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Avera

Midwest regional health system delivering care

Registered Nurse New Grad

Nursing & Frontline Patient CareConfirmed live in the last 24 hours
Full-timeAberdeen, SD, USA$33.50 - $48.50 /hrIn-person

About the Job

Requirements

  • Must be able to work the specified hours.
  • Must have visual acuity adequate to perform the position duties and the ability to communicate effectively with others, hear, understand, and distinguish speech and other sounds.
  • Must hold an active Registered Nurse license in the state of practice upon hire.
  • Must maintain confidentiality.
  • Must comply with applicable safety principles, laws, regulations, and standards, including those associated with CMS, The Joint Commission, DHHS, and OSHA.

Responsibilities

  • Provide patient care by reviewing physician prescriptions; communicating the nursing care plan and pertinent information to other members of the health care team; coordinating with other healthcare providers; supporting patients, families, and friends; and conferring with physicians.
  • Develop nursing care plans by obtaining medical histories; examining patients; documenting physical condition, psychological status, and social factors; conferring with family and friends; developing nursing diagnoses; and establishing care objectives, interventions, schedules, and timetables.
  • Teach patients, families, and friends about care requirements by establishing patient care goals, explaining the patient’s condition, medications, and self-care skills, answering questions, and providing information and resources.
  • Evaluate patient care by adhering to therapeutic standards, measuring health outcomes against care standards, reviewing patient records, noting changing conditions and needs, re-evaluating care objectives, and modifying care plans.
  • Maintain a safe, secure, and healthy patient care environment by following infection-control policies, medication administration and storage procedures, controlled substance regulations, organizational standards, policies, and legal regulations, and by alerting others to potential concerns.
  • Document patient care services in patient and department records.
  • Keep patient care equipment operating by following instructions and procedures, troubleshooting breakdowns, maintaining supplies, performing preventive maintenance, and calling for repairs.
  • Keep patient care supplies ready by checking stock, anticipating needs, placing and expediting orders, verifying receipt, and stocking items.
  • Maintain competence in nursing capabilities outlined by leadership.
  • Apply Avera’s mission, vision, core values, and social principles in daily work serving patients, families, and the community.
  • Promote Avera’s values of compassion, hospitality, and stewardship.
  • Uphold Avera’s Communication, Attitude, Responsiveness, and Engagement (CARE) standards.
  • Work effectively in a team environment, coordinate workflow with other team members, and help ensure a productive and efficient environment.

Desired Qualifications

  • One to three years of experience working in a clinical environment.

About the Company

Avera

Midwest regional health system delivering care

Avera Health provides integrated health care across hospitals, clinics, and support services in multiple states. Care is delivered by an interconnected network where teams coordinate prevention, treatment, and recovery for patients and communities. It combines a large multi-state network with faith-based values and a strong emphasis on non-clinical support to organize care across locations. The goal is to improve health and wellness by expanding access to quality, coordinated care and moving health forward.

Company size
5,001-10,000
Company stage
Grant
Total funding
$10.5M
Headquarters
Sioux Falls, SD
Founded
1897

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