Registered Nurse; RN | Radiation Oncology

Location:

Avera Cancer Institute-Sioux Falls

Worker Type:
Regular

Work Shift:

Day Shift (United States of America)

Pay Range: $31.00 - $46.25 per hour (actual pay rate depends on experience)

Position Highlights:
May be eligible for a $6000 sign‑on bonus.

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; understanding patient conditions, medications, and self‑care skills; noting changing conditions and needs; re‑evaluating care objectives.

• 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; offering 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; establishing a nursing diagnosis; setting 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; answering questions; 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; 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, and controlled substance regulations; abiding by organization standards, policies, and legal regulations; alerting others regarding potential concerns.
• Document patient care services by charting in patient and department records.
• Ensure patient care equipment operates by following operating instructions and established procedures; troubleshooting breakdowns; maintaining supplies; performing preventative maintenance; calling for repairs.
• Keep patient care supplies ready by checking stock; anticipating needs; placing and expediting orders; verifying receipt; stocking items.

• Must be able to work the hours specified.
• Ability to perform each essential job function satisfactorily, including visual acuity adequate to perform position duties and effective communication skills (hearing, understanding and distinguishing speech and other sounds).
• Registered Nurse (RN) – active Board of Nursing license in the state of practice.

• Experience working in a clinical environment.

Commitment to the daily application of Avera’s mission, vision, core values, and social principles to serve patients, their families, and the 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 to ensure a productive and efficient environment.
• Comply with safety principles, laws, regulations, and standards associated with, but not limited to, CMS, The Joint Commission, DHHS, and OSHA.

• PTO available day 1 for eligible hires.
• Up to 5% employer matching contribution for retirement.
• Career development guided by hands‑on training and mentorship.

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.