Registered Nurse; RN - Operating Room

Job Overview

Fairview is hiring a Registered Nurse (RN) to join our Operating Room (OR) team n’s Hospital in Maplewood, MN!

The Operating Room n’s Hospital provides 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.

Schedule: This role is a 1.0 FTE position (80 hours per two‑week pay period), working 8‑hour evening shifts (shift times for 8‑hour shifts are 11:00 am – 7:30 pm or 2:45 pm to 11:15 pm). Weekend rotation and on‑call coverage are required. On‑call staff must be able to arrive within 30 minutes of the hospital; on‑site call rooms are available if needed.

• St. John’s OR has 8 Operating Rooms with supporting Preop and Postop departments adjacent.
• It is a Robotic Center of Excellence as well as a 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 orthopedic trauma.
• Cardiac Cath lab and hybrid room adjacent to the OR.
• Future plans for facility expansion.

Fairview Health Services is an industry‑leading, award‑winning nonprofit that offers an entire network of health care 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.

• Demonstrating dedication to principles of the patient care model (Professional Partnership Model) and achieving the Health East nursing vision and strategy.
• Using the nursing process, including assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation, to coordinate outcome‑focused patient care. Understanding and incorporating comprehensive nursing theory based on Watson’s Theory of Caring and aligning with the practice standards of the American Holistic Nurses Association whenever holistic therapy is offered.
• Coordinating care with members of the health care team and delegating responsibilities to others (surgical technologist, nursing assistant, huc) as appropriate.
• Implementing protective measures prior to procedure, including measures to prevent skin or tissue injury due to thermal, mechanical, electrical, and chemical sources.
• Confirming identity before the operative or invasive procedure and verifying operative procedure, surgical site, and laterality.
• Applying principles of aseptic technique and safety while establishing and maintaining sterile fields.
• Ensuring perioperative environmental sanitation.
• Actively participating in the development and achievement of department goals (safety, cost, quality, patient experience, employee engagement).
• Supporting 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.
• Demonstrating 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…