**Join the LPN Nursing team at Avera!** **Love Where You Work:** Work at Avera where current employees rate their satisfaction at 94%. Join a team where the career opportunities are endless. **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, free health insurance, and options for: Student Loan Repayment Program, sign-on bonuses, various shifts and career growth opportunities. **Avera is currently seeking Licensed Practical Nurses (LPN) looking to deliver the best possible nursing care in Avera’s patient-focused settings.** **$7,500 sign-on bonus!** **_Position Highlights:_** + **May be eligible for $7,500 sign-on bonus paid out over 2 years!** + **Student Loan Repayment:** This 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. + **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. We consider our team like a family, not just co-workers. + **Purpose:** Licensed Practical Nurses (LPN)play a vital role in the delivery of long-term care services and create a caring and joyful environment for his/her residents. + Avera Ranked 1st in Nation for Long-Term Care Resident Experience (https://www.avera.org/news-media/news/2019/nrc-award/) + **Avera St Mary's Named Top 20 Rural Community Hospital** + Learn more about the Avera St. Mary’s and Pierre community! (https://youtu.be/fwlkdE9PPWo) **Job Summary** + Conduct daily rounds and communicate to appropriate team members during shift. + Contacts physician, establishes good working relationship and initiates ongoing information exchange. + Provide professional nursing care to residents, flexible to patient census and staffing needs. + Administer professional services. + Use restraints when necessary and in accordance with established policies and procedures. + Administer routine medication including IV meds, charts and makes decisions about the use of PRN medications. + Obtain specimens for lab tests as ordered. + Take and record TPRs, blood pressures, etc. + Monitor seriously ill residents as necessary. + Notify the resident’s attending physician and next-of-kin when any changes in resident’s condition. + Consistently & thoroughly completes documentation in a timely manner, including initialing medication & treatment admin. records. + Formulates interdisciplinary plan of care. + Coordinates resident care with interdisciplinary team. + Participates in interdisciplinary team meetings. + Completes/supervises medical record. + Review resident care plans. **Licensure/Certification/Registration and Experience** + Graduate from an accredited school of nursing with current licensure as a Licensed Practical Nurse in the state of SD. + Participates in educational conferences and updates and maintains current professional clinical competency related areas of responsibilities. + BLS must be complete within 6 months of start date and maintained. + Attends all mandatory departmental meetings and in-services. **Work Schedule** + Varied shifts; 80 hours every 2 weeks + 2:00 pm - 10:30 pm or 6:00 pm – 6:30 am + Every other weekend + Every other holiday + Every other call time **Pay** The hourly range for this position is listed below. Actual hourly rate dependent upon experience. + $25.25 - $36.50 per hour What Makes Avera Special? (http://www.avera.org/careers/what-makes-avera-special/) The policy of Avera to provide opportunities for all qualified employees or applicants without regard to disability and to provide reasonable accommodations for all employees or applicants who may be disabled. Avera is committed to ensuring compliance in accordance with the Americans with Disability Act. For assistance, please contact HR Now at 605-504-4444. Additional Notices: For TTY, dial 711 Avera is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer: Minority/Female/Disabled/Veteran/Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity.