Registered Nurse (RN) - Dec 2024/May 2025 New Grads - Short Stay Unit

  • Larchwood
  • Avera Mckennan Hospital

**Dec 2024/May 2025 RN New Grads are welcome to apply** 

<p><b>Join the RN Nursing team at Avera!</b> </p>

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 1st, 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