Registered Nurse (RN) | Pre Anesthesia Call Center

Avera; Sioux Falls (SD); On-site; USD 46,000 - 69,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

PTO day 1 for eligible hires

Retirement matching up to 5%

Career development/mentorship

Job summary

Avera McKennan Hospital in Sioux Falls, SD seeks a RN to join as a part-time team member for the Day Shift. This 32-hour/week position focuses on pre-surgical and radiology patient care, chart completion, education, and coordinated hand-offs.

The role requires an active RN license and strong collaboration with a multidisciplinary team to deliver high-quality patient care while maintaining safety standards.

Qualifications

• Active RN license in the state of practice.
• Ability to perform essential nursing duties and patient education.
• Strong communication and teamwork skills.

Responsibilities

• Collects patient health data and nursing history.
• Documents nursing history via phone interviews and initiates records.
• Ensures referrals and hand-offs between services are completed.
• Explains procedures to patients and provides education on interventions.
• Collaborates with patients and healthcare providers to deliver care.
• Adheres to CARE values and safety standards in the department.

Skills

RN

Nursing

Patient care

Communication

Education

RN license

Job description

Sioux Falls, SD

Part time

R-260029991

Location:

Avera McKennan Hospital

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

This position is 32 hrs/week

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 to obtain medical history on pre-surgical and clinical radiology specials patients and provide education. Assists in completing of charts for surgical procedures, radiology specials procedures and other areas as directed. Responsible for applicable assessment, triage, planning, education on interventions/options, education and evaluation of outcomes. This role provides support and follow-up calls per outlined protocols, facilitating referrals to local physicians and community services and ensures hand-offs between services are completed.

What you will do

• Collects patient health data.
• Documents nursing history for assigned patients via phone interviews. Initiates anesthesia record and home medication record.
• Assures appropriate in hospital referrals are completed to provide optimal patient care (i.e., pastoral care, anesthesia, patient representative).
• Explains procedures and treatments to patient to gain cooperation, understanding, and decrease apprehension.
• Provides general surgical/clinical education and instructions to all interviewed surgical patients, responds to patient questions and refers patients.
• Decisions and actions on behalf of clients are determined in a manner consisted with the ANA’s Code of Ethics.
• Collaborates with the patient, significant others, and healthcare providers in providing patient care.
• Utilizes research/evidence-based finding in practice if appropriate.
• Participates in department or unit quality improvement activities.
• Knowledge and skills sufficient to integrate the use of healthcare technology and/or information management systems into the preadmission nursing role.

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

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

Additional Notices

• 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] .
• For TTY, dial 711
• Avera is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer: Minority/Female/Disabled/Veteran/Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity.

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.

The policy of Avera to provide opportunities for all qualified employees or applicants without regard to disability and to provide reasonable accommodations for all employees or applicants who may be disabled. Avera is committed to ensuring compliance in accordance with the Americans with Disability Act. For assistance, please contact HR Now at 605-504-4444.