OR RN
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Abbott Northwestern Hospital

Registered Nurse - Operating Room

Overview

• Location: Minneapolis, Minnesota
• Setting: Short-term acute care hospital, Magnet, Teaching, Level III Trauma
• Total staffed beds: 672
• Operating rooms: 36
• Case types: GYN/ENT
• Contract length: 13 weeks
• Employment type: Travel/Contract
• Charting: Epic
• Scrubs: Provided

Schedule

• Shifts: Day (5x8 hours, 07:00-15:30) or Evening (5x8 hours, 15:00-23:30)
• Start times: 07:00, 09:30, 11:00, and 15:00 (rare)
• Hours: 8 per day, 40 per week
• Weekends: Up to 3 weekends per contract
• On-call: Weekend on-call follows a Saturday shift and runs until 23:00 Sunday. Weekday on-call is one evening per week until 23:00.
• Guaranteed hours: The client may cancel up to 3 shifts at any time without penalty or obligation to pay for cancelled time. On-call hours do not count toward guaranteed minimum hours.
• Return-to-off (RTO) restrictions: No more than 5 days

Required Qualifications

• Minnesota RN license: Valid Minnesota RN license required; primary source verification required
• Education: Associate of Science in Nursing (ASN) / Associate Degree in Nursing (ADN)
• Operating Room experience: 2 years of Operating Room experience required
• Recent Operating Room experience: Operating Room experience within the last year required
• Travel experience: One completed travel assignment required
• GYN/ENT experience: Experience with GYN/ENT cases required
• Basic Life Support (BLS): Required. Issued by American Heart Association (AHA) or American Red Cross (ARC); RQI is acceptable. Certificate of completion is not accepted.

Other Certifications (Required as Applicable)

• ACLS (Advanced Cardiac Life Support): Required as applicable. AHA or ARC only; RQI is acceptable.

Health and Clearance Requirements

• Background checks: Criminal background check within 1 year of start (standard 7-year search, including MN statewide, SS trace, counties, nationwide, sex offender, and FACIS Level 3). HHS/OIG and EPLS/GSA/SAM checks within 1 year of start.
• Minnesota DHS NetStudy fingerprint clearance: Required. Candidates cannot start with fingerprints pending unless they have a "more time needed" letter. RNs with a MN permanent license issued 1/1/2018 or later do not need DHS clearance.
• Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension (BCA) search: A new check is required for all new pre-start assignments.
• Physical exam: Within 12 months prior to start
• Tdap: Required. Must have been given after age 11. Declinations are not accepted. Exemptions require an attestation and physician statement or religious letter, and approved exemptions restrict direct patient care in Peds/NICU/PICU or Mom/Baby.
• TB: 1 PPD or TSpot/QFT within 12 months of start, plus a negative TB symptom screen. Must be on file no later than 3 days after start.
• Measles, mumps, and rubella: 2 MMR vaccines or positive titer required. Exemptions are not accepted for patient-facing candidates.
• Hepatitis B: Positive IgG titer, proof of 3-dose series, or signed declination required.
• Varicella: Positive IgG titer or 2 vaccines on or after 1st birthday required. Medical/religious exemptions and declinations are not accepted.
• Drug testing: 9-panel or instant drug screen within 1 year of start
• RespSafety/OSHA clearance: Required before start for fit testing. Candidates complete a virtual questionnaire reviewed by a licensed healthcare professional. The candidate pays the fee. Results must be cleared or cleared with restrictions to be accepted.
• Flu vaccination: Not required for 2026-27 but strongly recommended
• References: 2 references required for per diem; not required to start on travel assignments
• Latex: Latex-free facility

Assignment Restrictions

• Local candidates: Not accepted within a 100-mile radius
• First-time travelers: Not accepted
• Floating within scope: Not allowed
• Floating to sister facilities: Not allowed
• Block schedule: Not accommodated

Onboarding

• Pre-orientation modules: Must be completed within 72 hours of receiving the login. Modules take 3-9 hours, depending on profession, specialty, nurse manager, and facility. The candidate is not cleared until modules are complete.
• Badge photo: Passport-style headshot, forward-facing from the shoulders up on a plain, solid background. Must be on file within 48 hours of signing.
• Uniform review: Must be reviewed before start.