Registered Nurse; RN Operating Room

Position: Registered Nurse (RN) | Operating Room
Location:

Avera St Luke's Hospital Worker Type:

Regular

Work Shift:

Primarily days with night, weekend and holiday on-call involvement (United States of America)
Pay Range:

The pay range for this position is listed below. Actual pay rate dependent upon experience.$33.50 - $48.50

Position Highlights Now Hiring:
Registered Nurse – Operating Room (OR)
Why Join Avera’s OR Team? Student Loan Repayment This position is eligible for Avera’s Student Loan Repayment Program!

Receive an extra $167 per month (up to $10,000) applied directly to your loan principal—helping you pay off debt faster while saving money. Sign-On Bonus Opportunities | A great incentive to grow your career with us!-$20,000 sign-on bonus for nurses with 3+ years of experience-$15,000 sign-on bonus for New Graduate RNs Positive Work Environment Be part of a mission-driven organization that values teamwork, compassion, and excellence.

Experience a supportive culture where delivering outstanding care is recognized and celebrated. Career Growth & Advancement Go beyond basic licensure—Avera supports nurses in achieving national specialty certifications and continued professional development. Meaningful, Hands-On Impact Work directly with surgical teams to provide high-quality care before, during, and after procedures.

You Belong at Avera Be part of a multidisciplinary team built with compassion and the goal of Moving Health Forward for you and our patients. Work where you matter.

A Brief Overview Delivers Nursing Care by developing a nursing diagnosis; establishing nursing care objectives; defining nursing interventions; providing physical, emotional, psychological, and spiritual support to patients, families, and friends to understand patient conditions, medications, and self-care skills; noting changing conditions and needs; re-evaluating care objectives.

What you will do Provides patient care by reviewing physician prescriptions; communicating the nursing care plan and all pertinent information to other members of the health care team; coordinating with other healthcare providers; providing physical, emotional, psychological, and spiritual support to patients, families, and friends; conferring with physicians.

Develops nursing care plans by obtaining medical histories; examining patients; documenting patient physical condition, psychological status, and influencing social factors; conferring with family and friends; developing a nursing diagnosis; establishing nursing care objectives; defining nursing interventions, schedules, and timetables.

Teaches healthcare requirements by establishing patient care goals; instructing patient, family, and friends to understand condition, medications, and self-care skills; answering questions; providing information and resources.

Evaluates patient care by adhering to therapeutic standards; measuring health outcomes against patient care standards; reviewing patient records; noting changing conditions and needs; re-evaluating care objectives; modifying nursing care plan.

Maintains safe, secure, and healthy patient care environment by adhering to infection-control policies and protocols, medication administration and storage procedures, and controlled substance regulations; adhering to organization standards and policies, and to legal regulations; alerting others regarding potential concerns.

Documents patient care services by charting in patient and department records.

Keeps patient care equipment operating by following operating instructions and established procedures; troubleshooting breakdowns; maintaining supplies; performing preventive maintenance; calling for repairs.

Keeps patient care supplies ready by checking stock; anticipating needs; placing and expediting orders; verifying receipt; stocking…