
Registered Nurse (RN) - New Grad - August 2027
Sioux Falls, SDFull-time$32.5–48.5/hrSeen 2w agoSeen in employer's feed 3 days ago
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Job overview
Avera is hiring new graduate registered nurses for openings across a range of hospital units at Avera McKennan Hospital. The RN delivers and evaluates patient care, develops nursing care plans, educates patients and families, and coordinates with the healthcare team. An active RN license in the state of practice is required upon hire; clinical-environment experience is preferred.
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Full job description
Sioux Falls, SD
Full time
R-260030828
Location:
Avera McKennan Hospital
Worker Type:
Regular
Work Shift:
Rotating days/evenings/nights/weekends/holidays (United States of America)
Pay Range:
The pay range for this position is listed below. Actual pay rate dependent upon experience.
$32.50 - $48.50
Position Highlights
Start Your Career Where You Belong — Begin Your Journey as a New Graduate at Avera!
Turn your education into a meaningful career doing what you love. At Avera, we’re seeking passionate and driven new graduates ready to grow, make a difference, and care deeply for others. This is more than just your first job, it is the start of a fulfilling career with a team that values your unique perspective, supports your growth, and celebrates your compassion.
May be eligible for a Sign on Bonus up to $15,000.
New Graduate RN Opportunities May Include:
Available openings will vary by unit and location
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Brain & Spine (BSI) - 2 West
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Neuro Critical Care (NCC)
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Cardiopulmonary (CVS/PULM) - 1 East
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Oncology (Avera Cancer Institute)
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Orthopedic Trauma - 1 & 2 Main
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Acute Rehab - (Avera Orthopedic Hospital)
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Short Stay - 4th floor Main
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Surgical Renal - 3 East
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Surgical Trauma - 1 West
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Intensive Care Unit (ICU)
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Emergency Department (ED) - Main, West, East
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Labor and Delivery
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Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU)
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Postpartum/Gyn
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Behavioral Health Unit Adult B
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Behavioral Health Unit Adult C
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Behavioral Health Unit Acute Adult
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Behavioral Health Units Adolescent
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Behavioral Health Unit Child
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Behavioral Health Urgent Care Explore our Nursing Unit Descriptions to learn more about each area: Click HERE (http://www.avera.org/app/files/public/e96bb5d8-c8f3-4c06-a18a-6378a81d4728/avera-mckennan-nci-program-unit-descriptions.pdf) .
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
Delivers Nursing Care by developing a nursing diagnosis; establishing nursing care objectives; defining nursing interventions; providing physical, emotional, psychological, and spiritual support to patients, families, and friends to understand patient conditions, medications, and self-care skills; noting changing conditions and needs; re-evaluating care objectives.
What you will do
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Provides patient care by reviewing physician prescriptions; communicating the nursing care plan and all pertinent information to other members of the health care team; coordinating with other healthcare providers; providing physical, emotional, psychological, and spiritual support to patients, families, and friends; conferring with physicians.
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Develops nursing care plans by obtaining medical histories; examining patients; documenting patient physical condition, psychological status, and influencing social factors; conferring with family and friends; developing a nursing diagnosis; establishing nursing care objectives; defining nursing interventions, schedules, and timetables.
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Teaches healthcare requirements by establishing patient care goals; instructing patient, family, and friends to understand condition, medications, and self-care skills; answering questions; providing information and resources.
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Evaluates patient care by adhering to therapeutic standards; measuring health outcomes against patient care standards; reviewing patient records; noting changing conditions and needs; re-evaluating care objectives; modifying nursing care plan.
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Maintains safe, secure, and healthy patient care environment by adhering to infection-control policies and protocols, medication administration and storage procedures, and controlled substance regulations; adhering to organization standards and policies, and to legal regulations; alerting others regarding potential concerns.
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Documents patient care services by charting in patient and department records.
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Keeps patient care equipment operating by following operating instructions and established procedures; troubleshooting breakdowns; maintaining supplies; performing preventive maintenance; calling for repairs.
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Keeps patient care supplies ready by checking stock; anticipating needs; placing and expediting orders; verifying receipt; stocking items.
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Maintains competence in nursing capabilities outlined by leadership.
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:
- Registered Nurse (RN) - Board of Nursing An active license in the state of practice Upon Hire
Preferred Education, License/Certification, or Work Experience:
- 1-3 years Experience working in a clinical environment
Expectations and Standards
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Commitment to the daily application of Avera’s mission, vision, core values, and social principles to serve patients, their families, and our community.
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Promote Avera’s values of compassion, hospitality, and stewardship.
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Uphold Avera’s standards of Communication, Attitude, Responsiveness, and Engagement (CARE) with enthusiasm and sincerity.
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Maintain confidentiality.
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Work effectively in a team environment, coordinating work flow with other team members and ensuring a productive and efficient environment.
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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.
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PTO available day 1 for eligible hires.
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Up to 5% employer matching contribution for retirement
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Career development guided by hands-on training and mentorship
Avera is an Equal Opportunity Employer - Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, Veteran Status, or other categories protected by law. 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 [email protected] .
At Avera , the way you are treated as an employee translates into the compassionate care you deliver to patients and team members. Because we consider health care a ministry, you can live out your faith, uphold the dignity and respect of all persons while not compromising high-quality services. Join us in making a positive impact on moving health forward.
At Avera , we are committed to protecting your online privacy. For more information, please visit https://www.avera.org/legal-notices/online-privacy-policy/
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.
How this job compares
Set against the 60,178 open Registered Nurse jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 11, 2026.
- Pay
- This posting$32.5–48.5/hr
- South Dakota median$32–48/hr360 hourly ranges
- US median$38–54/hr25,413 hourly ranges
This range's midpoint, $40.50/hr, is close to the South Dakota median midpoint ($40/hr) — in the middle half of Registered Nurse hourly ranges in South Dakota.
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 416 open Registered Nurse jobs in South Dakota and 60,178 across the US. Under 1% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Hiring the most in South Dakota
- Avera (this employer)242 open
- Sanford Health104 open
- Good Samaritan31 open
- Experience
- This posting asks for at least 1 year of experience; Registered Nurse postings that state a minimum ask for 1 year at the median (29,480 postings).
- Education
- 4,138 of the 60,178 open Registered Nurse jobs (7%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.
Pay, requirements and demand for Registered Nurse jobs
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 11, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.
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