Registered Nurse - Outpatient Staff
Veterans Health Administration
Fort Meade, South Dakota
Health system employer
RN · Primary Care
Posted Jul 28
- Shift
- Days
- Unit
- Outpatient
What the listing says
Role
- Schedule
- Days · 5 a week
- Weekends
- No weekends
- Term
- Permanent
- On the floor
- On call
- Practice
- Union position
- Setting
- Outpatient
More role details
- Accepts
- RN
- Experience
- 1+ years
Ratio not posted. Ask in the interview.
Pay
- Against the board
- Relocation
- No help offered
The median for nursing in South Dakota is $32/hr, across 113 postings. It covers every nursing role in the state, so it is a bearing, not a like-for-like comparison.
About this role
Join the VA Black Hills Health Care System in Fort Meade as an Outpatient Staff Registered Nurse serving Veterans in primary and specialty care. Deliver individualized nursing care, coordinate services across the continuum, provide health education and wellness coaching, support chronic disease management, administer medications and treatments, and partner with an interdisciplinary team to help Veterans achieve their health goals. Work schedule is Monday - Friday 7:30am - 4:00pm. Salary range $65,710 - $126,069 per year.
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Requirements
- Current, full, active, and unrestricted RN license in a State, Territory or Commonwealth of the United States, or the District of Columbia
- U.S. Citizenship
- English Language Proficiency
- Graduate of a school of professional nursing accredited by ACEN or CCNE
- Current, full, active, and unrestricted RN license in a State, Territory or Commonwealth of the United States, or the District of Columbia
- Associate Degree (ADN) or Diploma in Nursing minimum
- Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) preferred
- Primary Care experience preferred
- 1 year of specialized nursing experience
Benefits
- Competitive salary with regular salary increases and performance awards
- 50 days paid time off per year (26 days annual leave, 13 days sick leave, 11 paid Federal holidays)
- Traditional federal pension (5 years vesting)
- Thrift Savings Plan (TSP) with up to 5% agency contribution
- Health insurance
- Dental insurance
- Vision insurance
- Life insurance with family coverage options
Place
- City
- Fort Meade, South Dakota
- State price level
- 11% below the national average
South Dakota index 88.6, where 100 is the national average.
Fort Meade sits in the scenic Black Hills of western South Dakota, just outside Sturgis. This historic former military post offers a quiet, small-town feel with easy access to outdoor recreation and a VA medical center on-site. A solid pick for nurses who prefer rural living with rugged frontier character.
Cost figures from U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.
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Nationally the VA describes itself as the largest U.S. nurse employer, with more than 120,000 RNs, APNs, LPNs, and nursing assistants. The VA has said it is on pace to reduce staff by nearly 30,000 by the end of FY2025…
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