Operating Room Registered Nurse (RN)

Fairview Health Services•Minneapolis, MN

8d•Onsite

About The Position

Fairview Health Services is seeking a passionate and dedicated Registered Nurse (RN) to join our Operating Room team at the University of Minnesota Medical Center – West Bank Campus and Masonic Children’s Hospital in Minneapolis, MN. This is more than a job — it’s a chance to be part of a collaborative, innovative, and teaching-focused environment where your skills make a direct impact on both adult and pediatric patients. Why You’ll Love Working Here Cutting-edge environment: Work in a teaching hospital with 15 operating rooms, advanced surgical suites, and exposure to diverse specialties including pediatrics, cardiovascular, neuro, transplant, robotics, and more. Professional growth: Benefit from cross-service training, mentorship from RN supervisors and educators, and daily collaboration with residents, fellows, and medical students. Team culture: Join a supportive team of surgical technologists, nursing assistants, schedulers, and MDs who value teamwork, safety, and patient advocacy. Impactful work: Care for both adult and pediatric populations, making a difference across a wide range of surgical services. Schedule Night shift: Monday–Thursday, 8-hour shifts Hours: 64 hours every 2 weeks On-call requirement: When scheduled for call (optional), RNs must be able to report to campus within 45 minutes of being contacted. Work-life balance: Enjoy a predictable schedule with long weekends off! What We’re Looking For A hardworking, motivated RN with a positive attitude and eagerness to learn. Someone who thrives in a fast-paced, collaborative environment and is excited about education and new opportunities. Strong commitment to patient safety, advocacy, and teamwork. About Fairview Fairview Health Services is an award-winning nonprofit and part of M Health Fairview, a partnership with the University of Minnesota and M Physicians. Together, we deliver care across community hospitals, academic hospitals, specialty clinics, senior facilities, rehabilitation centers, home health, and more. Here, you’ll find a career that grows with you — supported by a network that values innovation, education, and community impact. A Brief Overview The Registered Nurse is responsible for the assessment, planning, delivery, and evaluation of nursing care for all assigned patient population(s). The RN is responsible for performing these responsibilities in accordance with all policy, procedures, professional practice guidelines and the MN Nurse Practice Act. The RN coordinates care with members of the health care team and delegates responsibilities to others as appropriate

Requirements

MN Registered Nurse (RN) License
Basic Life Support (American Heart Assoc or Red Cross)
2 Years Operating Room Experience

Nice To Haves

Bachelors Degree in Nursing or BAN
1-3 years of experience

Responsibilities

Assesses patient needs and identifies expected nursing outcomes.
Involves the patient, family and other health team members in gathering data.
Uses an ongoing, systematic process to gather relevant information (biological, psychological, spiritual and social aspects) from patient and family.
Analyzes data and information to identify potential risks, prioritize needs and determine priority problems.
Identifies outcomes that are age appropriate, culturally appropriate, realistic and attainable.
Validates these with patient, family and other health team members.
Documents data and identified outcomes.
Implements nursing interventions based on the plan of care.
Provides care according to the plan, and in accordance with all relevant policies, procedures and nursing practice guidelines.
Coordinates nursing care with the care of all other health team members.
Initiates age and culturally appropriate measures to support and meet patient needs while achieving expected outcomes.
Initiates patient/family teaching as appropriate to age, readiness to learn and available resources.
Collaborates, consults, or makes referrals if unable to perform safely and independently.
Delegates direct and indirect patient care activities to appropriate personnel based on needs, condition, potential for risk/harm, complexity of the skill and predictability of the outcome.
Assures all actions are based on scientific, ethical or ecological principles; proven effectiveness; past experience; practice standards; patient/family requests and values; or, legal parameters.
Uses the full range of therapeutic modalities to support and augment the healing process, moving from least intensive and invasive to more, depending on need and context.
Documents interventions according to practice guidelines.
Anticipates, recognizes and responds to emergent situations.