MedWave Healthcare Staffing
Step into a rewarding opportunity as an Operating Room Nurse at a premier facility in Fargo, ND. We are seeking a dedicated professional with at least two years of recent experience working in a bustling operating room environment. You will join a state-of-the-art facility boasting over 250 beds and a Level 1 trauma designation. This is a travel/contract position that includes managing a busy schedule with 25 OR suites and an average of 75 to 100 cases per day. Your expertise will shine as you circulate and care for patients in the operative setting while utilizing the latest technology, including robotic systems like the DaVinci.
In this dynamic role, you will be responsible for a variety of surgery types, and your general and ENT skills will be invaluable. You will need a valid RN license from North Dakota or another compact state, along with BLS certification. Expect an 8-hour shift, possibly extending to 10 hours, with a rotating schedule that includes evening shifts and on-call duties a couple of times a week and every three to four weekends. Enjoy a collaborative work environment with a nurse-to-patient ratio of 1:1 and the opportunity to float to other departments when necessary. Your scrubs will be provided in a professional ceil blue color so you can focus on what you do best—delivering excellent patient care. Join us in Fargo and become a vital part of our dedicated surgical team!
Must Have:
- Large hospital experience - 250 plus beds with level 1 trauma status
- Experience working in acute facility with 15 or more OR suites. Outpatient center experience will not be a match.
- Experience with robotics, DaVinci preferred
- Min 2 years recent OR RN experience
- Strong general and ENT
General job duties. Types of procedures required.
Circulating nurses who will document and care for patients in the operative setting. This included sterile prepping of surgical sites, catheter insertion, opening sterile supplies, positioning patients for surgical procedures, documenting within an electronic record, and utilizing/ setting up operating room equipment as directed.
Equipment utilized in the unit/dept.
Computerized charting modeling after the EPIC system, Accudose, cautery, lasers, laparoscopic equipment, arthroscopy equipment, Stealth navigation for Nero cases.
Required skills and minimum years of experience.
Experience with Neuro/Ortho procedures, experience with navigation.
Specific licensures and certifications/registrations required.
BLS, RN ND or Compact license
Shift or schedule requirements.
Shift: 8, possibly 10 hour days. Will need to stay late as needed - this time is not Call Back, but an extension of regular shift. Rotate to pm shift in rotation with all staff.
Call: 1 to 2 days a week and every 3 to 4 weekends.
Floating to over units/departments. (If so, to which units/departments?)
May float to Broadway or South University campus if needed. (rare)
Bed size/number of rooms for this unit/dept.
25 OR suites. 75 to 100 cases per day on average
Nurse to patient ratio of this unit. (nursing only)
1 to 1
- All clinicians must badge in and out at facility
- Scrub Color: *Provided* Ceil Blue