Registered Nurse (RN) – Operating Room

Fairview Health Services•Woodbury, MN

9d•Onsite

About The Position

Fairview is hiring a Registered Nurse (RN) to join our Operating Room team at our Woodwinds Hospital in Woodbury, MN. Woodwinds Health Campus opened its 86-bed hospital in August 2000. Located on 30 acres of pristine wetlands in Woodbury, MN, it’s the only hospital in the southeast metro area. Woodwinds provides convenient, comprehensive and quality health care for the community. You’ll find the services you need all in one location. We're known for attention to detail and attention to patients and the calming ambiance is enhanced by the surrounding woods and wetlands. The OR at Woodwinds is an acute care setting that can lead a variety of surgical specialties. We have 6 Operating Rooms with surgical volumes on an average day can range from 15-25 cases. Woodwinds Operating Room specifically focus on General Surgery, Orthopedics, Ortho Spine, Podiatry, OB/GYN, Plastics, ENT, and Ophthalmology. This position will serve an adult patient population (16 years or older). As an Operating Room RN, you will be responsible for implementing protective measures prior to operative or invasive procedure, including measures to prevent skin or tissue injury due to thermal, mechanical, electrical and chemical sources. You will confirm identity before the operative or invasive procedure and verify operative procedure, surgical site and laterality. You will apply safety devices, perform required counts, manage specimen handling and disposition. You will demonstrate knowledge about the psychologic, sociologic, and spiritual responses of patients and their families regarding the operative or other invasive procedure. You will apply principles of aseptic technique while establishing and maintaining sterile fields. You will perform skin preparations, monitor for wound contamination, and classify the surgical wound. 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

Basic Life Support (American Heart Assoc or Red Cross)
MN Registered Nurse (RN) License
One year of RN Operating Room experience.

Nice To Haves

Bachelors Degree in Nursing
2 year OR experience
Scrub experience
Advanced Cardiac Life Support (American Heart Assoc) depending on the unit and patient population

Responsibilities

Assesses patient needs and identifies expected nursing outcomes.
Collaborates with patient, family and other health team members to develop a nursing plan as part of an integrated, comprehensive plan of care
Develops an individualized plan based on age, social and cultural considerations, condition and other relevant needs.
Evaluates care and patient response to interventions and expected outcomes.
Collaborates and communicates effectively and respectfully with the patient, family and members of the health care team within and across care settings to promote partnership-based health care
Demonstrates the ability to advance care by utilizing standards, guidelines, care pathways and continuous improvement to enhance patient outcomes.
Promotes a culture of evidence based practice (EBP).