Operating Room RN
Fargo, North Dakota
Sanford Medical Center Fargo

Registered Nurse (OR Specialty) - Fargo, North Dakota

Job Details

• Specialty: Operating Room (OR) Registered Nurse
• Location: Fargo, ND
• Contract Length: 13 weeks
• Shift: Evenings (11:00 AM – 7:30 PM)
• Hours: 8 hours per day, 40 hours per week
• Call: 1 to 2 days per week and every 3 to 4 weekends
• Schedule Notes: Shift may extend beyond scheduled hours as needed (not considered call back). Rotating PM shifts with staff.
• Nurse-to-Patient Ratio: 1:1
• OR Suites: 25 suites, handling 75 to 100 cases daily
• Floating: Rarely may float to other campuses if needed

Required Qualifications

• Valid RN license in North Dakota
• Minimum 2 years of Operating Room (OR) experience, including experience within the last year
• BLS Certification
• Associate of Science in Nursing (ASN) or Associate Degree in Nursing (ADN)
• Experience in a large hospital setting (250+ beds)
• Acute care experience
• Orthopedics experience
• OB/GYN experience
• Urology experience

Job Responsibilities

• Circulating nurse duties including:

  • Documenting and caring for patients in the operative setting
  • Sterile prepping of surgical sites
  • Catheter insertion
  • Opening sterile supplies
  • Positioning patients for surgery
  • Documenting in electronic medical records
  • Setting up and utilizing operating room equipment as directed

Equipment Used

• Computerized charting modeled after EPIC system
• Accudose medication system
• Cautery devices, lasers
• Laparoscopic and arthroscopy equipment
• Stealth navigation system for neuro cases

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 be considered with adjusted pay rates (not included here)
• Candidates must disclose if previously employed by this health system; if so, last employment must have ended at least 6 months prior to submission

This position is ideal for experienced OR RNs with strong neuro and orthopedic skills, comfortable in a high-volume, acute care hospital environment with advanced surgical technology.