Registered Nurse - Surgical Trauma - Rotating
Sioux Falls, South Dakota
RN
Posted Aug 28 · New grads welcomed
- Shift
- 12-hour rotating
- Hours a week
- 36
- Unit
- Surgical Trauma
What the listing says
Role
- Schedule
- 12-hour rotating · 3 a week · 36 hours
- Term
- Permanent
- Setting
- Hospital
- Accepts
- RN
- Experience
- New graduates
Ratio not posted. Ask in the interview.
Pay
- Against the board
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
Careers With Purpose
As one of the largest not-for-profit health systems in the United States, Sanford Health is always looking to innovate and grow. Grow with us by joining our team of over 18,000 nurses. Our workplace culture focuses on treating patients and co-workers like family. You’ll work with people who value your advancement and help you find your niche.
- Facility: East Patient Building
- Location: Sioux Falls, SD
- Address: 1305 W 18th St, Sioux Falls, SD 57117, USA
- Shift: 12 Hours - Rotating Shifts
Job
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Schedule
Full time
Weekly Hours: 36.00 Salary Range: $32.00 - $48.00 Pay Info: Sign-On Bonus available for eligible applicants!
Department Details
New Graduate & Experienced RNs welcome to apply!
Join a fast paced, team oriented, dynamic environment caring for a variety of trauma and surgical patients! We hope that you are detail driven, adaptable, kind, and open to a challenge!
This unit is comprised of a 44-bed unit and additional 11-bed overflow unit with telemetry capabilities for surgical patients. The unit provides care to a variety of patient populations, most frequently being surgical related. The unit works closely with several different surgeon groups and patients including general surgery, vascular surgery, plastic surgery, OB-GYN surgery, bariatric surgery, and trauma-related surgery.
The RN working on this unit learns to manage the complex needs of a number of different surgical procedures, in addition to the medical history/needs of patients. This diversity creates an excellent opportunity to learn and establish a strong critical thinking and time management skill set.
The unit works closely with other departments such PACU and ICU as patients transition from these departments to 2000. The technical, hands-on skills of nursing are used every day on the unit, as most patients come with a number of tubes, lines, drains, and/or wound cares/dressing changes. This combination creates a challenging, fast-paced environment to work in, and provides an opportunity for learning, growth, and a strong foundation for any nursing career.
Job Summary
We’re looking for positive, compassionate, hardworking registered nurses (RN) who can provide the high-quality care patients and families have come to expect from us. In our fast-paced work environment, the registered nurses who thrive are adaptable, great communicators, detail-oriented and have excellent time management skills. Because innovation impacts everything we do, our nursing team is full of critical thinkers who aren’t afraid to ask tough questions.
Whether you’re a newly graduated registered nurse or have years of experience as an RN, we want someone willing to work closely with our nursing leaders to advance the organization. We take pride in giving you the necessary skills and tools to succeed in your goals throughout your career.
Responsibilities
- Plans and coordinates patient care, assessment, education, triage and various other nursing interventions
- Collaborates with colleagues, including physicians, to plan, implement and evaluate care
- Empathetically cares for patients during all stages of preventive services, health maintenance, diagnosis, treatment and follow-up along the continuum of care
- Demonstrates competency and uses comprehensive nursing expertise
Qualifications
Graduate from an accredited nursing program required, including, but not limited to, American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN), Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing (ACEN), and National League for Nursing Commission for Nursing Education Accreditation (NLN CNEA). Bachelor’s Degree in nursing preferred.
Currently holds an unencumbered RN license with the State Board of Nursing where the practice of nursing is occurring and/or possess multistate licensure if in a Nurse Licensure Compact (NLC) state. Obtains and subsequently maintains required department specific competencies and certifications.
Benefits
Sanford offers an attractive benefits package for qualifying full-time and part-time employees. Depending on eligibility, a variety of benefits include health insurance, dental insurance, vision insurance, life insurance, a 401(k) retirement plan, work/life balance benefits, and a generous time off package to maintain a healthy home-work balance. For more information about Total Rewards, visit https://sanfordcareers.com/benefits .
Sanford is an EEO/AA Employer M/F/Disability/Vet. If you are an individual with a disability and would like to request an accommodation for help with your online application, please call 1-877-673-0854 or send an email to talent@sanfordhealth.org .
Sanford has a Drug Free Workplace Policy. An accepted offer will require a drug screen and pre-employment background screening as a condition of employment.
- Req Number: R-0270578
- Job Function: Nursing
- Featured: No
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Requirements
- Graduate from an accredited nursing program required, including, but not limited to, American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN), Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing (ACEN), and National League for Nursing Commission for Nursing Education Accreditation (NLN CNEA). Bachelor’s Degree in nursing preferred.
- Currently holds an unencumbered RN license with the State Board of Nursing where the practice of nursing is occurring and/or possess multistate licensure if in a Nurse Licensure Compact (NLC) state. Obtains and subsequently maintains required department specific competencies and certifications.
Place
- City
- Sioux Falls, South Dakota
- Rent against this pay
- 17% of monthly gross
- Local household income
- $75,970/yr
- Metro price level
- 9% below the national average
$1,035 median rent against $6,240 a month at $40/hr for 36 hours a week, before tax. Census ACS 2024.
all local households, not nurse pay · Census ACS 2024
Sioux Falls area index 90.6, where 100 is the national average.
Sioux Falls blends Midwestern friendliness with urban energy. South Dakota's largest city offers a growing healthcare sector, clean parks along the Big Sioux River, and a vibrant downtown. Nurses enjoy no state income tax, short commutes, and genuine community in this steadily expanding metro.
Cost figures from U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis · 2024 metro Regional Price Parities · Census ACS 2024.
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