Avera St Luke's Hospital

Worker Type:

PRN

Work Shift:

Day Shift (United States of America)

Pay Range:

The pay range for this position is listed below. Actual pay rate dependent upon experience.

$27.75 - $41.25

Position Highlights

Avera is currently seeking nurses looking to deliver the best possible nursing care in Avera’s patient-focused settings.

• 💻 Tech-savvy care
• 🌍 Reach patients everywhere
• ⏰ Flexible scheduling
• ❤️ Make a difference

Schedule:

Varied: As Needed

You Belong at Avera

Be part of a multidisciplinary team built with compassion and the goal of Moving Health Forward for you and our patients. Work where you matter.

A Brief Overview

Utilizes the nursing process to provide individualized plan of care to meet the educational needs of the associate, community members and patients. Professional relationships and collaboration is required when developing learning objectives for associates, patients and family members. The interventions will involve the support of the physician and members of the health care team.

What you will do

• Implements the nursing process during interviews with patients, associates, family members and/or colleagues privately or during care conferences to meet the patient/family educational needs.
• Coordinates and maintains the educational programs; seeks evaluation of experts on an annual basis; changes curriculum based on recommendations Coordinates and maintain community education courses in adherence of the American Heart Association guidelines.
• Coordinates and develops competency based education through online and simulation skills lab to meet clinical and non-clinical learning needs for competency development and new equipment use.
• Researches appropriate online source to provide reliable medical education for patients and/family members; responds to and provides written education material to associates, patients and community members.
• Demonstrates awareness of age specific, cultural, religious, intellectual and ethical differences of patients served; develops and trains associates in dealing with communication barriers with patients.
• Demonstrates pediatric and adult learning skills in patient interaction, staff interaction and community programs; utilizes appropriate learning techniques including auditory, visual and hands on training for population served.
• Develops, facilitates and presents community educational programs that are based on community educational needs identified and community educational requests; facilitates support groups.
• Demonstrates leadership skills related to problem solving, conflict resolution, communication skills through referrals, resource allocation and/or physician relationships.
• Facilitates meetings and attends regularly scheduled team meetings as an active participant; contributes to department meetings; schedules student orientation prior to clinical rotation to meet standard.
• Serves as on call Telemedicine Nurse during working hours; performs eConsult appointments with specialist during high volume.

Essential Qualifications

The individual must be able to work the hours specified. 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. These requirements and those listed above are representative of the knowledge, skills, and abilities required to perform the essential job functions. 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.

Required Education, License/Certification, or Work Experience:

• Registered Nurse (RN) - Board of Nursing An active license 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 work flow 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.

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 1-605-504-4444 or send an email to [email protected].