Perioperative 101 RN

Are you interested in becoming an Operating Room Nurse? 

M Health Fairview is hiring for our Perioperative 101 RN, who after training/education is complete will work at the University of Minnesota Medical Centeron the East Bank campus in Minneapolis.

About our OR at UMMC East Bank:

• The East Bank Campus is a teaching hospital and has 24 newly renovated Operating Rooms.
• Our Operating Room is performing an average of 60 cases per day.
• We provide innovative surgical suites for adult patients needing surgical intervention.
• Our welcoming, accepting team is filled with a wide range of personalities who are all kind and help foster our family-like atmosphere. We are looking for a new team member who is open with their communication and collaboration, who is willing to learn new skills, who is flexible, who can handle stress well, and who is open to the challenges involved with our complex surgeries.
• For more information about our East Bank OR, please watch our video here. Come join our team today!

Date: Program begins on February 16th and will continue for approximately four (4) months.

Days/Hours: Training will take place Monday through Friday, hours will vary. This training program is full-time (80 hours per two-week pay period) for the duration of the program. The position after training at UMMC East Bank is a .9 FTE and will require rotating weekend, holiday and call hours

Cost:  We use AORN curriculum which is paid by M Health Fairview 

Committment:  One year after completion of orientation 

The Operating Room RN provides services as a circulating nurse and is responsible for the assessment, planning, delivery, and evaluation of nursing care for the patient undergoing surgical procedures in the operating room. The RN is responsible for performing these responsibilities in accordance with all policy, procedure, and professional practice guidelines.  The RN coordinates care with members of the health care team and delegates responsibilities to others as appropriate.

The Perioperative 101 program is learner centered and structured. It is designed to provide specialized skills and knowledge in Perioperative nursing. Learning modules are presented through lectures, demonstrations and videos. Learning is reinforced in the lab and clinical setting.  The classroom didactic, hands-on lab experiences and clinical practicum take place Monday through Friday on the day shift, however hours can vary. The method of evaluation will include chapter post-tests, final examination, skill demonstrations and preceptor observation in the clinical setting. Provides 41.7 continuing education contact hours after successful completion.

Required Qualifications:

• A current Minnesota RN license by start date.
• Current BLS certification with American Heart Association or American Red Cross as a Health Care Provider required at the time of application.
• Must have a strong desire/career goal to work as a RN in the Operating Room environment.
• Current Fairview employees must have been in their current position for a minimum for 6 months and performance in previous/current Fairview jobs will be considered.

Preferred Qualifications:

• BSN, BAN, Master’s degree in nursing or higher
• Previous experience in acute care nursing RN, surgical tech/technologist or as a anesthesia aide.
• Completion of a perioperative nursing course at a community or technical college.
• One year of nursing experience

$44.68- $75.66 Hourly

Fairview Health Services is hiring a Registered Nurse (RN) to join our Operating Room (OR) team at our University of Minnesota Medical Center East Bank location in Minneapolis, MN.

We are seeking a hardworking and motivated Registered Nurse (RN) to join our Operating Room (OR) team, which includes surgical technologists, nursing assistants, schedulers, instrument technicians, and MDs. This position will serve an all-adult patient population.

Schedule: This position will be working 80 hours every 2 weeks on the rotating day/evening/night shifts. The schedule includes: 8 hour shifts, weekday call as needed, currently 1 weekend shift (usually call) per schedule period.

Benefits: This position is eligible for full benefits. We offer a generous benefits package including medical, dental, paid time off, retirement options, tuition reimbursement, student loan repayment program, and more!

• Please click here for more benefit information: https://www.fairview.org/benefits/noncontractrn 

About the OR at UMMC East Bank

• University of Minnesota Medical Center is the flagship location for University of Minnesota Health
• Offers the widest range of hospital and clinical services provided through University of Minnesota Health, ranging from primary care and emergency care to deliver care to patients with the most complex conditions
• Areas of specialization include: solid organ transplant, blood and marrow transplantation, heart disease, and cancer
• Surgeries in this unit are team based among these specialties: neurology, thoracic, cardiovascular, vascular, complex ENT, robotics, gynecology, oncology, urology  
• The OR at UMMC East Bank completes on average 45-50 scheduled cases per day

About Fairview:

Fairview Health Services is an industry-leading, award-winning nonprofit that offers an entire network of healthcare 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

Apply today to join our 34,000+ employees and 5,000+ system providers working to build lasting relationships with the people we serve: our patients, our communities, and each other!