South Dakota Health Workforce

This guide brings together all the Resources, Organizations, Funding, Events, and News we've discovered for South Dakota.

Here are some top picks to get you started:

Frequently Requested Information

• What are key contacts on health workforce for South Dakota?
  The South Dakota Healthcare Workforce Center is the state’s primary coordination organization for health care workforce issues.

• Interested in learning opportunities?
  The state's Area Health Education Centers may offer career exploration activities, as well as educational programs for health career students and continuing education for health professionals.

• Looking for help paying for your education?
  Check Funding and Inactive Funding for scholarships, loan repayment programs, loans, fellowships and educational opportunities. You may also want to browse national funding for additional opportunities.

• Does your organization need help recruiting and retaining health professionals?
  Consider these organizations.

• Are you a health professional interested in practicing in South Dakota?
  See Job Boards and Licensure and Certification Boards

Workforce Statistics and Data Sources

• South Dakota Center for Nursing Workforce - provides access to South Dakota Nursing Workforce Supply and Employment Characteristics: 2011 which reports on South Dakota’s nursing workforce supply and compares it with historical data and with future projections. Includes data on Licensed Practical Nurses, Registered Nurses, Certified Nurse Midwives, Certified Nurse Practitioners, Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists, Clinical Nurse Specialists, and Nursing Faculty.

• South Dakota Office of Rural Health's Health Workforce Center - provides access to health care workforce reports including:
  • 2011 Healthcare Workforce Report
  • 2008 South Dakota Health Professional Workforce Report
  • South Dakota Department of Health Office of Rural Health Recruitment and Retention Survey

• Additional reports and publications are available in the Resources section, and in particular the Supply and Demand Resources include data on the health workforce.

State Workforce Organizations

• South Dakota Center for Nursing Workforce
• South Dakota Department of Labor
• South Dakota Healthcare Workforce Center
• South Dakota Office of Rural Health and Primary Care

• For a complete list, see the Organizations section of this guide.

Page last updated January 8, 2013