Registered Nurse (RN) | Hospital at Home
Company: Avera Health
Location: Hartford
Posted on: March 10, 2026
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Job Description:
Location: Avera McKennan Hospital Worker Type: Regular Work
Shift: Day/Evening/Weekend/Holiday Shift (United States of America)
Pay Range: The pay range for this position is listed below. Actual
pay rate dependent upon experience. $31.00 - $46.25 Position
Highlights May be eligible for a $15,000 sign on bonus Join Our
Hospital at Home Team – Redefining Inpatient Care Are you ready to
be part of a healthcare revolution? Hospital at Home is
transforming the way we deliver care by providing hospital-level
services to patients with low to moderate acuity needs—right in the
comfort of their own homes. As part of our innovative care team,
you’ll: - Redefine inpatient care alongside hospitalists, therapy,
pharmacy, and our advanced practice providers (APPs). - Serve
patients throughout the Sioux Falls region, typically for 1–2 days,
ensuring a seamless and personalized experience. - Collaborate in a
high-satisfaction care model—patients love it so much that when
they return to the hospital, they often ask their physicians to
call us! This is your chance to: - Make a real impact on patient
outcomes and satisfaction. - Work at the forefront of healthcare
innovation, shaping a new culture of care. - Enjoy flexibility and
autonomy while being part of a supportive, multidisciplinary team.
If you’re passionate about improving care delivery and want to help
us build the future of healthcare, we’d love to connect. Apply
today—or reach out to learn more about joining our team! 1-3 years
working in a clinical environment. 8am-8:30pm, weekend - every 4th,
holiday 2-3 per year, minimal call time. The Registered Nurse (RN)
– Hospital at Home provides acute-level nursing care to patients
receiving hospital services in their homes. This role delivers
comprehensive, evidence-based clinical care consistent with
inpatient standards while promoting patient safety, comfort, and
recovery in the home setting. The RN functions as part of an
interdisciplinary care team and is responsible for assessment,
clinical intervention, care coordination, and patient education
within the Hospital at Home model. - 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. -
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. - 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. - 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. - 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. - Documents patient care services by
charting in patient and department records. - Keeps patient care
equipment operating by following operating instructions and
established procedures; troubleshooting breakdowns; maintaining
supplies; performing preventive maintenance. - Keeps patient care
supplies ready by checking stock; anticipating needs; placing and
expediting orders; verifying receipt; stocking items. - Maintains
competence in nursing capabilities outlined by leadership. 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 Responsible for
the care planning, utilization of services, coordination of care,
and the education of the interdisciplinary teams in the management
of patient care services. Develops all patient care plans in
collaboration with the physician and interdisciplinary team,
providing patient centered care efficiently, effectively, with the
best possible outcomes. What you will do - Functions as
interventionalists in the home utilizing clinical expertise and
problem solving to make recommendations to the physicians based on
comprehensive physical, psychosocial, emotional, spiritual and
bereavement patient assessments. - Implements the nursing process
utilizing highly proficient assessment skills in the performance of
Start of Care visits, post-hospital evaluations, patient
re-certifications, discharges and supervisory visits. - Partners
with the physician and the interdisciplinary team to develop the
plan of care in collaboration with the patient. - Makes
recommendations for efficient and effective utilization of
resources to achieve positive outcomes by implementing clinical
protocols during the admission visit as dictated by patient’s
diagnosis. - Initiates and responds to requests for changes in
plans of care, determines appropriateness of change and whether or
not the change would be considered a Significant Change in
Condition, for which an OASIS is required. - Demonstrates ability
to affect the behavior of others to follow the recommended
alternatives to care which includes providing thorough instruction
and disease management education to patients and/or caregivers as
ordered by the physician. - Educates patients, families, and
caregivers about disease process, community resource and
recommended self care. 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 Upon Hire Preferred Education,
License/Certification, or Work Experience: - 1-3 years in home
health or hospice 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 available day 1 for eligible
hires. - Up to 5% employer matching contribution for retirement -
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 talent@avera.org.
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