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Registered Nurse (RN) - Pre and Post Op
Fairview Health Services
Woodbury, Minnesota
$44.68–$75.66/hr
About $93k–$157k/yr
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Posted Aug 10, 2026 · Last seen active Aug 11, 2026
What the posting states
- Weekends, holidays, call
- call requirements are above the FTE and you are required to work on average 6-7 call weekends per year and 1 holiday per year on call. · Weekends required
About this role
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Responsibilities/Job Description:
Fairview is hiring a Registered Nurse (RN) to join our Pre & Post Op team at our Woodwinds Hospital in Woodbury, MN.
Apply today to join our 34,000+ employees and 5,000+ system providers working to build lasting relationships with the people we serve: our patients, our communities, and each other!
Schedule:
This position will be working a 0.8 FTE (64 hours every 2 weeks) on the Day/Evening shift Monday through Friday. The schedule includes: variable shifts, call requirements are above the FTE and you are required to work on average 6-7 call weekends per year and 1 holiday per year on call. Staff need to be within 30 minutes of the hospital to meet off premise call requirements.
About the Pre & Post OP at Woodwinds:
Woodwinds is a 86 bed hospital opened in 2000 locates on 30 acres of pristine wetlands in Woodbury MN.
It is the only hospital in the southeast metro area. Woodwinds provides convenient, comprehensive and quality health care for the community.
7 OR Surgery Department, 20-25 cases per day, Patient age:18+
Patient Population: General Surgery, Orthopedics, Ortho Spine, Podiatry, OB/GYN, Plastics, ENT, and Ophthalmology
As a Pre & Post Op RN, you are responsible for:
Understanding and incorporating holistic nursing theory based on Watson's theory of caring aligning with the practice standards of the American Holistic Nurses Association and the Woodwinds nursing patient care model (Professional Partnership Model) in order to achieve the Woodwinds nursing vision.
Assessing patients and document patient condition according to Perioperative Policy and Standards.
Coordinating and communicating care with members of the health care team and delegates responsibilities to others as appropriate, collaborating teamwork..
Demonstrating ability to deliver care or service adjusting approaches to reflect developmental level and cultural differences of population served.
Evaluating care, adapting interventions and prioritizing care based on patient assessment, and uses resources to respond to emergency situations.
Some specific duties include pre-admission phone calls, admissions day of surgery, monitoring and continuously assessing patients following procedure until ready for transfer to the floor as well as Phase 2 care to include intensive patient education that assures readiness for discharge to home.
Critical care skills needed to include airway and hemodynamic management, pain management, and excellent assessment skills for patients in altered states of consciousness.
Cultivates a culture of improvement, efficiency and innovative thinking.
The RN is responsible for performing these responsibilities in accordance with all policy, procedure, professional practice guidelines and the MN Nurse Practice Act
Required
Qualifications:
One year recent RN PACU, Critical Care or ED Experience
Acute Care experience preferred
BLS through Health Care Providers upon hire
ACLS through American Heart Association upon hire
MN RN License
Preferred
Qualifications:
BSN or Higher
Qualifications:
$44.68- $75.66 Hourly
Skills for this role
Airway managementHemodynamic managementPain managementPatient assessmentPreoperative preparationPatient educationPerioperative careCritical careCare coordinationCare planning
Certifications
BLSACLS
Requirements
- MN RN License
- Nursing policy compliance
- Collaborate with healthcare professionals
- PACU experience
- 18 years or older
- Pain medicine
- Nursing
- Preoperative patient preparation
- Weekends as needed
About the employer
Fairview Health Services
Hiring organization
You are weighing Fairview Health Services in Burnsville, Minnesota—about 15 miles south of downtown Minneapolis. Plenty of nurses treat this stretch as a Twin Cities base: typical drives into Minneapolis or St. Paul run 20–30 minutes, and the average commute…
What reviewers appreciate
- Burnsville location about 15 miles south of downtown Minneapolis
- Typical 20–30 minute drives to Minneapolis or St. Paul
- Average area commute around 20.5 minutes
What reviewers flag
- No usable pay ranges from Fairview Burnsville postings available yet
- Minnesota is not a nursing-license compact state
- Graduated state income tax applies
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