Registered Nurse (RN) | Clinic at Avera Health in Aberdeen, SD

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Location: Avera Aberdeen Family Physicians Worker Type: Regular Work Shift: Day Shift (United States of America) Pay Range: The pay range for this position is listed below. Actual pay rate dependent upon experience. $27.75 - $41.25 Position Highlights Why Join Avera’s Clinic Team? 💸 Student Loan Repayment This position is eligible for Avera’s Student Loan Repayment Program! Receive an extra $167 per month (up to $10,000) applied directly to your loan principal—helping you pay off debt faster while saving money. 🎉 Sign-On Bonus Opportunities | A great incentive to grow your career with us! -$10,000 sign-on bonus f 🌟 Positive Work Environment Be part of a mission-driven organization that values teamwork, compassion, and excellence. Experience a supportive culture where delivering outstanding care is recognized and celebrated. 📈 Career Growth & Advancement Go beyond basic licensure—Avera supports nurses in achieving national specialty certifications and continued professional development. 🤝 Meaningful, Hands-On Impact Work directly with surgical teams to provide high-quality care before, during, and after procedures. Schedule: Monday-Friday 8am-5pm You Belong at Avera Be part of a multidisciplinary team built with compassion and the goal of Moving Health Forward for you and our patients. Work where you matter. A Brief Overview Responsible for providing professional nursing care to patients and families. Communicates with physicians as well as other healthcare team members to provide excellent patient care. What you will do Performs general nursing care to patients. Administers prescribed medications and treatments in accordance with nursing standards. Coordinates the patient care activities for the clinic. Prepares equipment and assists provider during procedures, treatments, examinations, and testing of patients. Observes, records, and reports patient’s condition and reactions to drugs and treatments to provider. Oversees appointment scheduling and ensures preferences are given to patients in emergency situations. Maintains timely flow of patients. Greets patients and prepares them for physical examination. Screens patients for appropriate information including obtaining the health history, taking vitals, and conducting a nursing assessment. Documents obtained information in patient chart. Instructs patient in collection of samples and tests. Responds to patient phone calls in a timely manner with appropriate input from the physician. Educates patients and families about diagnostic process, medications, nutrition, and maintenance of health and wellness. Suggests solutions to patient care crisis problems and complaints. Maintains exam rooms with necessary supplies and materials. Ensures cleanliness. Prepares list of medical supplies needed. Assures appropriate labeling of pathology specimens according to lab protocol as needed. Performs quality control and maintains records on all lab testing. Essential Qualifications The individual must be able to work the hours specified. 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. These requirements and those listed above are representative of the knowledge, skills, and abilities required to perform the essential job functions. 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 Expectations and Standards Commitment to the daily application of Avera’s mission, vision, core values, and social principles to serve pat