Registered Nurse (RN) | Med-Surg | Full-Time

About this role

Location: Tyndall, SD Worker Type: Regular Work Shift: Rotating days/evenings/nights/weekends/holidays (United States of America) St. Michael’s Hospital Avera is looking for individuals to join our positive and team-oriented organization.  We look forward to hearing from you!

Position Highlights ****Potential for $10,000 with the Rural Healthcare Facility Recruitment Assistance Program****

Full-Time; 72 hours bi-weekly

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.

Essential Job Functions • 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.

Supervisory Responsibilities None

Education License/Certification/Registration Must have an active Registered Nurse (RN) - Board of Nursing license in the state of SD or “multi-state privilege”. Required upon hire. Current CPR certification or completion upon next available program.

Experience Graduate of a registered nursing education program. Prefer 6-12 months experience working in a clinical environment.

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