Registered Nurse (RN) - PRN

Avera Health; Tyndall (SD); On-site; USD 39,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

St. Michael's Hospital Avera in Tyndall, SD is seeking a PRN Registered Nurse to join a positive, team-oriented organization. You will provide compassionate nursing care, coordinate with the health care team, and support patients and families.

Requires active SD RN license, CPR certification, and RN program completion; 6–12 months clinical experience preferred. This role emphasizes infection control, documentation, and ongoing competence.

Qualifications

• Active SD Registered Nurse license or multi-state privilege.
• Current CPR certification.
• Graduate of an RN education program; 6–12 months clinical experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provide patient care by reviewing physician prescriptions and communicating the nursing care plan to the health care team.
• Develop and document nursing care plans with objectives and interventions.
• Educate patients and families about conditions, medications, and self-care.
• Evaluate care effectiveness and adjust plans as needed.
• Maintain infection control and safe medication handling according to policies.
• Document care in patient records and charting.
• Maintain and stock patient care equipment and supplies.

Skills

Nursing care

Care planning

Patient education

Infection control

Documentation

Team coordination

Medication administration

Education

SD RN license or multi-state privileges

CPR certification

Job description

St. Michael's Hospital Avera is looking for individuals to join our positive and team-oriented organization. We look forward to hearing from you!

Location: Tyndall, SD

Worker Type: PRN

Work Shift: As Needed (United States of America)

Position Highlights

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.

Essential Job Functions

• 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.

Supervisory Responsibilities

None

Education

License/Certification/Registration

Must have an active Registered Nurse (RN) - Board of Nursing license in the state of SD or "multi-state privilege". Required upon hire. Current CPR certification or completion upon next available program.

Experience

Graduate of a registered nursing education program. Prefer 6-12 months experience working in a clinical environment.

St. Michael's Hospital 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.