Registered Nurse (RN) - Operating Room

Fairview Health Services•Maplewood, MN

4d•Onsite

About The Position

Fairview is hiring a Registered Nurse (RN) to join our Operating Room (OR) team at St. John’s Hospital in Maplewood, MN! The Operating Room at St. John’s Hospital provides offers a warm, inviting atmosphere and caring, personal staff. Innovative technology, combined with the expertise of our specialists, nurses and staff, contribute to our innovative healing environment and conscientious health care delivery. We are committed to delivering outstanding health care to our growing community. Our 184 bed facility offers a wide range of diagnostic and therapeutic services. About the OR at St. Johns: St. John’s OR has 8 Operating Rooms with supporting Preop and Postop department adjacent. It is a Robotic Center of Excellence as well as Bariatric Center of Excellence with General, Urology, GYN and Oncology being the largest Volume of Robotic cases. Surgeries in this Unit include: Open Heart, complex and simple Neuro-spine, General, GYN, Colorectal, Plastics, ENT, Oral, Urology, Vascular, GI, and Ortho trauma Cardiac Cath lab and Hybrid room adjacent to the OR. Future plans for facility expansion 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.

Requirements

Basic Life Support (American Heart Assoc or Red Cross)
MN Registered Nurse (RN) License
5 years of current acute care RN OR experience

Nice To Haves

Bachelors Degree in Nursing
3-5 years RN OR experience
Advanced Cardiac Life Support (American Heart Assoc)

Responsibilities

Demonstrates dedication to principles of the patient care model (Professional Partnership Model) and achieving the HealthEast nursing vision and strategy
Uses the nursing process, including assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation, to coordinate outcome focused patient care. Throughout this process, also understands and incorporates comprehensive nursing theory based on Watson's Theory of Caring aligning with the practice standards of the American Holistic Nurses Association whenever holistic therapy is offered
The RN coordinates care with members of the health care team and delegates responsibilities to others (surgical technologist, nursing assistant, huc) 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 principles of aseptic technique and safety while establishing and maintaining sterile fields.
Ensures perioperative environmental sanitation.
Actively participates in the development and achievement of department goals (safety, cost, quality, patient experience, employee engagement)
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.
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.
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)