Registered Nurse (RN) - Operating Room

Fairview Health Services; Minneapolis (MN); On-site; USD 58,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare facility is hiring a Registered Nurse (RN) for the Operating Room team at its Minneapolis location. This role involves working night shifts, collaborating with a diverse surgical team, and ensuring patient safety and care during procedures. Competitive compensation and comprehensive benefits are offered, emphasizing career development and teamwork.

Benefits

Medical and dental benefits

Retirement plan

Tuition reimbursement

Qualifications

• Required: MN RN license and BLS for Health Care Providers.
• Minimum of 1 year OR RN experience or 2 years as a Surgical Technologist required.
• Training to charge nurse within 6 months expected.

Responsibilities

• Establish safety for surgical patients and assess treatments.
• Implement protective measures prior to operations.
• Perform skin preparations and monitor for contamination.

Skills

Patient Assessment

Aseptic Technique

Teamwork

Education

Bachelor's degree in Nursing

MN RN license

Job description

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Job Overview

Bring Your Possibilities to Fairview

At Fairview, we believe in the power of possibility — within ourselves, our teams, and the communities we serve. We believe that leadership isn’t just a title — it’s a mindset we all share. Whether you’re providing hands-on care, innovating behind the scenes, or supporting those who do, your work matters.

Fairview is hiring a Registered Nurse (RN) to join our Operating Room (OR) team at our University of Minnesota Medical Center East Bank location in Minneapolis, MN.

We are seeking a hardworking and motivated Registered Nurse (RN) to join our Operating Room (OR) team, which includes surgical technologists, nursing assistants, schedulers, instrument technicians, and MDs. This position will serve an all-adult patient population.

Schedule: This position will be working 80 hours every 2 weeks on the night shifts. The schedule includes: 10 hour shifts (8pm-6:30am), Wednesday-Saturday. No holidays or call.

About The OR At UMMC East Bank

• University of Minnesota Medical Center is the flagship location for University of Minnesota Health
• Offers the widest range of hospital and clinical services provided through University of Minnesota Health, ranging from primary care and emergency care to deliver care to patients with the most complex conditions
• Areas of specialization include: solid organ transplant, blood and marrow transplantation, heart disease, and cancer
• Surgeries in this unit are team based among these specialties: neurology, thoracic, cardiovascular, vascular, complex ENT, robotics, gynecology, oncology, urology
• The OR at UMMC East Bank completes on average 45-50 scheduled cases per day
  
  
  

About Fairview

Fairview Health Services is an industry-leading, award-winning nonprofit that offers an entire network of healthcare services. Fairview is one part of M Health Fairview, a partnership between the University of Minnesota, M Physicians and Fairview Health Services. Together, we combine the University’s deep history of clinical innovation and training with Fairview’s extensive roots in community medicine. Our care portfolio includes community hospitals, academic hospitals, primary and specialty care clinics, senior facilities, facilitated living centers, rehabilitation centers, home health care services, counseling, pharmacies and benefit management services

Apply today to join our 34,000+ employees and 5,000+ system providers working to build lasting relationships with the people we serve: our patients, our communities, and each other!

As an Operating Room RN, you will be responsible for:

• The Operating Room RN demonstrates the ability to establish an environment of safety for the surgical patient. They should be able to assess, diagnose, implement, and evaluate treatments and procedures that contribute to the physiological stability of the surgical patient. They may also serve as a circulator or scrub during operative procedures.
• Implements protective measures prior to operative or invasive procedure, including measures to prevent skin or tissue injury due to thermal, mechanical, electrical and chemical sources.
• Confirms identity before the operative or invasive procedure and verifies operative procedure, surgical site and laterality.
• Applies safety devices, performs required counts, manages specimen handling and disposition.
• Demonstrates knowledge about the psychologic, sociologic, and spiritual responses of patients and their families to the operative or other invasive procedure.
• Applies principles of aseptic technique while establishing and maintaining sterile fields.
• Performs skin preparations, monitors for wound contamination, and classifies the surgical wound.
• Ensures perioperative environmental sanitation.
  
  
  

Required Qualifications

• MN RN license required
• BLS for Health Care Providers
• Minimum of 1 year OR RN experience or 2 years’ experience as a Surgical Technologist.
• Must be able to train into charge within 6 months of hire.
  
  
  

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Nursing
  
  
  

Benefit Overview

Fairview offers a generous benefit package, including but not limited to medical, dental, vision plans, life insurance, short-term and long-term disability insurance, PTO and Sick and Safe Time, tuition reimbursement, retirement, early access to earned wages, and more! Please follow this link for additional information: https://www.fairvview.org/benefits/noncontractrn

Compensation Disclaimer

An individual's pay rate within the posted range may be determined by various factors, including skills, knowledge, relevant education, experience, and market conditions. Additionally, our organization prioritizes pay equity and considers internal team equity when making any offer. If your role is eligible for a sign-on bonus, the bonus program that is approved and in place at the time of offer, is what will be honored.

EEO Statement

EEO/Vet/Disabled: All qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to any lawfully protected status

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