Location: Gregory,SD, USA
**Join the RN Nursing team at Avera!**
**Magnet Recognized:** Avera McKennan Hospital & University Health Center has received consecutive ANCC Magnet re-designations for meeting rigorous standards for nursing excellence and job satisfaction.
**Culture:** Be part of a multidisciplinary team built on teamwork, with compassion and the goal of Moving Health Forward for you and our patients. Work where you matter.
**You Belong at Avera:** Competitive pay, front-loaded PTO and options for free health insurance, Student Loan Repayment Program, various shifts to fit your lifestyle and opportunities for career growth.
**Avera is currently seeking Registered Nurses (RN) to deliver the best possible nursing care in Averas patient-focused settings.**
**_Position Highlights:_**
+ **Compensation:** Immediately, Avera starts you with great wages, excellent benefits including health, dental, paid time off, and generous retirement.
+ **Loan Repayment:** This Registered Nurse (RN) position may be eligible for Averas Student Loan Repayment Program, which helps you pay off your loans and save money. Each month an extra payment of $167 (up to $10,000) from Avera will help pay down your principal balance faster.
+ **Positive Work Environment:** Be part of an organization where we practice the mission in our daily operations and demonstrate our pride by delivering excellent care.
+ **Career Growth:** You have the opportunity to go beyond licensure and employment requirements and become nationally certified.
**Job Summary**
+ Provides nursing care within their scope of practice which includes: Coordinating and participating in the activities of the Nursing Service Department to insure safe and effective care for all hospital patients.
+ Nursing diagnosis of human responses to actual or potential health problems of individuals or groups, providing preventative, restorative, and supportive care, health teaching and counseling, case finding, and referral.
+ Administration, supervision, delegation, evaluation and teaching of health and nursing practices; which require substantial specialized knowledge, judgment, and skill based upon the principles of the biological, physiological, behavioral, and sociological sciences for which the Registered Nurse bears responsibility and accountability for.
**Education and/or Experience**
+ Graduate from a CCNE or NLN accredited nursing program is strongly preferred. Graduate from an approved nursing program is acceptable.
+ Bachelor's degree in nursing preferred.
**Licensure/Certification/Registration**
+ Licensed as a Registered Nurse in the State of South Dakota and/or meeting the requirements of multi-state licensure required.
+ Medical Surgical certification preferred.
**Work Schedule**
+ Day/Night Shifts: 6:00am-6:30pm, 6:00pm-6:30am; 72 hours every 2 weeks
+ 12-hour shifts
+ Every third weekend
+ Every other holiday
+ Occasional on-call
**Pay**
The hourly range for this position is listed below. Actual hourly rate dependent upon experience.
+ $32.00 - $46.50 per hour
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Avera is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer: Minority/Female/Disabled/Veteran/Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity.