Registered Nurse (RN) - Dec 2024 and August 2025 New Grads - Short Stay Unit

**Dec 2024 and August 2025 RN New Grads are welcome to apply** 

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, free health insurance, and options for: Student Loan Repayment Program, sign-on bonuses, various shifts and career growth opportunities.

What Makes Short Stay Special?

• Safe Patient Ratios:  1 nursing professional: 4-5 patients
  • Zero tolerance for workplace violence, this team cares for YOU! !!
• NEW ORIENTATION MODEL (starting January 1^st , 2023)
  • Become immersed in Short Stay’s “Tiered Skills Acquisition Model” (tSAM) for orientation as a new grad RN! J
  • Within this evidenced-based model, expect orientation that is set up similar to how you went through nursing school.
  • Key Takeaways:
    • Caring for the whole nursing assignment from the start, but focused on specific aspects of nursing care to ensure mastery and comfort in job duties long-term
    • 6-8-week model; can offer additional orientation if needed
    • Every 1-2 weeks expect hands-on education time in which you’ll go through all materials in the previous tier of learning to understand the WHY behind your job duties!!!
• Unit Demographics
  • 16-bed observational unit
    • Wide variety of patient types!!! Goal for patients is <2 days “Length of Stay”
      • Non-emergent chest pain, ERCP, TIA, kidney stones, 24-hour EEG, long-term trials, appendectomy’s, generalized dizziness and/or weaknesses w/o a known root cause
      • Preferred med/surg and orthopedics overflow unit
    • Preferred overflow unit for stroke patients – ALL staff are NIH certified, team works hand-in-hand with neurology providers

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