**Join the LPN Nursing team at Avera!** **Love Where You Work:** Work at Avera where current employees rate their satisfaction at 94%. Join a team where the career opportunities are endless. **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, front-loaded PTO and options for free health insurance, Student Loan Repayment Program, various shifts to fit your lifestyle and opportunities for career growth. **Join our outstanding team as a Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) at Avera!** **_Position Highlights:_** + **Compensation:** Immediately, Avera starts you with great wages, excellent benefits including health, dental, paid time off, and generous retirement. + **Student Loan Repayment:** This position may be eligible for Avera’s Student Loan Repayment Program, which helps you pay off your loans and save money. Each month an extra payment of $167 (up to $10,000) from Avera will help pay down your principal balance faster. + **Career Growth:** You have the opportunity to go beyond licensure and employment requirements and become nationally certified. + **Job Satisfaction:** Each day you will positively impact each patient you serve with providing direct resident care. **Job Summary** The Licensed Practical Nurse adheres to professional practice standards when performing assessments and coordinating patients for examination by the physician. Assists with patient examinations, treatment and minor procedures. **Education and/or Experience** + Previous experience in pediatric nursing preferred. **Licensure/Certification/Registration** + Eligible for or currently licensed as a License Practical Nurse in South Dakota. + Basic Life Support certification is mandatory within six months of employment. **Work Schedule** + Day Shifts, 8:00am-5:30pm; 48 hours every 2 weeks + Every 7 th Saturday morning + Occasional holiday **Pay** The hourly range for this position is listed below. Actual hourly rate dependent upon experience. + $20.75 - $29.25 per hour What Makes Avera Special? (http://www.avera.org/careers/what-makes-avera-special/) 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.