Registered Nurse (RN) - Long Term Care

Avera Health; Yankton (SD); On-site; USD 45,000 - 67,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Sign-on bonus

Student loan repayment

Job summary

Avera Majestic Bluffs/Avera Sister James Care Center in Yankton, SD, is seeking a Registered Nurse for day shift coverage. The role involves direct patient care, care planning, and collaboration with a health care team to support residents and families.

It offers a potential $30,000 sign-on bonus with a 3-year commitment and a Student Loan Repayment Program with monthly contributions. Responsibilities include coordinating with physicians, documenting patient conditions, teaching residents and

Qualifications

• Active RN license in the state of practice.
• Ability to perform essential job functions with appropriate accommodations if needed.
• Strong communication and teamwork to coordinate resident care.

Responsibilities

• Provide resident care by reviewing physician prescriptions and communicating the care plan.
• Develop nursing care plans by assessing residents and documenting status.
• Educate residents and families on conditions, medications, and self-care.
• Evaluate care outcomes and adjust plans as needed.
• Maintain safe care environment following infection-control and medication procedures.
• Coordinate admissions, discharges, and transfers.
• Supervise nursing assistants and other staff as assigned.

Skills

Nursing care planning

Patient communication

Team collaboration

Infection control

Medication administration

Education

RN license (state)

Job description

Location

Avera Majestic Bluffs/Avera Sister James Care Center

Worker Type

Regular

Work Shift

Day 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

• Hours : 6:00am-6:30pm; every 3rd wknd/hol; 72hrs/2wks
• -May be eligible for $30,000 sign-on bonus, with 3-year commitment!
• 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.

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