Responsibilities/Job Description:
University of Minnesota Medical Center – West Bank Campus & Masonic Children's Hospital | Minneapolis, MN
Fairview Health Services is seeking a passionate and dedicated Registered Nurse (RN) to join our Operating Room team at the University of Minnesota Medical Center – West Bank Campus and Masonic Children's Hospital. This is more than a job. It is an opportunity to work in a collaborative, innovative, teaching-focused environment where your skills directly impact both adult and pediatric patients undergoing surgical care.
About Fairview
Fairview Health Services is an award-winning nonprofit organization and part of M Health Fairview, a partnership between the University of Minnesota and M Physicians. Together, we provide care across academic medical centers, community hospitals, specialty clinics, senior care facilities, rehabilitation centers, home care services, and more.
At Fairview, you'll find a career that grows with you through opportunities for innovation, education, professional development, and meaningful community impact.
Why You'll Love Working Here
Cutting-Edge Surgical Environment
- Practice in a premier academic medical center with 15 operating rooms and advanced surgical suites.
- Gain exposure to a wide range of specialties, including pediatrics, cardiovascular, neurosurgery, transplant, robotics, and more.
Professional Growth and Development
- Receive cross-service training and mentorship from experienced RN supervisors and educators.
- Collaborate daily with residents, fellows, attending physicians, and medical students in a teaching hospital environment.
Supportive Team Culture
- Work alongside a highly collaborative team of surgical technologists, nursing assistants, schedulers, and physicians.
- Be part of a culture that values teamwork, patient safety, and patient advocacy.
Meaningful Patient Impact
- Care for both adult and pediatric patient populations.
- Make a difference across a broad spectrum of surgical services and procedures.
What We're Looking For
- A motivated, hardworking RN with a positive attitude and a passion for learning.
- An individual who thrives in a fast-paced, team-oriented environment.
- A strong commitment to patient safety, advocacy, collaboration, and excellence in surgical care.
Schedule: This 0.6 FTE position is 48 hours per two-week pay period on the day/evening shift, working 12-hour shifts, with an every weekend commitment (6:45am-7:15pm, Saturday and Sundays). This position is also eligible for a $15.00 per hour weekend incentive.
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.
Responsibilities
- 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)
- May need to fill-in for Charge RN role
Required Qualifications
- MN Registered Nurse (RN) License
- Basic Life Support (American Heart Assoc or Red Cross)
- Minimum of 2 years of current OR RN experience
- Ability to circulate a wide range of services
Preferred Qualifications
- Bachelors Degree in Nursing
- 2-5 year experience
- Scrub experience
Qualifications:
$44.68- $74.32 Hourly