As our Surgical RN at CHI St. Alexius Health Devils Lake, you will prepare patients for surgical procedures to ensure they receive excellent nursing care when they are at their most vulnerable. Every day you will review consent forms, answer questions and educate the patient about the procedure, complete preoperative assessments, and update family members on the surgery status during the operation. 

You are responsible for preventing any postoperative acute complications and intervening if complications from a surgery occur. You'll offer support to patients who are waking up from anesthesia post-surgery. This support can include maintaining a patient’s bandages, managing their pain, treating any postoperative nausea, and making sure that recovering patients get enough rest, nutrients, and fluids so they can heal.

You'll observe a patient’s progress, recording their observations in the patient’s chart, and informing any attending physicians of changes to a patient’s progress post-surgery. It’s also the RN’s role to work in recovery which you'll teach patients how to take their medication, how to clean wounds and bandage them, and any other postoperative care instructions necessary before the patient can go home.

This position has the opportunity to cross train into assisting during surgical procedures where you will provide care for intraoperative patients, and assist the surgeons and anesthetist.

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

Benefits: 

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, $20,000 sign-on incentive, relocation assistance, adoption assistance, and more!

About Us: 

CHI St. Alexius Health Devils Lake Hospital is a 25-bed Critical Access Hospital accredited by The Joint Commission licensed by the North Dakota State Department of Health and certified by the Department of Health and Human Services for participation in the Medicare Program. Our hospital has been committed to providing patients quality medical treatment in the Lake Region area and surrounding communities since 1902.

• Care for patients before, during, and after procedures
• Care for outpatient IV therapy, blood transfusion, and wound dressing change patients
• Complete and accurate documentation of care
• Demonstrate a high level of compassion for patients
• Assist surgeon and surgical team in the OR
• Ensure operating rooms are prepped with all necessary equipment and supplies

• Graduate of an accredited school of nursing. 
• Active North Dakota (ND) Registered Nurse License.
• Compact RN license holders must obtain North Dakota licensure within 90 days of start date, if employee resides in the state of ND. 
• Basic Life Support (BLS) by American Heart Association (AHA)
• Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) by American Heart Association (AHA)
• Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) by American Heart Association (AHA)
• NRP beneficial, but not required