Registered Nurse (RN) | Long Term Care

Avera Granite Falls; Granite Falls (MN); On-site; USD 47,000 - 70,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Sign-on bonus up to $20,000

PTO from Day 1

Student Loan Repayment Program

Career development/mentorship

Multidisciplinary team environment

Job summary

Avera Granite Falls Health Care Center is seeking a Registered Nurse to deliver direct resident care and collaborate with a multidisciplinary team to advance health outcomes for patients.

The role supports a day shift with standard hours, includes PTO from Day 1, and offers a sign-on bonus up to $20,000 plus a student loan repayment program. You’ll educate residents and families, coordinate care, and uphold safety and quality in care delivery.

Qualifications

• Must be able to work the hours specified.
• Visual acuity and ability to communicate effectively with others.
• Accommodations may be provided to enable job performance.

Responsibilities

• Provides resident care by reviewing physician prescriptions and communicating the care plan to the team.
• Develops nursing care plans by assessing histories, documenting status, and setting objectives.
• Educates residents and families about condition, medications, and self-care skills.
• Evaluates care by monitoring outcomes, reviewing records, and adjusting plans as needed.
• Maintains a safe care environment following infection-control and storage procedures.

Skills

Effective communication

Team collaboration

Infection control

Education

Registered Nurse (RN) - Board of Nursing

Active license in state of practice

Job description

Location and Pay

Location: Avera Granite Falls Health Care Center

Worker Type: Regular

Work Shift: Primarily days with possible weekends/evenings/holidays (United States of America)

Pay Range: The pay range for this position is listed below. Actual pay rate dependent upon experience. $34.50 - $51.50

Position Highlights

• Position may be eligible for a sign on bonus up to $20,000
• Paid Time Off (PTO) available on Day 1!
• 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.
• Job Satisfaction: Each day you will positively impact each patient you serve with providing direct resident care.
• Positive Work Environment: Be part of an organization where we practice the mission in our daily operations and demonstrate our pride by delivering excellent care.

Work Schedule

Day shift 8am-4:30 p.m.

72 hours/2 weeks

Every third weekend

Every other holiday

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].
• At Avera, the way you are treated as an employee translates into the compassionate care you deliver to patients and team members.
• Because we consider health care a ministry, you can live out your faith, uphold the dignity and respect of all persons while not compromising high-quality services.
• Join us in making a positive impact on moving health forward.