Operating Room Rn Jobs

Join our team as an Operating Room Registered Nurse! Our team gets to work with a variety of cases allowing you to gain a wide range of skills within the Operating Room. Regions Hospital has 21 operating rooms which includes a hybrid OR and two (2) daVinci Xi robots. We are a busy OR with over 14,000 surgical procedures performed annually.

Under the direction of the Nurse Manager, this position is accountable for the following:

• Oversees nursing care needs of the newborn, pediatric, adolescent, adult, and geriatric patients in the Operating Room
• Assists in operating procedures and implements nursing activities for cost effective and efficient operations in an operating room
• Performs other duties as assigned
• Promotes and ensures patient satisfaction with surgery and nursing care services
• Provides suggestions for optimizing existing work processes and resource allocation for an effective operating room
• Implements nursing activities for operating room services and ensures compliance with all standard policies and procedures
• Ensures adherence to relevant policies and procedures for operating room nursing services

Work Schedule:

Primarily 3:00 pm-11:00 pm with weekend responsibilities every 8th weekend. Holiday and vacation rotations expected, per seniority.

Required Education & Certifications:

• Licensed registered nurse by State of Minnesota
• Licensed Registered Nurse with Perioperative course or completion of a perioperative clinical rotation through a nursing program OR 1 year of operating room RN experience OR licensed registered nurse with 3 years of experience as a Surgical Technologist/Surgical Assistant/Instrument Processing Technician
• Applicants with an associates degree in nursing must have 1 year (2080 hours) experience as a registered nurse
• Completion of a baccalaureate program in nursing
  • Applicants with an associates degree in nursing must have 1 year (2080 hours) experience as a registered nurse
• Basic Life Support for Health Care Providers

Knowledge/Skills & Abilities:

• Ability to interpret colorimetric determinations
• Knowledge of surgical instrument procedures and related supplies
• Knowledge of aseptic and sterilization techniques
• Knowledge of current nursing practices and techniques
• Ability to effectively participate on an interdisciplinary treatment team
• Ability to develop and maintain effective working relationships with patients, family members and coworkers
• Ability to recognize subtle changes in patient’s condition or body systems
• Knowledge of emergency procedures and medical intervention techniques

Benefits:

Our benefits include medical insurance, dental insurance, 401k with match, disability insurance, and tuition reimbursement. Benefits take effect first day of employment. We offer an on-site employee fitness center, an on-site physical therapy clinic for employees as well as an on-site employee clinic to make it more convenient for our staff to get the care they need. We also have a Center for Employee Resilience that provides support and evidence-based practices to bring relief and build resiliency.

Regions is a qualified non-profit employer under the federal Public Service Loan Forgiveness program. Regions is also proud to be a Yellow Ribbon Company.

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