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Monument Health
Rapid City, South Dakota

RN Patient Navigator | Palliative Care

Registered NursePer Diem

Listed compensation

$32-$40/hr

The week · per this posting

Schedule not stated in this posting — no days, weekends, call or nights given.

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Posted 1mo ago

Job Description

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  • Primary Location
  • Rapid City, SD USA

Department: RCH Palliative Care

  • Scheduled Weekly Hours
  • 0
  • Starting Pay Rate Range
  • $32.00 - $40.00
  • (Determined by the knowledge, skills, and experience of the applicant.)

Job Summary

The Patient Navigator navigates patients and family members through the diagnosis, treatment, and follow-up of the patient throughout an episode of care related to an identified organizational clinical service program (i. e. total joint replacement, identified care bundles, cancer treatment coordination, etc) to ensure smooth transitions between care settings.

The Patient Navigator is responsible, along with the identified multidisciplinary care team, for the development, management and coordination of all activities related to the identified clinical service program.

The Patient Navigator collaborates with the interdisciplinary teams in the management of education, bio-psychosocial and financial resources to achieve optimal outcomes for program patients.

The Patient Navigator will work with identified patients throughout their episode of care until discharged from the program and transitioned to primary the care clinic team

Monument Health offers competitive wages and benefits on qualifying positions. Some of those benefits can include:

*Supportive work culture

*Medical, Vision and Dental Coverage

*Retirement Plans, Health Savings Account, and Flexible Spending Account

*Instant pay is available for qualifying positions

*Paid Time Off Accrual Bank

*Opportunities for growth and advancement

*Tuition assistance/reimbursement

*Excellent pay differentials on qualifying positions

*Flexible scheduling

Job Description

Essential Functions:

Acts as a resource to interdisciplinary team, patients and families throughout episode of care. Facilitates efficient, appropriate, seamless, coordinated care to help ensure positive patient outcomes.

Supports patient and family by providing education, advocacy, addressing psychosocial needs, and identifying and addressing barriers to care. Navigates patients and family throughout the diagnosis, treatment and follow-up through the episode of care

Utilizes evaluative and outcomes data to facilitate the achievement of consistent clinical outcomes by concurrently assessing the quality of care provided based on predetermined indicators within the clinical service program and clinical judgement. Utilizes data and decisions to facilitate closure of healthcare gaps

Organizes and completes a plan customized for each patient referred: scheduling, supportive resources and post-treatment resources through episode of care

Participates with identified multidisciplinary team to discuss current and future patient cases and collaborative efforts to meet needs identified

Assists with the evaluation, selection, and design of patient education materials for specific clinical programs. Assists with providing education and outreach programs to patients, staff and community members

Works with staff, administration and physicians to match resources with patient needs. Demonstrates effective fiscal management through cost containment measures while ensuring high quality, cost effective care is being provided to patients within clinical service program

Assists leadership in the development of program goals and objectives. Assists with the development, implementation, and maintenance of quality programs that include best practice patient care outcomes

All other duties as assigned

Additional Requirements

Required

Education - Completion of a nursing education program that is approved by a board of nursing

Certifications - Basic Life Support (BLS) Certification - American Heart Association (AHA) - Within 60 days of hire or transfer; Registered Nurse (RN) - South Dakota Board of Nursing

Preferred

  • Education - Bachelors degree in Nursing
  • Experience - 1+ years of Case Management Experience; 1+ years of Patient Care Experience

Physical Requirements

Light work - Exerting up to 20 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 10 pounds of force frequently, and/or a negligible amount of force constantly to move objects.

  • Job Category
  • Patient Services
  • Job Family

Care Coordination

Shift: Requires the ability to work assigned schedules and hours as determined by the department

  • Employee Type
  • PRN

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Key Responsibilities

The Patient Navigator guides patients and families through their clinical episode of care to ensure seamless transitions and positive outcomes. They collaborate with interdisciplinary teams to manage education, psychosocial needs, and financial resources throughout the treatment process.

Requirements

Candidates must have completed an approved nursing education program and hold a valid Registered Nurse license in South Dakota. Basic Life Support (BLS) certification is required within 60 days of hire.

Qualifications

Education
Professional certificate or licensure

Key Skills

Patient navigationPatient advocacyClinical documentationInterdisciplinary collaborationQuality improvementHealthcare gap closureBio-psychosocial assessment

Palliative Care — Registered Nurse Career Context

Of the 40 active Registered Nurse listings this role was benchmarked against, 23% are remote, 70% have no call, 73% require no weekends.

Registered Nurse pay on WeekdayDoc is up 6.5% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 2026).

Registered Nurse by the numbers
MeasureThis jobMarket
Listed pay$67k–$83kRegistered Nurse median $73k (middle half $73k–$73k)73 comparable listings, Oct 2026
Cost-of-living adjusted pay~$85k in purchasing powerSouth Dakota index 88.6 (US = 100)BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Registered Nurse listings in South Dakota30 active5,897 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Oct 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 23% remote · 70% no call · 73% no weekends40 benchmarked listings
Sign-on & loan repaymentnot statedUS Registered Nurse listings: 10% state a sign-on bonus (median $6k) · 3% offer loan repayment1,000 active listings, Oct 2026
New Palliative Care listings148 in the last 30 days93 the 30 days before (+59%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Oct 2026
Registered Nurse pay trend+6.5% vs prior quarter—through Sep 2026
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index, BEA Regional Price Parities (2024); as of Oct 2026. Same values as the Weekday Verdict and Market Insights on this page.

Location & Logistics

South Dakota has no state income tax, which can significantly increase take-home pay compared to high-tax states. At the posted ~$75k midpoint, that is roughly $3k–$5k a year versus a typical 4–7% state rate.

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Salary Distribution

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Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks

22 jobs
401k / retirement match
95% this job
Loan repayment
18%
CME allowance
14%
Sign-on bonus
9%
PSLF eligible
9%

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Work-life snapshot

median 3.9this job 2.8
Better work-life than 30% of Registered Nurse roles listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 5,861 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

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About Monument Health

Hospitals and Health Care
Rapid City, South Dakota
1,001-5,000 employees

Benefits & Perks

Medical, Vision and Dental Coverage
Retirement Plans
Health Savings Account
Flexible Spending Account
Paid Time Off Accrual Bank
Tuition assistance/reimbursement
Flexible scheduling

Living in Rapid City

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$347k
Typical market rent
$1,445/mo
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
89.2
State income tax
None
Sources & methodology

Sources: Zillow home values (Sep 2026), Zillow market rents (Sep 2026).

BEA 2024 · Rapid City, SD metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

City-level figures. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.