Registered Nurse (RN) | Womens Center

Avera; Aberdeen (SD); On-site; USD 70,000 - 101,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

PTO from day 1

Retirement matching up to 5%

Career development & mentorship

Job summary

Avera St Luke's Hospital in Aberdeen, SD is hiring a Registered Nurse for a full-time role in the Women’s Center. You’ll provide compassionate nursing care, coordinate with the care team and support families during labor, delivery, and postpartum, with rotating days/evenings/nights/weekends/holidays.

Expect a sign-on bonus, relocation assistance, and student loan repayment options, along with PTO from day 1, retirement match, and ongoing professional development in a multidisciplinary team.

Qualifications

• Active RN license in the state of practice.
• 1–3 years of clinical experience preferred.
• Ability to perform essential nursing functions and communicate clearly.

Responsibilities

• Provides nursing care by reviewing physician prescriptions and coordinating with the health care team.
• Develops and documents nursing care plans and objectives.
• Teaches patients and families about conditions, medications, and self-care.
• Evaluates patient care against standards and adjusts plans as needed.
• Maintains a safe patient care environment and adheres to policies and regulations.
• Documents patient care services accurately in patient records.
• Keeps equipment ready and maintains supplies for patient care.

Skills

Compassionate care

Teamwork

Patient care

Infection control

Education

Registered Nurse (RN) license

Job description

Aberdeen, SD

Full time

R-260019631

Location

Avera St Luke's 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.

$33.50 - $48.50

Position Highlights

We’re Growing Our Women’s Center Team!

Where tiny toes, big moments, and incredible care all come together.

If you love high-touch care, teamwork, and moments that matter, this might be your perfect fit.

You get to help welcome brand-new humans into the world.

Every shift brings a new miracle (and sometimes surprise hair bows!).

You’ll support moms, babies, and families during their most unforgettable moments.

You’ll become a pro at swaddling, soothing, and celebrating first cries.

Your job literally changes lives before they’ve even begun.

• $15,000 or $20,000 sign-on bonus depending on experience!
• Ask about our Relocation Bonus!
• Student Loan Repayment: This position may be eligible for Avera’s Student Loan Repayment Program, which helps you pay off your loans and save money.
• Each month an extra payment of $167 (up to $10,000) from Avera will help pay down your principal balance faster.

Schedule

Varied shifts: 6:00am-6:30pm, 6:00pm-6:30am, E3rd wknd/hol, occas call; 72hrs/2wks

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 training and mentorship

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.

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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.

Avera is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer: Minority/Female/Disabled/Veteran/Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity.