Apprenticeship ~ RN
Huron, South Dakota
- Eligibility
- Nursing Students & Interns
Posted Jul 29 · New grads welcomed
- Shift and hours
- Rotating
- Unit and setting
- Hospital
- License
- RN licenseRN or LPN license
Do you qualify?
- New grads
- Welcomed
- License
- RN or LPN license
Your six-month RN application plan
Start about six months before graduation. Some programs open earlier; use each employer’s application dates.
6 months before
Shortlist units
Check application windows. Gather clinical experience, references and your expected graduation date.
Find residencies →4–6 months before
Apply as windows open
Apply before graduation when the program allows it. Keep the cohort date and license deadline with each application.
Explore new grad jobs →2–3 months before
Meet the unit manager
Ask about overtime, a shadow shift, preceptor continuity and the schedule after orientation.
Prepare your questions →Around graduation
Confirm your start
Coordinate NCLEX, the required license and your start date. Get relocation and repayment terms in writing.
Plan your license →
Why start this early?
Advocate describes a 6–9 month application runway for several regional RN programs. These milestones are a planning guide, not deadlines for every employer. See program calendars.
The role and schedule
- Floating
- Floats to other units
- Weekends
- Weekends as needed
The workplaceFrom Medicare Care Compare, Sep 2026.
- Hospital
- HURON Regional Medical Center
- Address
- 172 FOURTH STREET SE, HURON, SD, 57350
- CMS rating
- 2 of 5 stars
- Beds
- 25
Worth asking
- Can you walk me through base pay range and differentials?
- What should I expect for weekly hours, holiday, call, and rotation?
More questions to askFewer questions
- What orientation, preceptor time, and ongoing unit support are included?
- How are patient load and staffing support handled day to day?
Your fit
Original listing
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The practical nurse apprentice will rotate up to 4-6 nursing areas of choice under the direct supervision of a registered nurse or the director of the department. The apprentice will spend 2-4 weeks observing and practicing direct nursing care to individual clients with a well-defined nursing diagnosis within the departments. The apprentice communicates with and on behalf of the client, and coordinates care with all health team members. The apprentice organizes those aspects of nursing care for which s/he is accountable in a specific work period. The apprentice will work flexible hours depending on the department, which may include weekends, holidays, and night shifts.
What's around it?
Huron, SDFrom Census ACS 2024.
Living costs about 11% below the US average
- Median rent
- $888/mo
- Household income
- $61,452/yr, all local households, not nurse pay