**Join the RN 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 Nurse Practitioner (NP) looking to deliver the best possible nursing care in Avera’s patient-focused settings.** **_Position Highlights:_** + **Paid Time Off (PTO) available on Day 1!** + **Options for Free Health Insurance!** + **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. + **Job Satisfaction:** Each day you will positively impact each patient you serve. **Job Summary** + Demonstrates and serves as an expert in the role of practitioner, consultant, educator, and health professional. + Improves clinical and cost outcomes for key patient populations through collaboration with physicians and staff and by participating in strategic initiatives. + Assures competent and ethical care of patients and families. + Shares with the supervising physician and clinic staff the responsibilities of providing and maintaining a quality of customer focused, nursing and medically appropriate approach to patient assessment, care plan development and implementation, follow up to outcomes and cost-effective delivery of services. + Community involvement and collaboration is encouraged. **Education/Experience** + Master’s Degree is required. + Graduate of an accredited nurse practitioner or physician assistant program. + Experience (clinical or actual) in Family Practice/Hospitalist preferred. + 3-5 years related experience and/or training is preferred. + Preferred candidates will have clinical experience in the acute and/or ambulatory setting. + Preferred candidates will also have experience working with clients having co-occurring addictive disorders in conjunction with mental health conditions. **Licensure/Certification/Registration** + Current SD license to match degree. Current SD Nursing license if applicable. + ACLS, CPR required. **Work Schedule** + Monday – Friday; 80 hours every 2 weeks + 8:00am - 5:30 pm + Occasional weekend + Occasionalholiday + Occasional call time 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.