RN Operating Room General Surgery
- Union position
- 10-hour shifts
- BLS
- ACLS
- RN license
How this pay compares
This posting states $44.64–$74.33 an hour. Open operating room nurse jobs in Minnesota post a median of $53.94 an hour, the middle half $52.11–$59.44, across 19 jobs that state their pay, so this one is above the middle half of what they post. Operating room nurses employed in Minnesota earn a median of $48.80 an hour (source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics), according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics (May 2025) (source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics).
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Union record
Oncology infusion registered nurses at Allina Health in Minneapolis voted for Minnesota Nurses Association on 28 Feb 2024, 17 to 2, and the National Labor Relations Board certified the union (case 18-RC-334243). Physicians, nurse practitioners, and physician assistants at Allina Health in Minneapolis voted for Doctors Council SEIU Local 10MD on 13 Oct 2023, 325 to 200, and the National Labor Relations Board certified the union (case 18-RC-323609). The union represents the unit the Board certified: ask the recruiter whether this position is in it. Healthcare union elections.
Workplace injuries
Abbott Northwestern Hospital in Minneapolis reported 487 work injuries and illnesses to OSHA for 2025 over 9,878,812 hours worked: 9.9 per 100 full-time workers, against 5.0 per 100 full-time workers at hospitals, general medical and surgicalnationwide. With its hours, the best estimate leaning on similar sites is 9.8 per 100 full-time workers. This is the employer's own report. Workplace injuries by employer.
Medicare rating of Abbott Northwestern Hospital
Medicare gives Abbott Northwestern Hospital 4 of 5 stars (Jul 2026; Minnesota's hospitals average 3.8). 77% of its patients said their nurses always communicated well (the middle US hospital: 79%). Patients' ratings of their care, not employees' of the job. Its other hospitals · Minnesota hospitals by rating.
Public Service Loan Forgiveness
Medicare lists Abbott Northwestern Hospital as a non-profit hospital: the kind of employer PSLF counts (a government organization or a 501(c)(3) non-profit) for its own full-time staff, toward forgiveness of federal Direct Loans after 120 qualifying payments. The federal PSLF Help Tool confirms an employer by the EIN on your W-2. Every PSLF-eligible hospital hiring.
What Minnesota law requires of the employer
- Public reporting of staffing: Minnesota hospitals must file unit core staffing plans and quarterly actual direct care hours, which the hospital association publishes. Minn. Stat. § 144.7055 subd. 3(b) (source: Minn. Stat. § 144.7055 subd. 3(b))
- Limits on mandatory overtime: Partial: a nurse may decline extra consecutive hours beyond a normal work period if unsafe in the nurse's judgment, without retaliation; emergencies excepted. Not a flat ban (covers nurses in hospitals and other licensed health care facilities (not nursing facilities)). Minn. Stat. § 181.275 (source: Minn. Stat. § 181.275)
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About the job
Location Address
2800 10th Ave Receiving Dock Minneapolis, MN 55407-1311
Date Posted
November 05, 2026
Department
31005830 Surgery Services General
Shift
Day/Evening (United States of America)
Shift Length
10 hour shift
Hours Per Week
40
Union Contract
MNA-01-Abbott Northwestern RN-RAN
Weekend Rotation
Occasional
Job Summary
Allina Health is a not-for-profit health system that cares for individuals, families and communities throughout Minnesota and western Wisconsin. If you value putting patients first, consider a career at Allina Health. Our mission is to provide exceptional care as we prevent illness, restore health and provide comfort to all who entrust us with their care. This includes you and your loved ones. We are committed to providing whole person care, investing in your well-being, and enriching your career.
Key Position Details
Tier 1: Greater than 1 year experience circulating and scrubbing general cases
Tier 2: Greater than 1 year circulating general cases
Tier 3: 1 year circulating cases
- 1.0 FTE (80 hours per two-week pay period)
- 10-hour day/evening shift
- Occasional weekend rotation
- Call is per department need. There is no regular cadence. Team call for the weekends is roughly 3-4 times a year. Department call (single shifts) roughly 4 - 6 times a year
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 perioperative training 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
- 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.
Allina Health is committed to adhering with all applicable local, state and federal minimum wage requirements.
Benefit Summary
Allina Health believes the best way to provide safe and compassionate care for our patients is by nurturing the passion of those who care for them. That’s why we devote extraordinary resources to help you grow and thrive - not only as a professional but also as a whole person. When you join our team, you have access to a wealth of valuable employee benefits that support the total well-being - mind, body, spirit and community - of you and your family members.
Allina Health is all in on your well-being. Because well-being means something different to everyone, our award-winning program provides you with the resources you need to help you navigate your personal journey. This includes well-being dollars, dedicated well-being navigators, and many programs, activities, articles, videos, personal coaching and tools to support you on your journey.
We are focused on creating an inclusive workplace so everyone can see themselves as part of our care team. Our care teams are as diverse as the communities we serve and proud to be contributing to the mission of a leading health care organization. Our pioneering approach to well-being helps every member of our care team feel a deep sense of connection and joy in their work.
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
- Allina Health is a 501(c)(3) eligible employer
*Benefit eligibility/offerings are determined by FTE and if you are represented by a union.
From Allina Health's job posting, checked 9 Nov 2026. The employer's own page is the final word on requirements and availability.
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About Allina Health
Allina Health is a nonprofit health system with 12 (source: Allina Health, About Us) hospital campuses, 60+ (source: Allina Health, About Us) primary care clinics and 27,865 (source: Allina Health, About Us) care team members serving Minnesota and western Wisconsin. Source: Allina Health, About Us
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