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Sioux Falls, South Dakota

RN Triage - Registered Nurse - Internal Medicine Clinic - PRN

Registered Nurse Top 25% in Registered Nurse rolesNo callPer Diem

Listed compensation

$29.5-$44.5/hr

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Employment & setting
Per Diem
Call expectations
No call
Weekends
Not specified
Posted 1h ago · Verified live

Job Description

Sanford Health, the largest rural health system in the United States, is dedicated to transforming the health care experience and providing access to world-class health care in America’s heartland.

Work Shift

8 Hours - Day Shifts (United States of America)

Scheduled Weekly Hours

0

Compensation

Salary Range: $29.50 - $44.50

Union Position

  • No
  • Department Details

Summary

Answers patient inquiries over the telephone, assessing the severity of the patient's symptoms and medical needs according to triage algorithms.

Job Description

Guides the patient to the appropriate level of care; schedules patient appointments over the phone with appropriate healthcare providers/facilities/physicians. Documents information provided to patients during triage in health record systems; records patients health conditions for follow-up patient care. Maintains and develops triage protocols; ensures patients' healthcare information is updated on time. Role does answer inquiries through multiple variations of technology, depending on department. Educate patients based on calls that come in.

Qualifications

Graduate from an accredited nursing program preferred, including, but not limited to, American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN), Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing (ACEN), and National League for Nursing Commission for Nursing Education Accreditation (NLN CNEA). Bachelor’s Degree in nursing preferred.

One year of healthcare experience preferred.

Currently holds an unencumbered RN license with the State Board of Nursing where the practice of nursing is occurring and/or possess multistate licensure if in a Nurse Licensure Compact (NLC) state. Nurses performing nursing practice over the telephone require licensure in the states where the patients being served reside. Within first 30 days of employment, all requirements to obtain license needed for role is completed. Obtains and subsequently maintains required department specific competencies and certifications. Obtains and subsequently maintains required department specific competencies and certifications.

Sanford is an EEO/AA Employer M/F/Disability/Vet.

If you are an individual with a disability and would like to request an accommodation for help with your online application, please call 1-877-949-5678 or send an email to talent@sanfordhealth.org.

Key Responsibilities

The Registered Nurse will conduct telephone triage by assessing patient symptoms and medical needs using established algorithms. They are also responsible for scheduling appointments and documenting patient information within the health record system.

Qualifications

Education
Bachelor degree

Key Skills

Patient assessmentHealth record documentationPatient educationClinical protocolsSymptom assessmentAppointment scheduling

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates RN Triage - Registered Nurse - Internal Medicine Clinic - PRN at Sanford Health a 6.4 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the top 25% in Registered Nurse roles — ranked against 5,396 active Registered Nurse roles listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no on-call duties.

Internal Medicine — Registered Nurse Career Context

Of the 40 active Registered Nurse listings this role was benchmarked against, 18% are remote, 65% have no call, 60% require no weekends.

The cost-of-living index for South Dakota is 88.6 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$77k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $87k in an average-cost state. 58.2% of South Dakota clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Location & Logistics

South Dakota has no state income tax, which can significantly increase take-home pay compared to high-tax states. At the posted ~$77k midpoint, that is roughly $3k–$5k a year versus a typical 4–7% state rate.

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Work-life snapshot

6.4/ 10
Listing-based score

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Living in Sioux Falls

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$304k
Typical market rent
$1,302/mo
Residents’ average commute
17 min
State income tax
None
Sources & methodology

Sources: Zillow home values (Aug 2026), Zillow market rents (Aug 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.

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