Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant | Acute Care | PRN

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant | Acute Care | PRN at Avera Health a 3.5 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as below average. This places the position in the average range of all Acute Care nurse practitioner listings evaluated on our platform. Contributing factors include no on-call duties, no weekend requirements.

Candidates should carefully assess workload expectations and scheduling demands before applying.

This Acute Care position at Avera Health is open to nurse practitioner candidates.

Nurse Practitioners are among the fastest-growing healthcare professions, with expanding scope of practice in many states and strong demand for telehealth and primary care roles.

This position is based in Brookings, South Dakota.

South Dakota has no state income tax, which can significantly increase take-home pay compared to high-tax states. For a nurse practitioner earning $300k, the absence of state income tax can represent $15k–$30k or more in annual savings.

Key skills and qualifications: Assessing, Diagnosing, Treating, Medical Care, Health Education, Patient Instruction, Diagnostic Procedures, Therapeutic Procedures. Candidates with experience in these areas may be especially well-suited for this Acute Care role.

Core responsibilities: The role involves providing appropriate medical care by assessing the physical, psychological, and social dimensions of patients to develop a plan of care, which includes diagnosing and treating patients according to approved protocols. Responsibilities also include providing medical services, healt...