OR RN
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Abbott Northwestern Hospital

Operating Room Registered Nurse (Travel/Contract)

Overview

• Location: Minneapolis, Minnesota
• Employment type: Travel/Contract
• Contract length: 13 weeks
• Shift: Day, 3x12-hour shifts, 9:00 to 21:30
• Hours: 12 hours per day, 36 hours per week

Schedule and Assignment Details

• Weekends: One Saturday working shift per contract
• On-call: One weekend, same as the working shift
• Float: Clinician may float within scope to meet facility needs
• Block schedule: Not accommodated
• RTO restrictions: Ideally no more than 5 days
• Shift cancellations: Client may cancel up to 3 shifts at any time without penalty or obligation to pay for the cancelled time. On-call hours do not count toward the guaranteed minimum hours.

Candidate Acceptance

• First-time travelers accepted
• Local candidates accepted
• Candidates with a pending license accepted

Required Qualifications

• Valid RN license in Minnesota
• Associate of Science in Nursing (ASN) / Associate Degree in Nursing (ADN)
• 2 years of Operating Room (OR) experience, including experience within the last year

Health Requirements

• Physical exam: Within 12 months prior to start
• Tdap: Required, administered after age 11. Td or Tdap every 10 years not required if at least one Tdap dose was given after age 11. Declinations not accepted. Exemptions accepted with a Tdap attestation and physician statement or religious letter, subject to facility approval. Approved exemptions allow no direct patient care in Peds, NICU, PICU, or Mom/Baby, and the clinician must wear a droplet mask at all times.
• TB: 1 PPD or Tspot/QFT within 12 months of start, plus a negative TB symptom screen and no close contact with infectious TB. Positive TB history requires prior positive test results, a negative chest X-ray after the positive test, and treatment records.
• Measles (Rubeola), mumps, rubella: Proof of 2 MMR vaccines or a positive titer. Negative or equivocal titers require a first booster before start. Exemptions not accepted for patient-facing candidates.
• Hepatitis B: Positive IgG titer, proof of a 3-dose series, or signed declination. History of disease is acceptable.
• Varicella: Positive IgG titer or 2 vaccines on or after the 1st birthday. History of disease is acceptable. Negative or equivocal titers require 2 boosters at least 28 days apart. Medical and religious exemptions and declinations not accepted.
• Latex: Facility is latex-free.
• Influenza: 2026-27 documentation not required but strongly recommended.

Onboarding

• Preorientation modules: Must be completed within 72 hours of receiving login. Modules take 3 to 9 hours. Clinician is not cleared to start until modules are complete.
• Badge photo: Passport-style headshot, forward-facing from the shoulders up on a plain, solid background, on file within 48 hours of signing.