Registered Nurse (RN) | Surgical Renal Unit | PRN

Avera McKennan; United States; On-site; USD 93,126,000 - 138,972,000; Full time

Job summary

Avera McKennan Hospital is hiring a Registered Nurse (RN) in a PRN capacity with rotating days, evenings, nights, and weekends. You will assess patients, develop nursing diagnoses, and implement care plans while coordinating with the health care team.

A valid RN license is required, and 1–3 years of clinical experience is preferred. This role emphasizes patient-centered care, documentation, and adherence to safety and infection-control policies within a multidisciplinary hospital setting.

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse (RN) with an active state license.
• Ability to work rotating shifts including days/evenings/nights.
• 1–3 years of clinical experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Delivers nursing care by developing a nursing diagnosis and objectives.
• Reviews physician prescriptions and communicates care plans to the team.
• Coordinates with other healthcare providers to support patient needs.
• Provides physical, emotional, psychological, and spiritual support to patients and families.
• Documents patient care in records and maintains infection-control practices.

Skills

RN

Clinical Nursing

Patient Care

Team Collaboration

Education

Registered Nurse license

Job description

Location

Avera McKennan Hospital

Worker Type

PRN

Work Shift

Rotating days/evenings/nights/weekends (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

Varied Shifts 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.

• adhering to infection-control policies and protocols
• medication administration and storage procedures
• controlled substance regulations
• adhering to organization standards and policies
• to legal regulations
• alerting others regarding potential concerns

Documents patient care services by charting in patient and department records.

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.

• 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.

• checking stock
• anticipating needs
• placing and expediting orders
• verifying receipt
• stocking items

Maintains competence in nursing capabilities outlined by leadership.

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

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.

Equal Opportunity Employer

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.

Accommodations for Disabilities

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].

Company Culture and Mission

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.