Travel Nurse RN - OR - Operating Room
Pine Ridge, SD
DT-Healthcare Staffing
5x8 hrs, Days
Referral Bonus

Operating Room (OR) Registered Nurse — Travel Contract

Pine Ridge Indian Health Service Hospital |  Pine Ridge, SD  | Surgical / Perioperative Services

Specialty

Operating Room / Perioperative RN

Shift

Days, 5x8-hr shifts (0700-1530), rotating standby call

Weekly Hours

40 (Regular), plus rotational On-Call & Call-Back

Contract Length

24 weeks (extensions available through 2030)

Start Date

10/18/2026

Setting

Rural, mission-driven federal hospital serving the Oglala Lakota Nation

Pay Package (per week, 40 regular hours)

Component

Rate

Weekly Amount

Taxable Base Rate

$34.00/hr

$1,360.00

Non-Taxable Housing & Meal Stipend*

$178.00/day × 7 days

$1,246.00

Estimated Weekly Gross

$2,606.00

One-Time Travel Allowance (first paycheck, non-taxable)

—

$500.00

*Stipend based on GSA FY26 Standard CONUS per diem for the Pine Ridge/Oglala Lakota County area ($110 lodging + $68 M&IE).

Rotational standby (On-Call) and Call-Back shifts are paid separately per contract terms, in addition to the package above.

Blended Rate

The blended rate expresses the full weekly package — taxable pay plus tax-free stipends — as a single hourly figure, so it can be compared apples-to-apples against other assignments.

Blended Rate (recurring pay only)

 = (Taxable Weekly + Stipend Weekly) / Weekly Hours

 = ($1,360.00 + $1,246.00) / 40

 = $65.15/hr

Blended Rate (incl. amortized $500 travel allowance over a 24-wk / 960-hr assignment)

 = $65.15/hr + ($500 / 960 hrs)

 = $65.15/hr + $0.52/hr

 = $65.68/hr

Blended Rate (recurring)

$65.15/hr

Blended Rate (incl. travel allowance)

$65.68/hr

Requirements

• Current, unrestricted RN license (any U.S. state, D.C., or territory); NCLEX-RN
• Current AHA BLS, ACLS, and PALS certification
• Minimum 1 year of experience in a surgical/OR service department
• Able to pass a federal background investigation (PIV/HSPD-12)
• Comfortable working in a rural, medically underserved, culturally distinct community

Why Pine Ridge

Direct, high-impact patient care in an OR/surgical unit supporting the Pine Ridge Service Unit's mission to serve the Oglala Lakota Nation — meaningful work, a tight-knit clinical team, and long-term extension potential through 2030.

Assumptions: taxable base rate and per diem figures are drawn from the pricing model built for RFQ 75H70626Q00202 (Proposed Direct Hourly Wage $34.00/hr; GSA lodging $110/night + M&IE $68/day). Adjust the taxable rate, stipend, or travel allowance and recompute the blended rate as needed before posting.