Registered Nurse (RN) or Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) | Behavioral HealthAdolescent Unit

Location: Avera Behavioral Health Center – Sioux Falls

Worker Type: Regular

Work Shift: Rotating days/evenings/nights/weekends (United States of America)

Pay Range: $24.50 - $48.50 (Actual pay rate dependent upon experience)

Position Highlights

Eligible for a sign‑on bonus of up to $15,000.

Adolescent program expanding to 40 units.

Child unit is a 14‑bed unit; adolescent residential is an 8‑bed unit.

Opportunity to meet 70+ coworkers.

Opportunity to change lives of both adolescents and children.

1 LPN for 7–8 patient ratio.

Self‑scheduling program.

Job Overview You will enjoy this Behavioral Health setting if you are a nurse who enjoys working with children ages 5 to 12 years old and adolescents ages 13 to 17 years old as well as their families. You have a passion for helping patients with conditions such as addiction, anxiety disorders, ADHD, depression or suicidal behavior. You appreciate an active, challenging care environment that requires critical thinking, values autonomous professional nursing practice, and has motivation to help create and deliver high‑quality patient care in an energizing team environment.

Responsibilities

Provide patient care by reviewing physician prescriptions; communicate the nursing care plan and all pertinent information to other members of the health care team; coordinate with other healthcare providers; provide physical, emotional, psychological, and spiritual support to patients, families, and friends; confer with physicians.

Develop nursing care plans by obtaining medical histories; examining patients; documenting patient physical condition, psychological status, and influencing social factors; conferring with family and friends; developing a nursing diagnosis; establishing nursing care objectives; defining nursing interventions, schedules, and timetables.

Teach healthcare requirements by establishing patient care goals; instruct patients, families, and friends to understand condition, medications, and self‑care skills; answer questions; provide information and resources.

Evaluate patient care by adhering to therapeutic standards; measuring health outcomes against patient care standards; reviewing patient records; noting changing conditions and needs; re‑evaluating care objectives; modifying nursing care plan.

Maintain safe, secure, and healthy patient care environment by adhering to infection‑control policies and protocols, medication administration and storage procedures, and controlled substance regulations; adhering to organization standards and policies, and to legal regulations; alerting others regarding potential concerns.

Document patient care services by charting in patient and department records.

Keep patient care equipment operating by following operating instructions and established procedures; troubleshoot breakdowns; maintain supplies; perform preventive maintenance; call for repairs.

Keep patient care supplies ready by checking stock; anticipating needs; placing and expediting orders; verifying receipt; stocking items.

Maintain competence in nursing capabilities outlined by leadership.

Qualifications Essential Qualifications:

Must be able to work the hours specified.

Perform each essential job function satisfactorily including adequate visual acuity, effective communication, hearing, understanding, and distinguishing speech and other sounds.

Registered Nurse (RN) – Board of Nursing, active license in the state of practice.

Preferred Qualifications:

1–3 years of experience working in a clinical environment.

Expectations and Standards

Commitment to the daily application of Avera’s mission, vision, core values, and social principles to serve patients, their families, and our community.

Promote Avera’s values of compassion, hospitality, and stewardship.

Uphold Avera’s standards of Communication, Attitude, Responsiveness, and Engagement (CARE) with enthusiasm and sincerity.

Maintain confidentiality.

Work effectively in a team environment, coordinating workflow with other team members and ensuring a productive and efficient environment.

Comply with safety principles, laws, regulations, and standards associated with CMS, The Joint Commission, DHHS, and OSHA (if applicable).

Benefits

PTO available day 1 for eligible hires.

Up to 5% employer matching contribution for retirement.

Career development guided by hands‑on training and mentorship.

Avera is an Equal Opportunity Employer - Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, Veteran status, or other categories protected by law. If you are an individual with a disability and would like to request an accommodation for help with your online application, please call or send an email to.

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