Registered Nurse (RN) | Dec 2025/ May 2026 New Grad

Location Avera Queen of Peace Hospital Worker Type Regular Work Shift Rotating days/evenings/nights/weekends/holidays (United States of America) Pay Range $30.50 - $48.00 per hour (actual pay rate dependent upon experience) Position Highlights All new grads welcome to apply! May be eligible for a $15,000.00 sign‑on bonus! Start your career as a new graduate at Avera! Job 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. Responsibilities Provide 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, and providing physical, emotional, psychological, and spiritual support to patients, families, and friends; conferring with physicians. 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, developing a nursing diagnosis, establishing nursing care objectives, and defining nursing interventions, schedules, and timetables. Teach healthcare requirements by establishing patient care goals, instructing patients, families, and friends to understand conditions, medications, and self‑care skills, answering questions, and providing information and resources. Evaluate 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, and modifying the nursing care plan. 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, organizational standards and policies, and legal regulations; alerting 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, 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. Essential Qualifications Must be able to work the hours specified. 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, hear, understand, and distinguish speech and other sounds. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform 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‑licensed 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 workflow with other team members and ensuring a productive and efficient environment. Comply with safety principles, laws, regulations, and standards associated with CMS, the Joint Commission, DHHS, and OSHA. Benefits You Need & Then Some PTO available day 1 for eligible hires. Up to 5 % employer matching contribution for retirement. 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 any other category protected by law. #J-18808-Ljbffr Avera Health