Registered Nurse (RN) | Oncology Clinic

Avera Health; Sioux Falls (SD); On-site; USD 38,000 - 57,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Sign-on bonus

Student loan repayment

Job summary

Avera Health in Yankton, SD is hiring a Registered Nurse to provide professional nursing care to patients and families. You will work with physicians and the healthcare team to deliver high-quality care in a day shift.

Responsibilities include administering medications, preparing for procedures, observing patient status, triaging emergencies, educating patients, and maintaining exam rooms. A sign-on bonus and student loan repayment are available where eligible.

Qualifications

• Provides professional nursing care to patients and families.
• Ability to perform essential nursing duties and communicate with the care team.

Responsibilities

• Administers prescribed medications and treatments.
• Prepares equipment and assists provider during procedures.
• Observes and reports patient condition and responses.
• Oversees appointment flow and triages emergencies.
• Greets patients and prepares for examinations.
• Screens patients, obtains health history, and records vitals.
• Documents information in the patient chart and charts findings.
• Instructs patients on sample collection and tests.
• Responds to patient calls with physician input.
• Educates patients and families on diagnostics, medications, nutrition, and wellness.
• Suggests solutions for patient care issues and complaints.
• Maintains exam rooms and organizes supplies.
• Prepares lists of needed medical supplies.
• Labels pathology specimens and performs quality control.

Skills

Nursing care

Vital signs

Patient education

Medication administration

Team communication

Job description

Location:

Avera Cancer Institute-Yankton

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.

$27.75 - $41.25

Position Highlights

HOURS: Monday-Thursday 8am-5pm & Friday 8am-12pm; 72hrs/2wks

*May be eligible for up to $5,000 sign on bonus!!

Student Loan Repayment:This position may be eligible forAvera’sStudent Loan Repayment Program, which helps you pay off your loans and save money. Each month an extra payment of $167 (up to $10,000) fromAverawill 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

Responsible for providing professional nursing care to patients and families. Communicates with physicians as well as other healthcare team members to provide excellent patient care.

What you will do

• Performs general nursing care to patients. Administers prescribed medications and treatments in accordance with nursing standards. Coordinates the patient care activities for the clinic.
• Prepares equipment and assists provider during procedures, treatments, examinations, and testing of patients.
• Observes, records, and reports patient’s condition and reactions to drugs and treatments to provider.
• Oversees appointment scheduling and ensures preferences are given to patients in emergency situations. Maintains timely flow of patients.
• Greets patients and prepares them for physical examination. Screens patients for appropriate information including obtaining the health history, taking vitals, and conducting a nursing assessment. Documents obtained information in patient chart. Instructs patient in collection of samples and tests.
• Responds to patient phone calls in a timely manner with appropriate input from the physician.
• Educates patients and families about diagnostic process, medications, nutrition, and maintenance of health and wellness.
• Suggests solutions to patient care crisis problems and complaints.
• Maintains exam rooms with necessary supplies and materials. Ensures cleanliness. Prepares list of medical supplies needed.
• Assures appropriate labeling of pathology specimens according to lab protocol as needed. Performs quality control and maintains records on all lab testing.

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.