Registered Nurse - Operating Room (OR)

Akicita Federal is hiring Registered Nurses to deliver direct surgical nursing care for the Indian Health Service at the Pine Ridge Service Unit in Pine Ridge, SD — serving the Oglala Lakota Nation on one of the most storied reservations in the American West

You will work alongside a dedicated hospital nursing team, providing hands-on perioperative and surgical support that directly raises the standard of health care available to American Indian patients and their families.

• Provide comprehensive pre-operative assessments and prepare patients for surgical procedures in a rural hospital setting.
• Perform surgical timeouts, surgical counts, and sterile supply passes to maintain patient safety and OR integrity.
• Administer medications via oral, transdermal, intravenous, intramuscular, sublingual, and subcutaneous routes as part of perioperative and post-operative care plans.
• Manage post-operative pain, monitor patient recovery, and coordinate handoff to appropriate care teams.
• Perform adult and neonatal venipuncture and skin puncture for IV placement and blood collection.
• Operate and maintain sterile operating suites and surgical equipment, including oxygen therapy systems and extremity tourniquets.
• Float as needed to the Emergency Room, Outpatient Clinic, or Acute Care In-Patient units to support patient observation, medication administration, or other intermittent care needs.