Kaiser Permanente
RN First Assist, Sunnyside (40 hrs,)
Kaiser Permanente, Oregon, Wisconsin, United States, 53575
Position
RN First Assist, Sunnyside (40 hrs)
Kaiser Permanente
Job Summary Provides assistance to the surgical team during the intra‑operative phase of surgical care for the Northwest Surgical Services region. Works in collaboration with the surgeon and health care team in the performance of surgical procedures, including assessment, planning, directing, providing and evaluating advanced nursing care. All RNFAs will participate in a regional on‑call rotation to provide surgical assistance for elective, emergent and urgent surgical cases.
Essential Responsibilities
Pre‑operative: Performs pre‑operative assessment and evaluation and collaborates with the surgical team on plan of care.
Intra‑operative: Provides knowledge‑based technical assistance to the surgeon during the operative procedure according to AORN standards, licensure, state regulation and facility/practice protocols, including use of instruments and medical devices, providing surgical exposure, handling and/or cutting tissue, providing hemostasis, clamping, cutting and ligating tissue as directed by the surgeon, and suturing as directed by the surgeon. Post‑operative: Evaluates the patient post‑operatively according to facility protocols.
Assessment Standard of Performance & Planning: Communicates information so that continuity of care is maintained; communicates with patient, family and other staff in a professional and courteous manner; obtains and demonstrates the skills and knowledge needed to provide appropriate population‑based and culturally sensitive care through education, training and experience; provides continuous reassessment through the intra‑operative period; utilizes knowledge of the type of procedure to plan for appropriate set‑up.
Maintains practice within limitations of preparation and experience; demonstrates RNFA specific clinical skills; reviews and updates skills checklist; assists with room preparation, patient transport, anesthesia induction, pre‑op briefing, patient positioning and preparation, draping; sets up equipment; monitors sterile field; observes for breaks in sterile technique.
Basic Qualifications Experience
Minimum two (2) years of peri‑operative scrubbing and circulating experience in a KP OR or one (1) year experience as an RNFA in or outside of KP.
Education
Certification of Completion from an AORN recognized RNFA course.
Successful completion of an RNFA program that meets the AORN Recommended Education Standards for RNFA and criteria for the CB.PMN acceptance program.
License, Certification, Registration
Registered Nurse License (Oregon)
Nurse Operating Room Certificate
Basic Life Support
Additional Requirements
Meets all qualifications of an RNFA as outlined in the AORN Position Statement.
Must maintain CNOR and RN licensure with the required amount of Continuing Education.
Preferred Qualifications
Minimum two (2) years of practice as an RNFA.
CRNFA certification preferred.
Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) required upon hire/transfer preferred.
Notes
Fair share call.
Seniority level Mid‑Senior level
Employment type Full‑time
Job function Health Care Provider
Industries Hospitals and Health Care
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Kaiser Permanente
Job Summary Provides assistance to the surgical team during the intra‑operative phase of surgical care for the Northwest Surgical Services region. Works in collaboration with the surgeon and health care team in the performance of surgical procedures, including assessment, planning, directing, providing and evaluating advanced nursing care. All RNFAs will participate in a regional on‑call rotation to provide surgical assistance for elective, emergent and urgent surgical cases.
Essential Responsibilities
Pre‑operative: Performs pre‑operative assessment and evaluation and collaborates with the surgical team on plan of care.
Intra‑operative: Provides knowledge‑based technical assistance to the surgeon during the operative procedure according to AORN standards, licensure, state regulation and facility/practice protocols, including use of instruments and medical devices, providing surgical exposure, handling and/or cutting tissue, providing hemostasis, clamping, cutting and ligating tissue as directed by the surgeon, and suturing as directed by the surgeon. Post‑operative: Evaluates the patient post‑operatively according to facility protocols.
Assessment Standard of Performance & Planning: Communicates information so that continuity of care is maintained; communicates with patient, family and other staff in a professional and courteous manner; obtains and demonstrates the skills and knowledge needed to provide appropriate population‑based and culturally sensitive care through education, training and experience; provides continuous reassessment through the intra‑operative period; utilizes knowledge of the type of procedure to plan for appropriate set‑up.
Maintains practice within limitations of preparation and experience; demonstrates RNFA specific clinical skills; reviews and updates skills checklist; assists with room preparation, patient transport, anesthesia induction, pre‑op briefing, patient positioning and preparation, draping; sets up equipment; monitors sterile field; observes for breaks in sterile technique.
Basic Qualifications Experience
Minimum two (2) years of peri‑operative scrubbing and circulating experience in a KP OR or one (1) year experience as an RNFA in or outside of KP.
Education
Certification of Completion from an AORN recognized RNFA course.
Successful completion of an RNFA program that meets the AORN Recommended Education Standards for RNFA and criteria for the CB.PMN acceptance program.
License, Certification, Registration
Registered Nurse License (Oregon)
Nurse Operating Room Certificate
Basic Life Support
Additional Requirements
Meets all qualifications of an RNFA as outlined in the AORN Position Statement.
Must maintain CNOR and RN licensure with the required amount of Continuing Education.
Preferred Qualifications
Minimum two (2) years of practice as an RNFA.
CRNFA certification preferred.
Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) required upon hire/transfer preferred.
Notes
Fair share call.
Seniority level Mid‑Senior level
Employment type Full‑time
Job function Health Care Provider
Industries Hospitals and Health Care
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