Job Description

Location:

Avera Sacred Heart Benedictine Center

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.

$59,280.00 - $88,920.00

Position Highlights

Some travel involved within South Dakota.

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

Accountable for working with clients to coordinate appropriate placement of education/consulting staff. Working closely with leadership, other Nurse Educators, and agency support staff. Develops, manages, updates, and teaches Certified Nurse Aide training/testing, Medication Aide training, and other health-related training programs as current industry necessitates. Programs are to be managed in a fiscally responsible manner. Schedules and completes off-site visits with existing and prospective clients, promoting and amplifying services. Areas of focus include acute care hospital settings, critical access hospital settings, long-term care and assisted living settings, and other areas of potential development. Develops and maintains positive relationships with clients and agency staff to facilitate and promote regulatory compliance and growth of the agency.

What you will do

• Maintain and build positive relationships and business opportunities with current clients, and work to develop new clients, allied organizations such as SDHCA, SDAHO, and the State of SD, DOH, co- workers temporary staff, and Avera colleagues.
• Coordinate with support staff all aspects of appropriate placement of education/consulting staff utilizing a timely, efficient, and cost-effective approach.
• Identify need for additional education/consulting programs, including staff, to meet client or current health-care trends/demands.
• Develop and maintain education materials for use in a healthcare setting for use in hospitals with Joint Commission accreditation, acute care community hospitals, critical access hospitals, long-term care and assisted living facilities to be comprehended by a variety of audiences; licensed and unlicensed nursing personnel, allied health professionals, and administrative staff.
• Manage, direct, and teach Certified Nursing Aide Training Program, CNA Testing and Medication Aide Training.
• Teach In-Service Programs: On-site or off-site per client request and tailor program to specific needs of facility.
• Schedule and conduct CNA testing.

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:

• Bachelor's
• Registered Nurse (RN) - Board of Nursing An active license in the state or practice. Upon Hire
• 1-3 years Registered Nurse in long-term care.
• Public relations and public speaking skills.
• Management experience with staff supervision.

Preferred Education, License/Certification, or Work Experience:

• Master's
• A variety of clinical experiences in acute care, long-term care, and/or outpatient/clinic setting with education emphasis.

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 work flow with other team members and ensuring a productive and efficient environment.
• Comply with safety principles, laws, regulations, and standards associated with, but not limited to, CMS, The Joint Commission, DHHS, and OSHA if applicable.

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 .

Job Tags

Full time, Temporary work, Work experience placement, Shift work, Day shift,

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