Location Address:

Date Posted:

July 02, 2026

Posting Expiration Date:

July 10, 2026

Department:

31005610 Surgical Services

Shift:

Day/Evening (United States of America)

Shift Length:

8 hour shift

Hours Per Week:

40

Union Contract:

MNA-01-Abbott Northwestern RN-RAN

Weekend Rotation:

Occasional

Job Summary:

Abbott Northwestern Hospital is currently accepting applications to their OR RN Training Program. The OR RN Training program will last about 6 months.  After successful completion of the program, RNs will have a position working in Abbott Northwestern’s Operating Room.  Expectations are that the RN works in the Operating Room at Abbott at least 1 year after completion of the program.

 

In order to be considered for the OR RN Training program, a complete application consisting of the following is required:

1. Updated Resume
2. Essay: upload your completed essay as an attachment - The essay should answer the following question: 1. Describe in detail your understanding of the roles and responsibilities of an OR Nurse. 2. Why you are interested in becoming an OR Nurse and what you will contribute to the surgical services team. Please limit your response to 500 words.

Job Description:

Nursing is the diagnosis and treatment of human response to actual or potential health problems. This includes establishing an intentional therapeutic relationship between a registered nurse and a patient and family. As a leader and the integrator of care, the professional nurse has the responsibility, authority, and accountability for planning, coordinating and evaluating the patient’s care needs.
Provides leadership in the surgical environment applying the nursing process to ensure safe and efficient operating room care.

Principle Responsibilities

• Comprehensive assessment of patient and family needs; identification of outcomes based on needs assessment; establishing the plan of care; supervising the progress; and modification of the plan of care as needed.
• Maintains education and competencies to remain proficient to provide high quality patient care practice and skills.
• Incorporates evidence-based nursing practice taking into consideration current statutes, rules and regulations when developing the plan of care.
• Establishes, in the collaboration with the family and patient, realistic and measurable patient expected outcomes based on nursing diagnoses, patients present and potential capabilities, goals, available resources and plan for continuity of care.
• Identifies outcomes that are age appropriate, culturally appropriate, realistic and attainable.
• Coordinates, collaborates, and delegates appropriately to ensure care is provided in a safe, effective fashion.
• Fulfills all organizational requirements.
• Supplemental roles:
  • Charge Nurse (only when acting in this role).
    ◦ Demonstrates ability to coordinate, delegate, and direct unit operation, collaborates effectively with unit staff, leadership and other disciplines.
  • Preceptor (only when acting in this role).
    ◦ Demonstrates ability to identify the orientee's learning needs, plans appropriate learning experiences and demonstrates ability to validate clinical competence of orientee.
• Other duties as assigned.

Required Qualifications

• Associate's or Vocational degree
• RN experience
• Completion or in process of completing an approved Periop 101 program

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree
• OR experience

Licenses/Certifications

• Licensed Registered Nurse – MN Board of Nursing required if working in state of MN upon hire / WI Department of Safety & Professional Services required if working in the state of WI upon hire
• Must meet at least ONE of the requirements below:
  ◦ Current ACLS certification from the American Heart Association
  ◦ Current ALS certification from the American Red Cross
  ◦ Allina in-house ACLS training (within 60 days)
• Location Specific: St. Francis, Abbott Northwestern, Mercy, Buffalo Hospitals
  • Must meet at least ONE of the requirements below:
  ◦ Current BLS certification from the American Heart Association
  ◦ Current BLS certification from the American Red Cross
  ◦ Allina in-house BLS training (within 30 days of hire)
• CNOR Certified Nurse Operating Room preferred

Physical Demands

• Medium Work*:
• Lifting weight up to 32 lbs. occasionally (*Allina Safe Patient Moving Policy), up to 25 lbs. frequently

Pay Range

Pay Range: $44.64 to $74.33 per hour

The pay described reflects the base hourly pay range. Your starting rate would depend on a variety of factors including, but not limited to, your experience, education, and the union agreement (if applicable). Shift, weekend and/or other differentials may be available to increase your pay rate for certain shifts or work.

Benefit Summary

Benefits include:

• Medical/Dental

• PTO/Time Away

• Retirement Savings Plans

• Life Insurance

• Short-term/Long-term Disability

• Voluntary Benefits (vision, legal, critical illness)

• Tuition Reimbursement or Continuing Medical Education as applicable

• Student Loan Support Benefits to navigate the Federal Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program