RN Operating Room ENT & Gynecology

Allina Health • Minneapolis, MN

5d • $45 - $74

About The Position

Allina Health is a not-for-profit health system serving individuals, families, and communities throughout Minnesota and western Wisconsin. The organization’s mission is to provide exceptional care by preventing illness, restoring health, and providing comfort, while supporting employees’ well-being and career development.

The registered nurse provides leadership in the surgical environment, applying the nursing process to ensure safe and efficient operating room care. Nursing includes diagnosing and treating human responses to actual or potential health problems and establishing a therapeutic relationship with patients and families. As a leader and integrator of care, the nurse is accountable for planning, coordinating, and evaluating patient care needs.

This is a 1.0 FTE position, equivalent to 80 hours per two-week pay period, with 8-hour day/evening shifts and occasional weekend rotation. Call is based on departmental need, with no regular cadence; weekend team call is approximately 3–4 times per year, and department call for individual shifts is approximately 4–6 times per year. The role is classified by experience tier: Tier 1 requires more than one year of circulating and scrubbing general cases; Tier 2 requires more than one year circulating general cases; Tier 3 requires one year circulating cases.

Requirements

• Associate’s or vocational degree.
• Registered nurse experience.
• Completion of, or current enrollment in, an approved perioperative training program.
• Current Minnesota Board of Nursing RN license if working in Minnesota, or Wisconsin Department of Safety & Professional Services RN license if working in Wisconsin, required upon hire.
• Meet at least one ACLS requirement: current American Heart Association ACLS certification, current American Red Cross ALS certification, or Allina in-house ACLS training within 60 days.
• For the listed location-specific hospitals, meet at least one BLS requirement: current American Heart Association BLS certification, current American Red Cross BLS certification, or Allina in-house BLS training within 30 days of hire.
• Physical ability to lift up to 32 pounds occasionally and up to 25 pounds frequently.
• Experience tier requirements: Tier 1—more than one year circulating and scrubbing general cases; Tier 2—more than one year circulating general cases; Tier 3—one year circulating cases.

Nice To Haves

• Bachelor’s degree.
• Operating room experience.
• CNOR (Certified Nurse Operating Room) certification.

Responsibilities

• Assess patient and family needs, identify outcomes, establish and supervise the plan of care, and modify it as needed.
• Maintain education and competencies to remain proficient in providing high-quality patient care.
• Use evidence-based nursing practice and consider applicable statutes, rules, and regulations when developing the plan of care.
• Collaborate with patients and families to establish realistic, measurable expected outcomes based on nursing diagnoses, capabilities, goals, resources, and continuity-of-care plans.
• Identify outcomes that are age-appropriate, culturally appropriate, realistic, and attainable.
• Coordinate, collaborate, and delegate appropriately to ensure safe and effective care.
• Fulfill organizational requirements.
• When acting as charge nurse, coordinate, delegate, and direct unit operations and collaborate with staff, leadership, and other disciplines.
• When acting as preceptor, identify the orientee’s learning needs, plan learning experiences, and validate clinical competence.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Benefits

• Medical and dental coverage.
• PTO/time away.
• Retirement savings plans.
• Life insurance.
• Short-term and long-term disability.
• Voluntary benefits, including vision, legal, and critical illness coverage.
• Tuition reimbursement or continuing medical education, as applicable.
• Student loan support benefits to navigate the Federal Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program.
• Well-being resources, including well-being dollars, dedicated well-being navigators, programs, activities, articles, videos, personal coaching, and tools.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: Associate degree