Registered Nurse (RN) | Freeman Regional Hospital | PRN

Sioux Center Health; Freeman (SD); On-site; USD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

Freeman Regional Health Service in Freeman, SD seeks a PRN Registered Nurse to deliver comprehensive nursing care. The RN will develop care plans, coordinate with the health care team, and provide physical, emotional, and spiritual support to patients and families.

Required are an active RN license in the state and 1–3 years of clinical experience. The role involves flexible day/night shifts and rotating weekends/holidays.

Qualifications

• Active RN license in the state of practice required upon hire.
• 1–3 years of clinical or hospital experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provides patient care by reviewing physician prescriptions and communicating the nursing care plan.
• Develops nursing care plans by examining patients and documenting conditions.
• Educates patients and families on conditions, medications, and self-care skills.
• Evaluates patient care and re-evaluates care objectives.
• Maintains safe and healthy patient care environment and follows infection-control policies.
• Documents patient care in charts and department records.
• Keeps equipment and supplies stocked and maintained.
• Maintains competence in nursing capabilities as directed.

Education

Registered Nurse (RN) license

1–3 years clinical/hospital experience

Job description

Location

Freeman, SD

Worker Type

PRN

Work Shift

As Needed (United States of America)

Freeman Regional Health Service is looking for individuals to join our growing, team-oriented organization.

Position Highlights

PRN (working at least 2 shifts every 6 weeks)

Work Shifts Available

• Day Shift (Day Shift (7:00 a.m. - 7:30 p.m.))
• Night Shift (7:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.)
• Rotating Weekends/Holidays

A Brief Overview

The RN 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.

What You Will Do

• 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 to 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.

Required Education, License/Certification, Or Work Experience

• Registered Nurse (RN) - Board of Nursing - An active license in the state of practice is required upon hire
• 1-3 years experience working in a clinical or hospital environment, preferred.

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.

Freeman Regional Health Services 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.