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Monument Health
Rapid City, South Dakota

Registered Nurse Patient Navigator

Registered NurseFull-Time

Listed compensation

$66K - $83K

The week · per this posting · weekdays assumed

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Posted 3mo ago

Job Description

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Primary Location

Rapid City, SD USA

Department: RCH Palliative Care

Scheduled Weekly Hours

40

Starting Pay Rate Range

$32.00 - $40.00

(Determined by the knowledge, skills, and experience of the applicant.)

Job Summary

*UP TO A $10,000 SIGN ON BONUS AVAILABLE FOR QUALIFIED CANDIDATES*

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

Regarding BLS certification: The department you are applying to may require BLS certification sooner than 60 days post transfer/hire. The hiring manager will discuss this with you if it is applicable.

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

Regular

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Monument Health is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, or protected Veteran status.

Qualifications

Experience
2+ years of experience

Key Skills

Patient NavigationPsychosocial SupportClinical Outcome AssessmentInterdisciplinary CollaborationResource Management

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Registered Nurse Patient Navigator at Monument Health a 6.6 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the top 10% in Registered Nurse roles — ranked against 5,861 active Registered Nurse roles listings on WeekdayDoc.

Palliative Care — Registered Nurse Career Context

Of the 40 active Registered Nurse listings this role was benchmarked against, 28% are remote, 48% 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
Work-life score6.6 / 10 · top 10% in registered nurse rolesranked against 5,861 Registered Nurse roles listingslisting-based score, 0–10
Listed pay$32k–$40kRegistered Nurse median $97k (middle half $85k–$119k)417 comparable listings, Oct 2026
Cost-of-living adjusted pay~$41k in purchasing powerSouth Dakota index 88.6 (US = 100)BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Registered Nurse listings in South Dakota30 active5,932 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Oct 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 28% remote · 48% no call · 73% no weekends40 benchmarked listings
Sign-on & loan repayment$10k sign-onUS Registered Nurse listings: 12% state a sign-on bonus (median $7k) · 5% 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 (5,861 Registered Nurse roles listings), 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 ~$36k midpoint, that is roughly $1k–$3k a year versus a typical 4–7% state rate.

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Work-life snapshot

median 3.9this job 6.6
Among the best 10% of Registered Nurse roles listings for work-life

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

Benefits & Perks

Supportive Work Culture
Medical Insurance
Vision Insurance
Dental Insurance
Retirement Plans
Health Savings Account
Flexible Spending Account
Instant Pay

Living in Rapid City

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$347k≈ 10.9× annual pay
Typical market rent
$1,445/mo≈ 54% of gross pay
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.

Ratios use this listing’s gross annual pay. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.