Registered Nurse, Operating Room

Join our team as an Operating Room Registered Nurse! Our team gets to work with a variety of cases allowing you to gain a wide range of skills within the Operating Room.  

Under the direction of the Nurse Manager, this position is accountable for the following:  

• Oversees nursing care needs of the newborn, pediatric, adolescent, adult, and geriatric patients in the Operating Room
• Implements nursing activities for operating room services and ensures compliance with all standard policies and procedures
• Assists in operating procedures and implements nursing activities for cost effective and efficient operations in an operating room
• Provides suggestions for optimizing existing work processes and resource allocation for an effective operating room
• Ensures adherence to relevant policies and procedures for operating room nursing services
• Promotes and ensures patient satisfaction with surgery and nursing care services
• Performs other duties as assigned

Work Schedule: 

• This is a per diem position requiring a minimum number of scheduled shifts to maintain employment. 
• Hours may include day shifts (6:45 a.m.-3:15 p.m. or 9:00 a.m.-5:30 p.m.), evening shifts (2:45 p.m.-10:45 p.m.), and occasional overnight coverage (10:45 p.m.-7:15 a.m.). Additional 10- or 12-hour shifts, including mid-day coverage (10:45 a.m.-5:15 p.m.), may be assigned based on department and staffing needs. 

• Schedule flexibility is required.

   

Required Education & Certifications:

• Completion of a baccalaureate program in nursing
  • Applicants with an associate's degree in nursing must have 1 year (2080 hours) experience as a registered nurse 
• Licensed Registered Nurse with Perioperative course or completion of a perioperative clinical rotation through a nursing program OR 1 year of operating room RN experience OR licensed registered nurse with 3 years of experience as a Surgical Technologist/Surgical Assistant/Instrument Processing Technician
• Licensed registered nurse by State of Minnesota
• Basic Life Support for Health Care Providers 

Benefits:

Our benefits include medical insurance, dental insurance, 401k with match, disability insurance, and tuition reimbursement. We offer an on-site employee fitness center as well as an on-site employee clinic to make it more convenient for our staff to get the care they need. We also have a Center for Employee Resilience that provides support and evidence-based practices to bring relief and build resiliency.