RN Same Day Services

Where You’ll Work

In Central Minnesota you’ll find quality health care as near to you as CHI St. Gabriel’s Health in Little Falls, part of CommonSpirit Health. We’ve been serving this area since 1892 and we have the equipment, experience, and expertise to offer you a full range of the latest health services.

Job Summary and Responsibilities

As a surgical services nurse at CHI St. Gabriel's Health, you will prepare patients for surgical procedures and assist in the operating room to ensure they receive excellent nursing when they are at their most vulnerable. 

Every day you will go over consent forms, answer questions about the procedure, do preoperative assessments, make sure the equipment is ready to go, and update family members on the surgery status during the operation. 

To be successful in this role you must have the ability to maintain focus while multitasking, remain calm under pressure, and exercise good judgment in emergency situations. 

While you’re busy impacting the healthcare industry, we’ll take care of you with benefits that include health/dental/vision, FSA, matching retirement plans, paid vacation, adoption assistance, and more.

CHI St. Gabriel's Health is a 25 bed non-profit facility, providing quality health care to patients and communities in and around Little Falls, MN. We are part of CommonSpirit Health, which operates 139 hospitals and more than 1,000 care sites across 21 states, making our services accessible to nearly 1 in 4 U.S. residents. 

If you are committed to social justice, health equity, and prepared to deliver care in new, innovative ways, you belong with us.

• The Preoperative Registered Nurse provides for the surgical patients’ needs by assessing, planning and implementing preoperative nursing care and care prior to discharge and/or transfer.
• Nursing activities include: nursing admission assessment; preparation of the patient for the operating room; creation of a safe and clean/sterile environment; conducting preoperative and post-operative education; and monitoring as required the physiological and psychological status of the patient. 
• Serves as a liaison between anesthesia; physicians and the operating room to assure integration, coordination, patient advocacy and efficient provision of safety, quality and services across patient care settings and disciplines.

Job Requirements

Graduate from an accredited school of nursing

Current unrestricted licensure as a Registered Nurse in the state of Minnesota

Current BLS prior to employment

Completion of St. Gabriel’s general orientation program obtained within 90 days of employment

Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) and Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) must be obtained within 12 months of hire

Preferred

Recent experience in a perioperative nursing setting, preferably specific preadmission setting

Endoscopy and infusions experience