Operating Room Registered Nurse (Circulator)
Fargo, North Dakota
Sanford Medical Center Fargo

OR - RN Specialty Position

Location: Fargo, North Dakota

Contract Length

• 13 weeks

Required Certifications / Licenses

• BLS
• RN license in North Dakota or Compact license

Experience Requirements

• Minimum 2 years recent OR RN experience
• Experience in a large hospital (250+ beds) with Level 1 trauma status
• Experience working in an acute facility with 15+ OR suites (outpatient center experience not suitable)
• Experience with robotics, DaVinci preferred
• Experience with Neuro/Ortho procedures and navigation
• Strong general and ENT surgical experience

Job Duties

• Circulating nurse responsibilities including:

  • Documenting and caring for patients in the operative setting
  • Sterile prepping of surgical sites
  • Catheter insertion
  • Opening sterile supplies
  • Positioning patients for surgical procedures
  • Documenting within an electronic record system
  • Utilizing and setting up operating room equipment as directed

Equipment Used

• Computerized charting modeled after EPIC system
• Accudose
• Cautery
• Lasers
• Laparoscopic equipment
• Arthroscopy equipment
• Stealth navigation for Neuro cases

Shift / Schedule

• 8 to 10 hour shifts, 40 hours per week
• Shift hours approximately 1 PM to 9 PM
• May need to stay late as cases run over (this is an extension of the regular shift, not call back)
• Rotate to PM shift in rotation with all staff
• Call required 1 to 2 days per week and every 3 to 4 weekends

Unit Details

• 25 OR suites
• 75 to 100 cases per day on average
• Nurse to patient ratio: 1:1

Floating

• May float rarely to Broadway or South University campus if needed

Additional Information

• Clinicians must badge in and out at the facility
• Scrub color provided: Ceil Blue
• Candidates living within 60 miles of the facility are not eligible
• Candidates living 60 to 80 miles away may qualify for local travel rate with a rate reduction
• Must disclose if previously worked for the facility; if yes, last end date must be at least 6 months prior to submission

This position is ideal for experienced OR RNs with strong acute care and surgical experience, particularly in large hospital settings with advanced surgical technology.