May be eligible for $15,000 sign on bonus!

Hours:

1:45pm-10:15pm; 80hrs/2wks; Every other weekend/holiday

Student Loan Repayment:

This position may be eligible for Avera’s Student Loan Repayment Program, which helps you pay off your loans and save money. Each month an extra payment of $167 (up to $10,000) from Avera will help pay down your principal balance faster.

You Belong at Avera

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.

A Brief Overview

Delivers nursing care by developing a nursing diagnosis; establishing nursing care objectives; defining nursing interventions; providing physical, emotional, psychological, and spiritual support to residents, families, and friends to understand residents conditions, medications, and self-care skills; noting changing conditions and needs; re-evaluating care objectives.

What You Will Do

• Provides resident 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 residents, families, and friends; conferring with physicians.


• Develops nursing care plans by obtaining medical histories; examining residents; documenting residents 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 resident care goals; instructing resident, family, and friends to understand condition, medications, and self-care skills; answering questions; providing information and resources.


• Evaluates resident's care by adhering to therapeutic standards; measuring health outcomes against resident care standards; reviewing resident’s records; noting changing conditions and needs; re-evaluating care objectives; modifying nursing care plan.


• Maintains safe, secure, and healthy resident 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 to legal regulations; alerting others regarding potential concerns.


• Keeps resident care equipment operating by following operating instructions and established procedures; troubleshooting breakdowns; maintaining supplies; performing preventive maintenance; calling for repairs.


• Keeps resident care supplies ready by checking stock; anticipating needs; placing and expediting orders; verifying receipt; stocking items.


• Coordinates admissions, discharges and transfers to and from the facility.


• Directs, plans and coordinates workflow of nursing assistants and other nursing personal.


• Maintains competence in nursing capabilities outlined by leadership.

Essential Qualifications

The individual must be able to work the hours specified. To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential job function satisfactorily including having visual acuity adequate to perform position duties and the ability to communicate effectively with others, hear, understand and distinguish speech and other sounds. These requirements and those listed above are representative of the knowledge, skills, and abilities required to perform the essential job functions. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential job functions, as long as the accommodations do not cause undue hardship to the employer.

Required Education, License/Certification, Or Work Experience

• Registered Nurse (RN) - Board of Nursing An active license in the state of practice Upon Hire

Preferred Education, License/Certification, Or Work Experience

• 1-3 years Experience working in a clinical or long term care environment

Expectations and Standards

• Commitment to the daily application of Avera’s mission, vision, core values, and social principles to serve patients, their families, and our community.


• Promote Avera’s values of compassion, hospitality, and stewardship.


• Uphold Avera’s standards of Communication, Attitude, Responsiveness, and Engagement (CARE) with enthusiasm and sincerity.


• Maintain confidentiality.


• Work effectively in a team environment, coordinating work flow with other team members and ensuring a productive and efficient environment.


• Comply with safety principles, laws, regulations, and standards associated with, but not limited to, CMS, The Joint Commission, DHHS, and OSHA if applicable.

Benefits You Need & Then Some

Avera is proud to offer a wide range of benefits to qualifying part‑time and full‑time employees. We support you with opportunities to help live balanced, healthy lives. Benefits are designed to meet needs of today and into the future.

• PTO available day 1 for eligible hires.


• Up to 5% employer matching contribution for retirement


• Career development guided by hands‑on training and mentorship

Avera is an Equal Opportunity Employer - Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, Veteran Status, or other categories protected by law. If you are an individual with a disability and would like to request an accommodation for help with your online application, please call 1‑605‑504‑4444 or send an email to [e-mail].