Operating Room Registered Nurse
Fargo, North Dakota
Sanford Medical Center Fargo

Registered Nurse (OR Specialty) - North Dakota, Fargo

Job Details

• Specialty: OR - RN Specialty
• Location: Fargo, North Dakota
• Contract Length: 13 weeks
• Shift: 8 to 10 hour days with rotating call shifts
• Call Schedule: 1 to 2 days per week and every 3 to 4 weekends
• Floating: May rarely float to other campuses if needed
• Unit Size: 25 OR suites, averaging 75 to 100 cases per day
• Nurse-to-Patient Ratio: 1:1

Job Description

• Circulating nurse duties including sterile prepping of surgical sites, catheter insertion, opening sterile supplies, positioning patients for surgery, documenting in electronic records, and setting up/using OR equipment.
• Procedures include general surgical cases, GYN, urology, laparoscopic, strong neuro and ortho cases with navigation equipment.
• Experience with robotics (DaVinci preferred) is highly valued.
• Equipment used includes computerized charting (modeled after EPIC), Accudose, cautery, lasers, laparoscopic and arthroscopy equipment, and Stealth navigation for neuro cases.

Required Qualifications

• Minimum 2 years recent OR RN experience (higher years of experience requirement applied)
• Experience in a large hospital (250+ beds) with level 1 trauma status
• Experience working in an acute care facility with 15 or more OR suites (outpatient center experience not accepted)
• Strong neuro and ortho surgical experience; must be comfortable working in general surgery as well
• Current RN license in North Dakota or Compact license
• BLS Certification

Additional Information

• Must be willing to stay late as needed beyond scheduled shift hours (not considered call back)
• Scrub color provided: Ceil Blue
• Clinicians must badge in and out at the facility
• Candidates living within 60 miles of the facility are not eligible
• Prior work with this employer requires a minimum 6-month gap before reapplying

Prior Travel Experience

• No explicit prior travel experience required mentioned

This position is ideal for experienced OR RNs with strong neuro and ortho skills seeking a fast-paced acute care environment with a variety of surgical cases.