Registered Nurse (RN) Visit Nurse | Home Hospice PRN

Sioux Center Health; Sioux Center (IA); On-site; USD 43,000 - 64,000; Full time

Job summary

Avera at Home Sioux Falls is seeking a Registered Nurse to provide nursing care for Home Health patients, using the nursing process in patients' homes or facilities. The nurse ensures safe, high-quality care aligned with ANA standards and patient outcomes.

Responsibilities include data collection, care planning, implementation, and ongoing evaluation, with collaboration among patients, families, and the broader healthcare team to deliver evidence-based care.

Qualifications

• Current RN license in state of practice.
• Valid driver's license and insurability by insurer.

Responsibilities

• Collect patient health data.
• Analyze assessment data for nursing diagnoses.
• Identify patient outcomes and goals.
• Develop and implement an individualized care plan.
• Provide nursing care and interventions.
• Evaluate patient progress toward outcomes.
• Assess care quality and effectiveness.
• Collaborate with patient, family, and healthcare team.
• Apply evidence-based findings when appropriate.

Skills

Nursing knowledge

Data collection

Communication

Education

Registered Nurse license

Driver's license

Job description

Pay Range

The pay range for this position is listed below. Actual pay rate dependent upon experience.

Location

Avera at Home Sioux Falls

Worker Type

PRN

Work Shift

As Needed (United States of America)

Pay Range

The pay range for this position is listed below. Actual pay rate dependent upon experience.

$31.00 - $46.25

Position Highlights

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 utilizing the nursing process to provide nursing care for Avera@Home patients following the ANA Standards of Clinical Nursing Practice. The Nurse assumes responsibility for the outcome of nursing care provided to patients in their homes or in facilities. The Nurse demonstrates the knowledge and skills necessary to provide exceptional care for the population served.

What You Will Do

• Collects patient health data.
• Analyzes the assessment data in determining nursing diagnoses/problem focus.
• Identifies expected outcomes/goals individualized to the patient.
• Develops a plan of care that prescribes interventions to attain expected outcomes.
• Implements the interventions identified in the plan of care.
• Evaluates the patient’s progress toward attainment of the outcomes
• Systemically evaluates the quality and effectiveness of nursing practice.
• Collaborates with the patient, significant others, and healthcare providers in providing patient care.
• Utilizes research/evidence-based findings in practice if appropriate.
• Considers factors related to safety, effectiveness, cost in planning, and delivering patient care.

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

• Drivers License - Licensing Board This position requires a valid driver’s license and that the employee is insurable by the Avera Health automobile liability insurance carrier Upon Hire
• Registered Nurse (RN) - Board of Nursing An active license in the state of practice. Upon Hire

Preferred Education, License/Certification, Or Work Experience

• Minimum two (2) years related experience and/or training or equivalent combination of education and experience.

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.

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].