RN - mental health (night shift - part-time or full-time)

Company: Avera Health
Location: Sioux Falls
Posted on: February 19, 2025

Job Description:

Avera Behavioral Health Center Link
Work Shift:
Rotating days/evenings/nights/weekends (United States of America)
The pay range for this position is listed below. This position may be eligible for a $18,000 sign on bonus with a 3-year commitment*

The - Link - which is - a community triage center located in Sioux Falls that is assist individuals who are experiencing a non-violent behavioral health crisis, seeking treatment for substance abuse disorders or searching for support services. Being a community triage center, The Link assists in meeting the individual's needs for critical services and linking them to the services to assist with their mental health or substance abuse challenges.

Appreciates an active, challenging care environment that requires critical thinking.
Values autonomous professional nursing practice.
Possesses motivation to help create and deliver high-quality patient care in an energizing team environment.

Unit Highlights:
Opportunity to work 20 different staff members
Physicians, Registered Nurses, Licensed Practical Nurses, Paramedics, Triage Techs, Social Workers and Behavioral Health Techs.
Student Loan Repayment: - This Registered Nurse (RN) position may be eligible for -Avera's -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.


Be part of a multidisciplinary team built with compassion and the goal of Moving Health Forward for you and our patients. 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; re-evaluating care objectives.

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; Develops nursing care plans by obtaining medical histories; documenting patient physical condition, psychological status, and influencing social factors; 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; Evaluates patient care by adhering to therapeutic standards; measuring health outcomes against patient care standards; 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; Documents patient care services by charting in patient and department records.
Keeps patient care equipment operating by following operating instructions and established procedures; Keeps patient care supplies ready by checking stock; stocking items.
Maintains competence in nursing capabilities outlined by leadership.
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. 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:

-Commitment to the daily application of Avera's mission, vision, core values, and social principles to serve patients, their families, and our community.
Uphold Avera's standards of Communication, Attitude, Responsiveness, and Engagement (CARE) with enthusiasm and sincerity.
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 proud to offer a wide range of benefits to qualifying part-time and full-time employees. We support you with opportunities to help live balanced, healthy lives. Free health insurance options, for full-time single coverage on Avera High Deductible Health Plan
Up to 5% employer matching contribution for retirement
Career development guided by hands-on training and mentorship

Avera is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer Minority/Female/Disabled/Veteran/Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity. 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 talent@avera.

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