Registered Nurse (RN) | Emergency Unit

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 Review physician prescriptions and communicate the nursing care plan and all pertinent information to other members of the health care team. Coordinate with other healthcare providers and provide physical, emotional, psychological, and spiritual support to patients, families, and friends. Develop nursing care plans by obtaining medical histories, examining patients, documenting patient physical condition, psychological status, and influencing social factors; conferring with family and friends. Create nursing diagnoses, establish nursing care objectives, and define nursing interventions, schedules, and timetables. Teach healthcare requirements by establishing patient care goals, instructing patients, family, and friends to understand condition, medications, and self‑care skills; answer questions and provide information and resources. Evaluate patient care by adhering to therapeutic standards, measuring health outcomes against patient care standards, reviewing patient records, noting changing conditions, re‑evaluating care objectives, and modifying nursing care plans. Maintain a safe, secure, and healthy patient care environment by adhering to infection‑control policies and protocols, medication administration and storage procedures, controlled substance regulations, organization standards, and legal regulations; alert others regarding potential concerns. Document patient care services by charting in patient and department records. Keep patient care equipment operating by following operating instructions and established procedures; troubleshoot breakdowns; maintain supplies; perform preventive maintenance; call 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 as outlined by leadership. Essential Qualifications The individual must be able to work the hours specified. To perform this job successfully, the 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. 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. Preferred Qualifications 1–3 years of 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 workflow with other team members; comply with safety principles, laws, regulations, and standards associated with CMS, The Joint Commission, DHHS, and OSHA where applicable. Benefits Sign‑on bonus up to $15,000. Shift differential: $3 for hours between 7 p.m. and 7 a.m., $2 on weekends, and $5 on weekend nights. Student loan repayment assistance: up to $10,000 (average monthly $167). PTO available day 1 for eligible hires. Up to 5% employer matching contribution for retirement plans. Career development guided by hands‑on training and mentorship. 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. #J-18808-Ljbffr