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Operating Room Registered Nurse (OR RN) Travel Nurse Job – Aberdeen, South Dakota

Experienced Operating Room Registered Nurses (OR RNs) can bring their perioperative expertise to a collaborative acute-care team in Aberdeen, SD. This 13-week travel nursing contract is ideal for an OR nurse who enjoys diverse surgical cases, organized workflows, and a supportive environment. Explore this South Dakota travel nurse opportunity in a welcoming northeastern community with convenient access to outdoor recreation and small-city amenities.

Travel Nursing Job Details

• Location: Aberdeen, South Dakota
• Weekly Estimated Pay: $2,500–$2,630
• Contract: 13 weeks
• Start Date: November 9, 2026
• End Date: February 8, 2027
• Schedule: Full-time, approximately 40 hours per week
• Shift: 8-hour day shifts with call rotation, including 1–2 call days per week, every 2nd–4th weekend, and rotating holidays
• Clinical Setting: Acute-care perioperative department
• Charting and Systems: Epic electronic health record (EHR) and Pyxis medication system
• Orientation: Department and hospital orientation, equipment and supply training, and additional support based on experience

Operating Room RN Job Requirements

• Active South Dakota Registered Nurse (RN) license
• At least 2 years of recent Operating Room nursing experience
• BSN required
• Current BLS and ACLS certifications
• PALS certification preferred
• Strong organization, communication, clinical documentation, and time-management skills
• Ability to participate in the required call, weekend, and holiday rotation

Perioperative Nursing Responsibilities

• Circulate surgical cases and support safe, efficient intraoperative patient care
• Pull, prepare, and organize surgical supplies and equipment according to preference cards
• Set up, clean, and turn over operating rooms between procedures
• Provide perioperative nursing support for general surgery, OB/GYN, urology, orthopedics, podiatry, ENT, cardiovascular, and bariatric procedures
• Operate or assist with surgical equipment such as arthroscopic pumps and shavers, cautery machines, lasers, fracture tables, and C-arm imaging equipment
• Maintain accurate clinical documentation and promote adherence to operating room safety and infection-prevention standards
• Collaborate with surgeons, anesthesia professionals, nurses, surgical technologists, and other members of the perioperative care team
• Provide support across the perioperative department as needed, including pre-op, post-op, outpatient services, and PACU
• Adapt to a 1:1 OR assignment and varying patient needs in adjacent perioperative areas

Apply now for this Operating Room RN travel contract in Aberdeen, South Dakota, and join a supportive acute-care perioperative team.

Benefits

401K with Matching, Healthcare, Dental and Vision

Equal Opportunity

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity across our organization. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.