Registered Nurse (RN) | Med / Surg / Peds

Registered Nurse (RN) | Med / Surg / Peds at Avera Health summary :

A Registered Nurse (RN) specializing in Med / Surg / Peds is responsible for planning and implementing social work services for patients and families with complex medical and social needs. This role involves assessing needs, facilitating care plans, and conducting patient interviews to ensure effective discharge planning and support. Working within a multidisciplinary team, the RN assists patients in understanding their medical care and navigates the social services available to them.

Location :

Avera at Home O'Neill

Worker Type : Regular

Work Shift :

Day Shift (United States of America)

Pay Range :

The pay range for this position is listed below. Actual pay rate dependent upon experience.

$25.50 - $44.00

Position Highlights

• This position is located at Avera at Home in O'Neill, NE

Independent & Flexible work environment, working with patients in their environment, working on an interdisciplinary team.

Eligible for Avera's Student Loan Repayment Program!!

BSW - May be eligible for a $5,000 sign on bonus

MSW - May be eligible for a $7,500 sign on bonus

You Belong at Avera

Be part of a multidisciplinary team built with compassion and the goal of Moving Health Forward for you and our patients. Work where you matter.

A Brief Overview

Responsible to plan, organize and implement social work services for patients and families that are medically and socially complex and greater psychosocial acuity; assuring that the medically related emotional and social needs are addressed on an individual basis. The Social Worker will facilitate quality care / education for patients and their families. Is skilled in counseling individuals and groups. Responsible to assess needs and facilitate plans with patients / families requiring intensive discharge planning. Maintains a current knowledge base of community agencies and resources to facilitate appropriate referrals. The Social Worker provides services in a compassionate, culturally competent and tactful manner in order to help facilitate access to and provide continuity of care and patient advocacy. Works collaboratively with other members of the multidisciplinary team.

What you will do

Utilizes research findings to improve outcomes and support, and provide quality of life for patients and their families.

Works collaboratively with Case Management in providing coordinated services, which facilitates continuity of care for our patients.

Essential Qualifications

The individual must be able to work the hours specified. To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential job function satisfactorily including having visual acuity adequate to perform position duties and the ability to communicate effectively with others, hear, understand and distinguish speech and other sounds. These requirements and those listed above are representative of the knowledge, skills, and abilities required to perform the essential job functions. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential job functions, as long as the accommodations do not cause undue hardship to the employer.

Required Education, License / Certification, or Work Experience :

Preferred Education, License / Certification, or Work Experience :

Expectations and Standards

Benefits You Need & Then Some

Avera is proud to offer a wide range of benefits to qualifying part-time and full-time employees. We support you with opportunities to help live balanced, healthy lives. Benefits are designed to meet needs of today and into the future.

PTO front-loaded for eligible hires

Free health insurance options, for full-time single coverage on Avera High Deductible Health Plan

Up to 5% employer matching contribution for retirement

Career development guided by hands-on training and mentorship

Applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, protected veteran status.  If you are an individual with a disability and would like to request an accommodation for help with your online application, please call 1-605-504-4444 or send an email to talent@avera.org .

Keywords :

Registered Nurse, Med / Surg / Peds, social work services, patient care, discharge planning, multidisciplinary team, healthcare, patient advocacy, mental health, nursing