RN- Healing Center - Overnight

• Come join the Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community (SMSC) Healing Center as a Registered Nurse!
• In this role, you’ll provide compassionate, trauma-informed nursing care for adults in residential treatment, administering medications, monitoring symptoms and vital signs, supporting withdrawal management and MAT, and completing admissions and health assessments.
• You’ll collaborate closely with medical providers and an interdisciplinary team, maintain accurate documentation in NextGen, lead nursing education groups, support crisis response, and help ensure safe medication practices.
• Enjoy weekly pay, career growth opportunities, and 401k starting day one.
• Whatever your career goals may be, let SMSC help you get there!

Shifts We Are Hiring For

3:00 pm - 7:30 AM

Starting Pay

$36 - $46 depending on experience with $2 shift difference from 7 PM – 7 AM and on weekends.

This role will work 4 - 8-hour shifts in total of 32 hours a week.

Job Overview

The Registered Nurse (RN) delivers compassionate, trauma-informed nursing care to adult clients in residential (substance use disorder and/or mental health) treatment at the Healing Center. The RN plays a key role in ensuring medical safety, supporting withdrawal management protocols, administering medications, and working collaboratively with an interdisciplinary team. This role also includes transporting clients to offsite appointments and other approved activities using facility motorpool vehicles. The RN contributes to a culturally respectful healing environment, with special emphasis on the needs of Native American clients, particularly those from the four Dakota tribes.

Create Your Path

• The
• Work
• You’ll Do:
• Provide direct nursing care including medication administration, symptom monitoring, vital signs, and withdrawal management according to clinical protocols.
• Assess, document, and respond to medical needs and collaborate with medical providers and interdisciplinary staff.
• Monitor and manage withdrawal symptoms and implement provider-ordered medication-assisted treatment (MAT) when appropriate.
• Maintain accurate and timely nursing documentation in the electronic health record (NextGen).
• Participate in admissions, health screenings, and nursing assessments for new clients.
• Support safe medication practices, including inventory, storage, administration, and disposal of controlled substances.
• Conduct nursing groups and individual sessions to educate clients on medications, health conditions, wellness, and self-care practices.
• Assist with crisis intervention and emergency response, including coordination with emergency medical services.
• Communicate effectively with clients, staff, and outside healthcare providers to support continuity of care.
• Drive clients to offsite medical appointments, community-based services, or other approved events using Healing Center motorpool vehicles.
• Support culturally respectful care in partnership with cultural advisors and practitioners.
• Participate in team meetings, case reviews, and quality improvement initiatives.
• Perform other duties as assigned in support of the Healing Center’s mission and client well-being.

Job Requirements

• Current, unrestricted license as a Registered Nurse (RN) in the State of Minnesota.
• Current BLS; ACLS preferred.
• One (1) year of nursing experience in a behavioral health, medical-surgical, or residential care setting.
• Experience in withdrawal management or substance use disorder treatment preferred.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills.
• Knowledge of or willingness to learn Dakota cultural values and healing practices.
• Proficient with basic computer and electronic documentation skills; experience with NextGen a plus.
• Ability to work with compassion, discretion, and sound clinical judgment.
• Must pass a background check and meet tribal credentialing requirements.
• Must possess a valid driver’s license, pass a motor vehicle records check, and be insurable under the Healing Center’s policy to transport clients.
• This position is subject to testing for drugs (THC included) and alcohol in accordance with Federal Department of Transportation regulations, as well as the SMSC Drug/THC and Alcohol Policy.

Outstanding Benefits & Awesome Perks

Enjoy competitive weekly pay, outstanding benefits and advancement opportunities. Generous benefits include medical, dental, life and disability insurance, onsite medical clinics and pharmacy, 401(k) retirement plan, paid time off, wellness programs and more. Plus, take advantage of perks like discounts on childcare, fuel, bus passes and fitness membership, free uniforms, free uniform cleaning and tuition reimbursement.

Who We Are

The Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community contributes both time and financial resources across the region, state, and country. The SMSC has donated more than $400 million to organizations and causes, provided $500 million in economic development loans to other tribes, and contributed millions more to support regional governments and infrastructure. The SMSC's Native Green initiative annually diverts hundreds of tons of waste from landfills, has implemented compostable containers throughout our properties, and restored hundreds of acres of prairie land. Team members are eligible to participate in SMSC Gives, a community outreach initiative that organizes various opportunities in the local community. To empower its team members to take part in the Dakota tradition of giving, the SMSC provides paid hours to team members to volunteer at events. Learn more at shakopeedakota.org