Operating Room Registered Nurse
Bismarck, North Dakota
CHI Saint Alexius Health

Registered Nurse (RN) - Operating Room (OR) - North Dakota

Location

• City: Bismarck, North Dakota

Contract Length

• 13 weeks

Specialty Options

OR General/Robotics

• Must be proficient in either Ortho/Neuro OR General/Robotics
• Cases per day: 25-30 on average
• Suites: 12 ORs, 1 Endo Suite, 1 Cysto Suite
• Common cases: Pediatric to Geriatrics, cystoscopy, DaVinci XI for General/GYN/Urology, ION robotic cases, open bellies, endoscopy/GI scope experience (refresher acceptable)
• Required experience: Minimum 3 years OR experience including open bellies, GYN, DaVinci XI, and endoscopy

OR Ortho/Neuro

• Cases per day: 25-30 on average
• Suites: 12 ORs, 1 Endo Suite, 1 Cysto Suite
• Common cases: Total joints (hips, knees, shoulders), sports medicine, arthroscopies, neuro-spinal fusions, cervical and lumbar cases, microdiscectomies, craniotomies (no awake large neuro cases)
• Required experience: Minimum 3 years OR experience in Ortho/Neuro

Required Qualifications

• Current RN license appropriate for North Dakota
• BLS Certification required
• Minimum 3 years of relevant OR nursing experience (based on specialty chosen)
• Must be willing to float to other specialty cases and to the floor as a 1:1 sitter or helping hands (training provided)
• Must be willing to work holidays and participate in call rotation

Work Schedule & Call

• Shifts: 8-hour shifts, typically 06:45-15:15 or 09:00-17:30
• Call requirements:

  • Weeknights: 1-2 times per week (15:15-06:45)
  • Weekends: Approximately every 3-4 weekends (Friday 15:15 to Monday 06:45)
  • Holidays: Rotation with permanent staff
• Call response time: 15 minutes
• Post-call reprieve: 8-hour reprieve shifts available
• Sleep room and nearby housing available for call coverage

Orientation & Training

• Hospital orientation: 3-4 days
• Unit-specific orientation: 4-5 days (depending on specialty)
• Buddy call shifts: 2 shifts

Additional Information

• RNs are not required to scrub
• Charge Nurse coverage on all shifts (7a-11p M-F, 7a-7p weekends)
• Manager available until 4p M-F
• OR techs present on all shifts
• EMR system: EPIC
• Scrub color and dress code provided
• Family atmosphere in the department
• Floating to other specialties and floor duties required; refusal results in unpaid supplemental time off
• Ability to pick up extra shifts for 1:1 sitting to supplement hours if case volume is low

Notes

• Candidates must not be currently employed full-time, part-time, or PRN with any related health system within a 50-mile radius
• Return to onsite (RTO) required within 7 days of contract start

This position is ideal for experienced OR RNs with at least 3 years of specialty experience in either General/Robotics or Ortho/Neuro surgical nursing, who are flexible with floating and call responsibilities.