Location:

Avera Behavioral Health Center-Sioux Falls

Worker Type:

Regular

Work Shift:

Primarily days with possible weekends/evenings/holidays (United States of America)

Position Highlights

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

Oversees patient care assuring that services are provided in a safe, efficient, and cost effective manner that enhances patient, staff, and physician satisfaction. Key player in developing and implementing competencies, quality monitoring, educating and teaching and serving as an ongoing resource. Assists leadership in overall management of the unit and serves as the primary resource for clinical skills and expert knowledge to nursing staff.

What you will do

• Assists with the development of goals and objectives for the unit and maintains knowledge of operating policies and procedures, assuring implementation and compliance.
• Participates in action steps to assure budget objectives are achieved and cost expense objectives are met.
• Assists with unit-based competency program specific to each category of staff member.
• Coordinates the completion of staffing schedules and maintains appropriate staffing levels to maximize department efficiency.
• In collaboration with leadership, will collect data, complete chart audits, and monitor for trends that could be used to improve operations and affect patient outcomes.
• Assists leadership in assessing and handling of patient/family concerns.
• Reviews patient plan of care with direct caregivers to offer suggestions and interventions to enhance efficiency and quality of care.
• Participates in the patient care rounds, communicating with physicians, families, community agencies, social services, home care, therapies, case managers, and other disciplines involved in the planning and coordinating of patient care.
• Maintains clinical skills as required and documented in unit-specific, competency-based criteria.
• Responsibilities include interviewing, hiring, developing, training, and retaining employees; planning, assigning, and leading work; appraising performance; rewarding and coaching employees; addressing complaints and resolving problems.

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
1-3 years nursing experience

Expectations and Standards

Commitment to the daily application of Avera’s mission, vision, core values, and social principles to serve patients, their families, and our community. Promote Avera’s values of compassion, hospitality, and stewardship. Uphold Avera’s standards of Communication, Attitude, Responsiveness, and Engagement (CARE) with enthusiasm and sincerity. Maintain confidentiality. Work effectively in a team environment, coordinating work flow with other team members and ensuring a productive and efficient environment. Comply with safety principles, laws, regulations, and standards associated with, but not limited to, CMS, The Joint Commission, DHHS, and OSHA if applicable.

Benefits You Need & Then Some

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. Benefits are designed to meet needs of today and into the future. PTO available day 1 for eligible hires. Up to 5% employer matching contribution for retirement. Career development guided by hands-on training and mentorship. 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.org.