**Join the RN Nursing team at Avera!** **Magnet Recognized:** Avera McKennan Hospital & University Health Center has received consecutive ANCC Magnet re-designations for meeting rigorous standards for nursing excellence and job satisfaction. **Culture:** Be part of a multidisciplinary team built on teamwork, with compassion and the goal of Moving Health Forward for you and our patients. Work where you matter. **You Belong at Avera:** Competitive pay, front-loaded PTO and options for free health insurance, Student Loan Repayment Program, various shifts to fit your lifestyle and opportunities for career growth. **Avera is currently seeking Registered Nurses (RN) to deliver the best possible nursing care in Avera’s patient-focused settings.** **_Position Highlights:_** + **Compensation:** Immediately, Avera starts you with great wages, excellent benefits including health, dental, paid time off, and generous retirement. + **Student Loan Repayment:** This Registered Nurse (RN) position may be eligible for Avera’s Student Loan Repayment Program, which helps you pay off your loans and save money. Each month an extra payment of $167 (up to $10,000) from Avera will help pay down your principal balance faster. + **Positive Work Environment:** Be part of an organization where we practice the mission in our daily operations and demonstrate our pride by delivering excellent care. + **Career Growth:** You have the opportunity to go beyond licensure and employment requirements and become nationally certified. **Job Summary** + Provides nursing care within their scope of practice which includes: Coordinating and participating in the activities of the Nursing Service Department to insure safe and effective care for all hospital patients. + Nursing diagnosis of human responses to actual or potential health problems of individuals or groups, providing preventative, restorative, and supportive care, health teaching and counseling, case finding, and referral. + Administration, supervision, delegation, evaluation and teaching of health and nursing practices; which require substantial specialized knowledge, judgment, and skill based upon the principles of the biological, physiological, behavioral, and sociological sciences for which the Registered Nurse bears responsibility and accountability for. **Education and/or Experience** + Graduate from a CCNE or NLN accredited nursing program is strongly preferred. Graduate from an approved nursing program is acceptable. + Bachelor's degree in nursing preferred. **Licensure/Certification/Registration** + Licensed as a Registered Nurse in the State of Iowa and/or meeting the requirements of multi-state licensure required. + Medical Surgical certification preferred. **Work Schedule** + Day/Night Shifts; 72 hours every 2 weeks + 12-hour shifts, 3 shifts per week + Every 3 rd weekend + Every other holiday + Occasional on-call **Pay** The hourly range for this position is listed below. Actual hourly rate dependent upon experience. + $31.00 - $46.50 per hour What Makes Avera Special? (http://www.avera.org/careers/what-makes-avera-special/) The policy of Avera to provide opportunities for all qualified employees or applicants without regard to disability and to provide reasonable accommodations for all employees or applicants who may be disabled. Avera is committed to ensuring compliance in accordance with the Americans with Disability Act. For assistance, please contact HR Now at 605-504-4444. Additional Notices: For TTY, dial 711 Avera is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer: Minority/Female/Disabled/Veteran/Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity.