Nurse - care - night - nursing

Location Avera McKennan Hospital

Work Shift Rotating days/evenings/nights/weekends/holidays (United States of America)

Position Highlights Belong at Avera Be part of a multidisciplinary team built with compassion and the goal of Moving Health Forward for you and our patients. 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; re‑evaluating care objectives.

What You Will Do 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; providing physical, emotional, psychological, and spiritual support to patients, families, and friends; conferring with physicians.

Develop nursing care plans by obtaining medical histories; documenting patient physical condition, psychological status, and influencing social factors; developing a nursing diagnosis; establishing nursing care objectives; defining nursing interventions, schedules, and timetables.

Teach healthcare requirements by establishing patient care goals; instructing patient, family, and friends to understand condition, medications, and self‑care skills; Evaluate patient care by adhering to therapeutic standards; measuring health outcomes against patient care standards; re‑evaluating care objectives; modifying 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, and controlled substance regulations; adhering to organization standards and policies, and to legal regulations; Document patient care services by charting in patient and department records.

Keep patient care equipment operating by following operating instructions and established procedures; Keep patient care supplies ready by checking stock; stocking items.

Maintain competence in nursing capabilities outlined by leadership.

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. 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.

Education, License/Certification, and Work Experience (Required) Bachelor's in nursing

Registered Nurse (RN) – Board of Nursing

Education, License/Certification, and Work Experience (Preferred) 1–3 years experience working in a clinical environment

Expectations and Standards Commit to the daily application of Avera’s mission, vision, core values, and social principles to serve patients, their families, and our community.

Uphold Avera’s standards of Communication, Attitude, Responsiveness, and Engagement (CARE) with enthusiasm and sincerity.

Comply with safety principles, laws, regulations, and standards associated with, but not limited to, CMS, The Joint Commission, DHHS, and OSHA if applicable.

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. If you are an individual with a disability and would like to request an accommodation for help with your online application, please call View phone number on click.appcast.io or send an email to View email address on click.appcast.io Philosophy At Avera, the way you are treated as an employee translates into the compassionate care you deliver to patients and team members. Because we consider health care a ministry, you can live out your faith, uphold the dignity and respect of all persons while not compromising high‑quality services. Join us in making a positive impact on moving health forward.

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