Registered Nurse (RN) or Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) - Med Surg

Avera Health; Estherville (IA); On-site; USD 34,000 - 67,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Sign-on bonus potential

PTO from day 1

5% employer retirement match

Job summary

Avera Holy Family Hospital in Estherville, IA is hiring a Registered Nurse to provide comprehensive nursing care. The role involves reviewing orders, coordinating with the care team, and educating patients and families about conditions and self-care.

The position offers a potential $20,000 sign-on bonus and a competitive pay range based on experience, with rotating shifts including days, evenings, nights, weekends, and holidays.

Qualifications

• Must be able to perform essential nursing functions with appropriate acuity and communication.
• Active RN license in practicing state; ability to obtain/maintain licensure upon hire.

Responsibilities

• Provide patient care by reviewing prescriptions and communicating care plans with the health care team.
• Develop nursing care plans by assessing patients and documenting status and needs.
• Educate patients and families on conditions, medications, and self-care.
• Evaluate care by monitoring outcomes and adjusting plans as needed.
• Maintain safe patient environment by following infection control and storage procedures.
• Document care in patient and department records.
• Manage equipment and supplies, perform preventive maintenance, and arrange repairs.
• Ensure readiness of supplies and coordinate with team members for workflow.

Skills

Patient care

Care plans

Communication

Team coordination

Infection control

Education

RN license (state)

Job description

Location

Avera Holy Family Hospital

Worker Type

Regular

Work Shift

Rotating days/evenings/nights/weekends/holidays (United States of America)

Pay Range

The pay range for this position is listed below. Actual pay rate dependent upon experience.
$24.50 - $48.50

Position Highlights

May be eligible for a $20,000 sign on bonus

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 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.

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 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 trai