AdventHealth
RN First Assistant Surgery
At AdventHealth Waterman, we work together to model the healing ministry of Christ, tending to those of all ages with uncommon compassion and dedication to personal wellness. Our specialty services include emergency care, labor and delivery, obstetrics, oncology, orthopedics, pediatrics, rehabilitation and surgery. And our intensive care unit (ICU), patient care unit and progressive care unit (PCU) help us tend to the diverse needs of our community. Every day, our fellow team members show up to work, unified by one shared mission: Extending the Healing Ministry of Jesus Christ. As a faith-based health care organization, our story is one of hope as we strive to heal and restore the body, mind and spirit. Though our facilities are spread across the country, this unwavering belief binds us together. Across every office, exam and patient room, we're committed to providing individualized, holistic care. This is our Christian mission, and it inspires us to help make communities healthier and happier. The role you'll contribute: Responsible for direct and indirect preoperative patient care to the patient undergoing operative and/or an invasive procedure. Based on the needs of the department and on training, competence, and skill, the RNFA will perform in the role of first assistant, circulator, and/or scrub nurse. The value you'll bring to the team: Registered nurses and surgical technologists practicing as first assistants in surgery are functioning in an expanded perioperative role. Registered Nurse First Assistant (RNFA, CRNFA), expanded role in the perioperative setting include: Preoperative patient management in collaboration with other health care providers, which includes performing a focused preoperative nursing assessment, communicating and collaborating with other health care providers in the patients plan of care Postoperative patient management in collaboration with other health care providers, which include postoperative rounds, and discharge planning. Registered Nurse First Assistants (RNFA, CRNFA) expanded role in the perioperative setting include the intraoperative performance of surgical first assistant technique as in: Using instruments and medical devices Providing surgical site exposure Handling and/or cutting tissue Providing hemostasis by means of clamping vessels, coagulating, and ligating vessels Suturing, and closure of surgical sites (i.e. closure of muscle, fascia, subcutaneous, and skin). Registered Nurse First Assistants (RNFA, CRNFA), expanded role in the perioperative setting may include (upon successful completion and validation of advanced instruction/training): Inject dye with lymphosentigraphy Insertion of peripheral/central arterial/venous catheter The expertise and experiences you'll need to succeed: Minimum qualifications: ASN (Associates of Nursing) 2 surgery experience in multi-disciplined OR in an acute care hospital setting. Registered Nurse (RN) ACLS/BLS certification Certified Nurse Operating Room (CNOR) This facility is an equal opportunity employer and complies with federal, state and local anti-discrimination laws, regulations and ordinances.
At AdventHealth Waterman, we work together to model the healing ministry of Christ, tending to those of all ages with uncommon compassion and dedication to personal wellness. Our specialty services include emergency care, labor and delivery, obstetrics, oncology, orthopedics, pediatrics, rehabilitation and surgery. And our intensive care unit (ICU), patient care unit and progressive care unit (PCU) help us tend to the diverse needs of our community. Every day, our fellow team members show up to work, unified by one shared mission: Extending the Healing Ministry of Jesus Christ. As a faith-based health care organization, our story is one of hope as we strive to heal and restore the body, mind and spirit. Though our facilities are spread across the country, this unwavering belief binds us together. Across every office, exam and patient room, we're committed to providing individualized, holistic care. This is our Christian mission, and it inspires us to help make communities healthier and happier. The role you'll contribute: Responsible for direct and indirect preoperative patient care to the patient undergoing operative and/or an invasive procedure. Based on the needs of the department and on training, competence, and skill, the RNFA will perform in the role of first assistant, circulator, and/or scrub nurse. The value you'll bring to the team: Registered nurses and surgical technologists practicing as first assistants in surgery are functioning in an expanded perioperative role. Registered Nurse First Assistant (RNFA, CRNFA), expanded role in the perioperative setting include: Preoperative patient management in collaboration with other health care providers, which includes performing a focused preoperative nursing assessment, communicating and collaborating with other health care providers in the patients plan of care Postoperative patient management in collaboration with other health care providers, which include postoperative rounds, and discharge planning. Registered Nurse First Assistants (RNFA, CRNFA) expanded role in the perioperative setting include the intraoperative performance of surgical first assistant technique as in: Using instruments and medical devices Providing surgical site exposure Handling and/or cutting tissue Providing hemostasis by means of clamping vessels, coagulating, and ligating vessels Suturing, and closure of surgical sites (i.e. closure of muscle, fascia, subcutaneous, and skin). Registered Nurse First Assistants (RNFA, CRNFA), expanded role in the perioperative setting may include (upon successful completion and validation of advanced instruction/training): Inject dye with lymphosentigraphy Insertion of peripheral/central arterial/venous catheter The expertise and experiences you'll need to succeed: Minimum qualifications: ASN (Associates of Nursing) 2 surgery experience in multi-disciplined OR in an acute care hospital setting. Registered Nurse (RN) ACLS/BLS certification Certified Nurse Operating Room (CNOR) This facility is an equal opportunity employer and complies with federal, state and local anti-discrimination laws, regulations and ordinances.