Operating Room Circulator RN

  • Aitkin
  • Riverwood Healthcare Center
About the Position:
We are seeking a dedicated Operating Room Circulator RN to join our perioperative services team. This role is responsible for delivering high-quality, patient-centered care in the operating room, endoscopy suite, and other perioperative areas. The RN will provide care for patients of all ages, from newborns to older adults.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
  • Service Excellence: Provide respectful and cooperative service to patients and colleagues; collaborate effectively across departments.
  • Patient Care: Assess and develop individualized perioperative care plans; ensure safety and correct site for procedures.
  • Safety and Compliance: Perform procedures to prevent injury, manage specimens, and avoid infections. Maintain patient temperature and fluid balances.
  • Communication: Keep all relevant parties informed of patient status and involve patients and families in care decisions.
  • Education: Educate patients and families on post-operative care, pain management, and expected recovery.
  • Documentation and Collaboration: Document care accurately; work with other disciplines; participate in quality improvement.
  • Leadership: Serve as charge nurse when assigned, assist with staff orientation, and fulfill after-hours call duties.
What we are looking for:
  • Education: Graduate of an accredited School of Nursing.
  • Licensure: Currently licensed as a registered nurse in Minnesota.
  • Certifications: Current BLS and ACLS (or eligible for ACLS within one year). CNOR certification preferred.
  • Experience: Preferred experience as an RN Circulator and familiarity with EPIC EMR. Completion of post-basic operating room course or two years of operating room experience required.

What we offer:
At Riverwood Healthcare, treating our patients well starts with treating our employees well. We provide a culture that reflects the friendly, more relaxed atmosphere of the communities we serve. Our staff are welcoming and supportive of one another.
Depending on eligibility, there are a wide-variety of benefits including health insurance, dental insurance, vision insurance, life insurance, a 401(k)-retirement plan, wellness benefits with on-site fitness center, and a time off package to maintain a healthy home-work balance.
EEO/AA Employer/Vet/Disabled All qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to any lawfully protected status.
Please Note: Offers of employment from Riverwood Healthcare are conditional and contingent upon successful clearance of all background checks and pre-employment requirements.