Avera Behavioral Health Center-Sioux Falls
PRN
Work Shift:
Night Shift (United States of America)
Be part of a multidisciplinary team built with compassion and the goal of Moving Health Forward for you and our patients. Provides operational and administrative oversight in the delivery of patient care, serving as a resource person to staff, both clinically and administratively. As the off shift representative of management, supervises staff and makes administrative decisions, which may involve patients and their families staff.
Supervises and directs patient care with consideration of competency and skill levels of staff, assisting with critical or complex patients, and or when activity level is unmanageable.
Serves as a resource for staff in areas of policy or procedure, ethical or legal questions, and other questions related to the hospital services.
Coordinates utilization of resources including staff, ancillary staff, equipment and facilitates patient placement/throughput.
Investigates problems and complaints from patients, families, physicians, and staff and takes appropriate action. Responsible for customer relations to include resolution of patient complaints, communication or risk management concerns and initiation of appropriate follow up.
Actively uses the nursing process in goal-focused patient care, demonstrating accountability as an individual and team member.
Knowledgeable in administration, policies, and are able to interpret these in the absence of administrative staff.
Responsibilities include interviewing, hiring, developing, training, and retaining employees; planning, assigning, and leading work; appraising performance; addressing complaints and resolving problems.
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:
~1-3 years clinical experience as RN
~ 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 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 talent@avera.
