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RN Long Term Care (LTC)

Good Samaritan

Rapid City, South Dakota

Sign-on bonus

Posted Jul 17

Unit
Long Term Care

What the listing says

Role

On the floor
Charge shifts
Setting
Long Term Care
Accepts
RN

Ratio not posted. Ask in the interview.

Pay

Against the board
This role$36/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.

Sign-on bonus
$7,500

About this role

The Registered Nurse (RN) is responsible for utilizing the nursing process (assessment, diagnosis, outcomes/planning, implementation and evaluation) to provide individualized nursing care to residents. Collaborates with resident and family, other inter-disciplinary colleagues, including providers, to plan, implement and evaluate care. Cares for residents in all phases of preventative care, health maintenance, diagnosis, and treatment. Responsible for the coordination of care, resident assessment, resident education and various other nursing interventions. May serve as charge nurse and delegate appropriate tasks to licensed and unlicensed assistive personnel.

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Requirements

  • RN License (unencumbered, State Board of Nursing)
  • Nurse Licensure Compact (NLC) multistate licensure
  • Bachelor's Degree in nursing (preferred)
  • Graduate from nationally accredited nursing program (preferred)
  • Background check
  • Drug screening
  • 12 hour shift, Day shift
  • Mid-level experience

Benefits

  • Health insurance
  • Dental insurance
  • Vision insurance
  • Life insurance
  • 401(k) retirement plan
  • Work/life balance benefits
  • Generous time off package
  • Signing bonus ($7500)

Place

City
Rapid City, South Dakota
Median rent
$1,109/mo

rent and tenant-paid utilities

Local household income
$70,870/yr

all local households, not nurse pay

Metro price level
11% below the national average

Rapid City area index 89.2, where 100 is the national average.

Rapid City, known as the 'Gateway to the Black Hills,' offers nurses frontier charm and outdoor adventure. Downtown features the City of Presidents walking tour with bronze presidential statues. Mount Rushmore and Badlands National Park sit within easy driving distance for weekend exploration.

Map showing the location of Rapid City, SD
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Cost figures from U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

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Good Samaritan

The day-to-day work is long-term care and post-acute rehabilitation, where you may step into charge nurse duties and delegate to licensed and unlicensed assistive personnel within your competence. Scheduling is concrete: full-time weekend days run 36 hours a week, 6:00…

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