Job Summary
Prairie Lakes Healthcare System is a NRHA Top 20 Rural & Community Hospital of 2023, along with earning a 5-Star Rating from CMS in 2023, and has been voted as a top performing hospital for treatment of heart attack patients, earning a Platinum Performance Achievement Award from NCOR in Chest Pain – MI Registry in 2023.
Join our team and be a part of our mission to deliver accessible, high-quality, affordable, and compassionate healthcare. Prairie Lakes Healthcare System is an independent, non-profit healthcare system serving 10 counties in northeastern South Dakota and west-central Minnesota. Our team at Prairie Lakes makes a difference in the lives of patients and their loved ones.
This position is accountable for coordinating nursing care and maintaining standards of professional nursing. The RN delegates patient care to support staff according to skill level, experience, patient acuity, and adequacy of resources. The MSP RN may float to other nursing units to care for patients within their training and scope of practice.
Responsibilities include:
- 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.
- Required to work 2 rotating holidays/year
The MSP RN will function within the Prairie Lakes Healthcare System Core Values of patient-centered care, respect, team focus, professionalism, and accountability. Keeping these Core Values at the center of their work, the RN will provide leadership through mentoring new nursing staff and students, committee participation, quality improvement projects, and other informal leadership roles.
Inquire about various shift options.
Benefits
We value our employees’ contributions and show our gratitude by proudly offering a competitive compensation and benefits package. At Prairie Lakes, we understand that working in the healthcare industry can be tasking on your mental health. To better support our employees, PLHS recently introduced mental health programs to our benefits package, as well as employee recognition programs. Benefits are available to qualifying employees working part-time or full-time.
A variety of the benefits for those qualifying can include:
- Health Insurance
- Dental Insurance
- Vision Insurance
- Life Insurance
- Flexible Spending Account
- Adoption Assistance
- Education Loan Program
- Professional Development Opportunities
- Community Discounts Including the Prairie Lakes Wellness Center
Qualifications
Graduate from an accredited school of nursing and currently holds an unencumbered RN license with the South Dakota State Board of Nursing.
Obtains and subsequently maintains required department-specific competencies and certifications.
Both ACLS and PALS certifications will be obtained within one year of hire.