RN - Registered Nurse - Operating Room

Overview

Sanford Health is one of the largest and fastest-growing not-for-profit health systems in the United States. We’re proud to offer many development and advancement opportunities to our nearly 50,000 members of the Sanford Family who are dedicated to the work of health and healing across our broad footprint.

Work Shift:

Varies (United States of America)

Scheduled Weekly

Hours:

40

Salary Range: $32.00 - $48.00

Union Position: No

New Graduates & Experienced RNs welcome to apply!

The RN position in the OR with our Surgery Department is full time with various day shifts available: 8, 10 or 12 hour shifts. Most shifts start at 6:30am. The main shift for the surgical nurse is 6:30am – 3:00pm. In a typical 4 week schedule, the nurse would work 3-4 shifts that start later than 6:30am (including shifts beginning at 9:00am, 10:30am, and 12:30pm) and 1-2 overnight call shifts.

This RN position is scheduled to work every 5th weekend (Saturday & Sunday) and 1-2 holidays per year.

The Operating Room (OR) has a total of 35 operating suites, with three suites in the Sanford Heart Hospital, one of which is a hybrid suite. All ORs have state-of-the-art equipment. Outpatient and inpatient procedures total approximately 24,000 annually. Nurse-to-patient ratio is one-to-one. Nurses are usually assigned to a specific OR at the start of their shift and complete cases scheduled in that OR.

The OR performs elective and scheduled surgeries, along with urgent and emergent surgeries.

We have ten specialized surgery teams including orthopedic inpatient; orthopedic outpatient; cardiovascular; urology; OB/GYN; ENT; ophthalmology; general and robotic; pediatrics; and neurosurgery and plastic surgery. The skills of these teams provide quality care while offering opportunities to develop and utilize abilities.

Nurses in the OR start as a circulator nurse, maintaining a sterile field/environment, verifying surgical consent, verifying correct supplies and instruments, assisting the CRNA & Anesthesiologist in induction and emergence, positioning the patient safely, and understanding surgical procedures and steps to anticipate supplies and equipment. If desired, after gaining experience as an OR circulator nurse, there is an option to learn the scrub nurse role.

On-the-job training to become a scrub nurse will be provided. Scrub nurses must learn instrument names, sets, functions, and how to pass instruments safely and efficiently.

Summary

The Registered Nurse (RN) is responsible for utilizing the nursing process (assessment, diagnosis, outcomes/planning, implementation and evaluation) to provide individualized nursing care to patients.

Collaborates with other inter-professional colleagues, including physicians, to plan, implement and evaluate care. Demonstrates competency and practices within the full scope of nursing expertise/knowledge and utilizes appropriate age and population-specific standards as designated in their assigned clinical setting. Cares for patients in all phases of preventative care, health maintenance, diagnosis, treatment, and follow-up as patients move along the continuum of care.

Responsible for planning and coordination of care, patient assessment, patient education, triage, and various other nursing interventions. Functions within the scope and standards of nursing practice as outlined in the Nurse Practice Act and Administrative Rules in state of practice and licensure. The Sanford Professional Nursing Practice recognizes the Scope and Standards of Practice and the Code of Ethics for Nurses with Interpretive Statements as published by the American Nurses Association as the foundation of nursing care delivery and professional conduct.

Graduate from an accredited nursing program required, including, but not limited to, American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN), Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing (ACEN), and National League for Nursing Commission for Nursing Education Accreditation (NLN CNEA). Bachelor’s Degree in nursing preferred.

Currently holds an unencumbered RN license with the State Board of Nursing where the practice of nursing is occurring and/or possess multistate licensure if in a Nurse Licensure Compact state. Obtains and subsequently maintains required department-specific competencies and certifications.

Sanford is an EEO/AA Employer M/F/Disability/Vet.

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