Operating Room Registered Nurse
Winona, Minnesota
Winona Community Memorial Hospital

Registered Nurse (OR RN) - Minnesota, Winona

Position Details

• Contract length: 6 weeks
• Shift: Days
• Hours per day: 8
• Hours per week: 36
• Schedule: 5 shifts per week, typically 0645-1515 with late stay and on-call rotations
• Call requirements:

  • Weeknights: 1-2 times per week, approximately 15.5 hours total
  • Weekends: 1-2 times per month, 24-hour shifts from Saturday 0645 to Sunday 0645
  • Holidays: May be asked to participate in holiday call rotations including day before, day of, and day after; holiday coverage may extend to adjacent weekends
• Call response time: 30 minutes
• Floating: May be asked to float into OR scrub role, PAA/PACU, or sterile processing as needed

Work Environment

• Facility type: Rural community hospital with a wide variety of cases
• Department: Operating Room (OR)
• Number of OR suites: 7
• Average cases per day: 5-25
• EMR system: Cerner/Oracle
• Charge nurse coverage: 1 charge nurse for OR/PAA/PACU
• OR techs available
• Scrub color/dress code: Provided at facility; scrubs cannot be worn outside the facility; professional appearance required upon arrival
• Orientation: 1-2 shifts with preceptor plus 1-2 call shifts with preceptor

Common Case Types

• General surgery
• Orthopedic/sports medicine (including total joints)
• Plastics and cosmetics (preferred experience)
• Podiatry
• Cataracts/Eye procedures
• OB/GYN/Women’s Health (non-cancer related)
• Endoscopy/colonoscopy

Required Qualifications

• Valid RN license in Minnesota
• Minimum 3 years of Operating Room (OR) experience, including experience within the last year
• Associate of Science in Nursing (ASN) / Associate Degree in Nursing (ADN)
• Experience in Trauma Level 3 & 4 facilities and Critical Access Hospitals
• Orthopedics and trauma experience
• BLS certification

Additional Notes

• Radius rule: 100 miles from facility location