Registered Nurse; RN | Long Term Care

Location

Avera Majestic Bluffs / Avera Sister James Care Center

Regular

Day Shift (United States of America)

$32.50 - $48.50 per hour (actual rate depends on experience)

6:00 am – 6:30 pm; every 3rd weekend/holiday; 72 hours per 2 weeks.

Eligible for a $30,000 sign‑on bonus with a 3‑year commitment.

Eligible for Avera’s Student Loan Repayment Program: extra monthly payment of $167 (up to $10,000).

Delivers nursing care by developing a nursing diagnosis; establishing nursing care objectives; defining nursing interventions; providing physical, emotional, psychological, and spiritual support to residents, families, and friends to understand residents’ conditions, medications, and self‑care skills; noting changing conditions and needs; re‑evaluating care objectives.

• Provides resident care by reviewing physician prescriptions and communicating the nursing care plan and all pertinent information to other members of the health care team.
• Coordinates with other healthcare providers and provides physical, emotional, psychological, and spiritual support to residents, families, and friends.
• Confers with physicians.
• Develops nursing care plans by obtaining medical histories, examining residents, documenting residents’ physical condition and psychological status, and influencing social factors; confers with family and friends; establishes a nursing diagnosis, objectives, and interventions.
• Teaches healthcare requirements by establishing resident care goals; instructing residents, family, and friends to understand condition, medications, and self‑care skills; answering questions; providing information and resources.
• Evaluates resident’s care by adhering to therapeutic standards; measuring health outcomes against resident care standards; reviewing resident records; noting changing conditions and needs; re‑evaluating care objectives; modifying nursing care plan.
• Maintains a safe, secure, and healthy resident care environment by adhering to infection‑control policies and protocols, medication administration and storage procedures, and controlled substance regulations; adheres to organization standards and legal regulations; alerts others regarding potential concerns.
• Maintains resident care equipment operating by following operating instructions and established procedures; troubleshooting breakdowns; maintaining supplies; performing preventive maintenance; calling for repairs.
• Keeps resident care supplies ready by checking stock; anticipating needs; placing and expediting orders; verifying receipt; stocking items.
• Coordinates admissions, discharges, and transfers to and from the facility.
• Directs, plans, and coordinates workflow of nursing assistants and other nursing personnel.
• Maintains competence in nursing capabilities outlined by leadership.

The individual must be able to work the hours specified and perform each essential job function satisfactorily. This includes 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 accommodations do not cause undue hardship to the employer.

• 1-3 years experience working in a clinical or long‑term care environment.

• Commit 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, but not limited to, CMS, The Joint Commission, DHHS, and OSHA, if applicable.

PTO available day 1 for eligible hires.

Up to 5% employer matching contribution for retirement.

Career development guided by hands‑on training and mentorship.

Other benefits tailored to the needs of employees.

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.