Travel Nurse RN - OR Circulate - $3,146 per week in Crookston, MN

Registered Nurse – Operating Room (OR RN) Circulate Location: Crookston, MN Schedule: Rotating 8-Hour Day Shifts | Monday – Friday (40 Hours/Week) On-Call Requirements: Late-shift call rotation & every 4th weekend call Urgency / Start Date: Immediate Need / ASAP Start Position Overview Urgent need for an experienced Operating Room Registered Nurse (OR RN) to join their surgical services team in Crookston, MN. Serving northwestern Minnesota. Facility offers a broad procedural mix across general, orthopedic, and specialized surgical disciplines. The OR RN circulates and/or scrubs a wide variety of surgical cases, ensuring patient safety, sterile field maintenance, and optimal perioperative outcomes in a fast-paced environment. Key Responsibilities • Perioperative Patient Care: Deliver comprehensive perioperative nursing care, including pre-operative assessment, intra-operative circulating, and patient advocacy. • Surgical Case Management: Maintain strict aseptic technique and assist surgical teams across diverse procedures, including: o General & Specialized Surgery: Open and laparoscopic general procedures, spine, and podiatry. o Orthopedics: Total joint replacements and orthopedic sports medicine. o OB/GYN & Cardiac: OB/GYN surgeries (including C-sections) and cardiac pacemaker insertions. o Endoscopy & Pain Management: Upper/lower endoscopies and pain management interventions. • On-Call Responsibilities: Participate in late-shift call rotation and every 4th weekend call coverage to support emergency and urgent surgical cases. • Safety & Collaboration: Partner closely with surgeons, anesthesiologists, and surgical technologists to uphold patient safety, equipment readiness, and infection control standards. Position Qualifications Mandatory Requirements • RN Licensure: Active Minnesota RN License or active Compact / Multi-State Nursing License. • Experience: Minimum 1+ year of recent intra-operative OR experience in an acute care or surgery center setting. • Core Certifications: o BLS: Active Basic Life Support for Healthcare Providers. o ACLS: Active Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support. o PALS: Active Pediatric Advanced Life Support. Preferred Qualifications • Broad Specialty Exposure: Experience scrubbing and/or circulating total joint orthopedics, spine, and C-sections. • Facility Experience: Prior travel nursing or critical access/community hospital OR experience. • Advanced Certification: CNOR (Certified Perioperative Nurse) is a plus.