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Registered Nurse - Critical Care Float - Straight Nights

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Sanford Health

Sioux Falls, South Dakota

RN

Posted Aug 20

Shift
12-hour nights
Hours a week
36
Unit
ICU

What the listing says

Role

Schedule
12-hour nights · 3 a week · 36 hours
Term
Permanent
On the floor
Floating required
Setting
Hospital
Accepts
RN
Experience
1-3 years

Ratio not posted. Ask in the interview.

Pay

Against the board
This role$40/hr
nursing in South Dakota$32/hr

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

Sanford Health, the largest rural health system in the United States, is dedicated to transforming the health care experience and providing access to world-class health care in America’s heartland.

  • Facility: Central Patient Building
  • Location: Sioux Falls, SD
  • Address: 1305 W 18th St, Sioux Falls, SD 57117, USA
  • Shift: 12 Hours - Night Shifts

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Schedule

Full time

Weekly Hours: 36.00 Salary Range: $32.00 - $48.00 Pay Info: Sign on Bonus Available!

Department Details

1-2 years of RN experience preferred.

Job Summary

The Registered Nurse (RN) is responsible for utilizing the nursing process (assessment, diagnosis, outcomes/planning, implementation and evaluation) to provide individualized nursing care to patients. This position offers an opportunity to work independently and with a team of motivated professionals to provide ongoing collaboration and learning.

We're looking for positive, compassionate, hardworking registered nurses (RN) who can provide high-quality care patients and families deserve. 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. Our Education team works hard to develop curricula that integrates evidence-based practices and engages with partners across our organization to provide our RNs the necessary skills and tools to succeed in your goals throughout your career.

Available for you

  • Robust on-boarding and training programs for continued growth and development.
  • Investment in technology to support efficiencies and new models of care.
  • A team-focused employee experience.

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-0271982
  • 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
This role$1,035/mo rent
Monthly gross$6,240/mo

$1,035 median rent against $6,240 a month at $40/hr for 36 hours a week, before tax.

Local household income
$75,970/yr

all local households, not nurse pay

Metro price level
9% below the national average

Sioux Falls area index 90.6, where 100 is the national average.

Address
1305 W 18th St, Sioux Falls, SD 57105, USA

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.

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Sanford Health is the largest rural health system in the United States, headquartered in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, with 55,000 employees serving over 2 million patients and nearly 415,000 health plan members across the upper Midwest including South Dakota, North…

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