• Serving patients of all ages and cases including general surgery, orthopedic, podiatry, spine, OB/GYN, urology, ENT, ophthalmology and endoscopy.
• In-house Anesthesia coverage 24 hours a day 7 days of week for services required both in the operating room and other hospital departments as needed.
• RN staff is experienced in pre/post operative care consistent with ASPAN standards of care. The OR RNs & certified surgical technologist follow AORN standards of care.
• Averages 7,000 cases a year.
• 80th percentile ranking for Patient Satisfaction.
• Endoscopy/GI department has 2 procedure rooms to serve both outpatients and inpatients for colonoscopy, flexible sigmoidoscopy, and EGD procedures.

Schedule:

This OR nursing position will be working 72 hours every two weeks on the rotating day/evening shifts with 8 hur shifts. Schedule requires call shifts one weekday a week and one weekend every 8-10 weeks. (Need to be within 30 minutes)

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:

• Assessment, planning, delivery, and evaluation of nursing care for all assigned patient populations and for performing these responsibilities in accordance with all policy, procedure and professional practice guidelines and the MN Nurse Practice Act.
• The RN coordinates care with members care team and delegates responsibilities to others (surgical technologist, nursing assistant, health unit coordinator) as appropriate.
• Implements protective measures prior to 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.
• 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.
• .Facilitate the patients in a 5 suite OR department.
• Set up, circulate and organize O.R. rooms for a multitude of Surgical Services (Gen, ENT, GYN, URO. Ortho, etc.) and the GI /Endoscopy unit.
• Supports patients’ rights and ethics by delivering consistent, proficient, and ethical care, within legal standards of practice, while maintaining privacy and support of the patient’s value system.
• Demonstrates knowledge of the health system environment and administrative issues that impact job performance, patient safety, and ethical considerations.

• OR registered nurse experience and/or Successful completion of the AORN Peri-op 101 course and/or
• Clinical Experience as a Certified Surgical Technologist or completion of OR Internship
• Current Minnesota Registered Nurse License
• Basic Life Support (BLS)

• Bachelor’s degree in Nursing