Registered Nurse, Operating Room - Ambulatory Surgery

HealthPartners

Saint Paul, Minnesota

You'll oversee nursing care for newborn through geriatric patients in the Operating Room.

Eligibility: Surgery Ambulatory Surgical Center

Posted Aug 19

Shift and hours: 8-⁠hour shifts · Weekday day shifts starting 0645 or 0845 8- hour shifts start times of either 0645 or 08455 shifts a week
Unit and setting: Ambulatory surgery operating room · Ambulatory Surgery Oversees nursing care needs of the newborn, pediatric, adolescent, adult, and geriatric patients in the Operating RoomNewborn through geriatric patients
License: RN license Licensed registered nurse by State of MinnesotaRegistered nurse license issued by Minnesota
Term: Per Diem Casual positionCasual

Do you qualify?

License: Registered nurse license issued by Minnesota Licensed registered nurse by State of Minnesota Check your license
Certification: Basic Life Support for Health Care Providers (BLS) Basic Life Support for Health Care Providers
Education: Baccalaureate in nursing (BSN) Completion of a baccalaureate program in nursing
Experience: 1 year RN experience if holding an associate's degree Applicants with an associate's degree in nursing must have 1 year (2080 hours) experience as a registered nurse
Experience: 3 years as a Surgical Technologist, Surgical Assistant or Instrument Processing Technician (alternative, with a license)
Experience: 1 year of operating room RN experience (alternative to perioperative course)
Also asks: Perioperative course or perioperative clinical rotation through a nursing program

What it pays

Against similar roles: Minnesota PRN median is $45/hrMinnesota PRN postings that state pay run $27/hr to $64/hr, the middle half $33/hr to $55/hr, across 177 postings. This posting's $45/hr to $79/hr is wider than that, so where you land depends on the offer.

Benefits

BenefitsMedical insurancemedical insurance
BenefitsDental insurancedental insurance
Benefits401k with match401k with match
BenefitsDisability insurancedisability insurance
BenefitsTuition reimbursementtuition reimbursement
BenefitsOn-site fitness centeran on-site employee fitness center

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BenefitsOn-site employee clinican on-site employee clinic
BenefitsCenter for Employee Resilience support and resiliency practicesa Center for Employee Resilience that provides support and evidence-based practices to bring relief and build resiliency
BenefitsPublic Service Loan Forgiveness eligible employerRegions is a qualified non-profit employer under the federal Public Service Loan Forgiveness program
On-site employee fitness center
Center for Employee Resilience

The role and schedule

Day to day: Assists in operating procedures Assists in operating procedures and implements nursing activities for cost effective and efficient operations in an operating room
Hours stated: M-F. 8- hour shifts. No nights, holidays, or weekends. start times of either 0645 or 0845
Weekends: No weekends No nights, holidays, or weekends.
Holidays: No holidays

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Join our team as an Operating Room Registered Nurse! Our team gets to work with a variety of cases allowing you to gain a wide range of skills within the Operating Room. Under the direction of the Nurse Manager, this position is accountable for the following: Oversees nursing care needs of the newborn, pediatric, adolescent, adult, and geriatric patients in the Operating Room Implements nursing activities for operating room services and ensures compliance with all standard policies and procedures Assists in operating procedures and implements nursing activities for cost effective and efficient operations in an operating room Provides suggestions for optimizing existing work processes and resource allocation for an effective operating room Ensures adherence to relevant policies and procedures for operating room nursing services Promotes and ensures patient satisfaction with surgery and nursing care services Performs other duties as assigned

Work Schedule

Casual position M-F. 8- hour shifts. No nights, holidays, or weekends. start times of either 0645 or 0845

Required Education & Certifications

Completion of a baccalaureate program in nursing Applicants with an associate's degree in nursing must have 1 year (2080 hours) experience as a registered nurse Licensed Registered Nurse with Perioperative course or completion of a perioperative clinical rotation through a nursing program OR 1 year of operating room RN experience OR licensed registered nurse with 3 years of experience as a Surgical Technologist/Surgical Assistant/Instrument Processing Technician Licensed registered nurse by State of Minnesota Basic Life Support for Health Care Providers

Benefits

Our benefits include medical insurance, dental insurance, 401k with match, disability insurance, and tuition reimbursement. We offer an on-site employee fitness center as well as an on-site employee clinic to make it more convenient for our staff to get the care they need. We also have a Center for Employee Resilience that provides support and evidence-based practices to bring relief and build resiliency. Regions is a qualified non-profit employer under the federal Public Service Loan Forgiveness program. Regions is also proud to be a Yellow Ribbon Company.

What's around it?

In Saint Paul, MN

Saint Paul, MN

Living costs about the same as the US average

Life in Saint Paul, MN

NeighborhoodsYoung professionals (and healthcare workers relocating for jobs) actually cluster in Hamline-Midway (median rent $924, median home $216,409, median age 32.3) for coffee shops, music venues, commuter access, and the Minnesota State Fair, and in St. Anthony Park (rent $948, home $272,812) for university ties and light rail. Macalester-Groveland (rent $1,085, home $391,207, safer than 94% of the city) and Highland Park (rent $1,203, home $328,006, safer than 88%) read as denser-suburban, with Macalester College, tree-lined streets, and Mississippi riverfront parks. West Seventh is the artsy historic dining strip (rent $1,197, home $219,377) but safer than only 35% of the city; Summit Hill and Cathedral Hill near Grand Avenue mean Victorian/bluff homes and boutiques; Lowertown is lofts; Frogtown (Thomas-Dale) is diverse and more value-oriented for first-time buyers. Locals tell movers to walk Lowertown, West 7th, Grand Ave, Hamline/Midway, and Cathedral Hill in person before signing.

Young professionals (and healthcare workers relocating for jobs) actually cluster in Hamline-Midway (median rent $924, median home $216,409, median age 32.3) for coffee shops, music venues, commuter access, and the Minnesota State Fair, and in St. Anthony Park (rent $948, home $272,812) for university ties and light rail. Macalester-Groveland (rent $1,085, home $391,207, safer than 94% of the city) and Highland Park (rent $1,203, home $328,006, safer than 88%) read as denser-suburban, with Macalester College, tree-lined streets, and Mississippi riverfront parks.

West Seventh is the artsy historic dining strip (rent $1,197, home $219,377) but safer than only 35% of the city; Summit Hill and Cathedral Hill near Grand Avenue mean Victorian/bluff homes and boutiques; Lowertown is lofts; Frogtown (Thomas-Dale) is diverse and more value-oriented for first-time buyers. Locals tell movers to walk Lowertown, West 7th, Grand Ave, Hamline/Midway, and Cathedral Hill in person before signing.

Sources

As of Sep 11, 2026Source 1: reddit.com Source 2: extraspace.com Source 3: affinity-moving.com

Getting aroundResidents say public transit inside St. Paul is good enough for a commute to work, with more trouble if you are going to or from the suburbs; the city is scored Walk Score 89 and Bike Score 70. St. Anthony Park has light-rail access, Hamline-Midway is explicitly a commuter neighborhood, and Macalester-Groveland is cited for quick commutes. Minneapolis is about 10 miles west, so Twin Cities hops are short, but housing type changes the daily grind: Summit Hill bluff homes come with stairs and tight street parking. Sources do not name hospital campuses, drive times, parking decks, or specific bus or rail lines to them.

Residents say public transit inside St. Paul is good enough for a commute to work, with more trouble if you are going to or from the suburbs; the city is scored Walk Score 89 and Bike Score 70. St. Anthony Park has light-rail access, Hamline-Midway is explicitly a commuter neighborhood, and Macalester-Groveland is cited for quick commutes. Minneapolis is about 10 miles west, so Twin Cities hops are short, but housing type changes the daily grind: Summit Hill bluff homes come with stairs and tight street parking.

Sources do not name hospital campuses, drive times, parking decks, or specific bus or rail lines to them.

Sources

As of Sep 11, 2026Source 1: reddit.com Source 2: extraspace.com Source 3: rent.com Source 4: apartmentguide.com Source 5: affinity-moving.com

OutdoorsComo Park is the all-ages hub: Como Zoo, Como Town kiddie amusement park, the Conservatory, a golf course, a large playground, and Como Lake, with the neighborhood itself walkable to those pieces. Highland Park adds Highland National Golf Course and Mississippi River access; Battle Creek Regional Park and Fort Snelling State Park (hiking) sit among 170 to 180-plus city parks. Downtown recreation lives on Harriet Island Regional Park (Melodies on the Mississippi, Twin Cities Veg Fest, movie nights), Mears Park, Rice Park, Raspberry Island, and Upper Landing Park/City House. The classic local walk is Summit Avenue past Victorian mansions and river bluffs.

Como Park is the all-ages hub: Como Zoo, Como Town kiddie amusement park, the Conservatory, a golf course, a large playground, and Como Lake, with the neighborhood itself walkable to those pieces. Highland Park adds Highland National Golf Course and Mississippi River access; Battle Creek Regional Park and Fort Snelling State Park (hiking) sit among 170 to 180-plus city parks.

Downtown recreation lives on Harriet Island Regional Park (Melodies on the Mississippi, Twin Cities Veg Fest, movie nights), Mears Park, Rice Park, Raspberry Island, and Upper Landing Park/City House. The classic local walk is Summit Avenue past Victorian mansions and river bluffs.

Sources

As of Sep 11, 2026Source 1: youtube.com Source 2: affinity-moving.com Source 3: apartmentguide.com Source 4: rent.com Source 5: stpaul.gov Source 6: reddit.com Source 7: facebook.com

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Saint Paul is Minnesota's capital and the historic half of the Twin Cities, about 10 miles from Minneapolis: 17 walkable districts, Victorian streets, and a cost of living about 6% below the U.S. average. Healthcare, government, 3M, and Ecolab anchor jobs. Typical one-bedrooms run about $1,311; median homes sit near $289k–$320k, cheaper in Hamline-Midway and West Seventh, pricier in Macalester-Groveland and Highland Park, with high property taxes and little new construction. Young professionals cluster in Hamline-Midway (State Fair, music, about $924 rent), St. Anthony Park (light rail), West Seventh (dining), and Lowertown lofts; families lean Highland Park, Como (zoo, conservatory, lake), and Mac-Groveland. Walk Grand Avenue, Cathedral Hill, and Summit Avenue's mansions before leasing. Winters from November to March mean deep cold, snow, and shoveling, balanced by the 1886 Winter Carnival, park music at Harriet Island and Mears Park, the Ordway, and the State Fair. City transit is workable for in-town commutes, weaker to suburbs. The honest tradeoff is climate versus neighborhood charm, parks (170+), and prices that still beat Minneapolis.

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Sources

As of 2026Source 1: extraspace.com Source 2: apartmentguide.com Source 3: rent.com Source 4: affinity-moving.com Source 5: visitsaintpaul.com Source 6: stpaul.gov Source 7: reddit.com Source 8: reddit.com Source 9: youtube.com

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