Registered Nurse, First Assist - Ambulatory Surgery

Personal Touch Home Health Care Services Inc.; Oregon (WI); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Personal Touch Home Health Care Services Inc. is seeking an experienced operating room nurse to provide intra-operative support across specialties. You will work with surgeons to maintain sterile technique and assist with instrumentation and tissue handling.

The role emphasizes teamwork, patient-centered care, and seamless communication for continuity of care before, during, and after surgery. On-site hospital setting with a focus on patient safety and comfort.

Qualifications

• Requires 2+ years intra-operative scrubbing and circulating experience.
• 1 year as an RNFA or completion of an RNFA course.
• Must hold a valid RN license (Oregon) with ACLS and BLS certification.

Responsibilities

• Perform pre-operative assessments and aid during surgery with instrumentation, tissue handling, hemostasis, suturing, and maintaining sterile technique.
• Post-operatively, assist with patient transfer, dressing application, and room turnover.
• Maintain communication for continuity of care, ensuring patient safety and comfort throughout the surgical process.

Skills

Intra-op scrubbing

Circulating RN

Teamwork

Patient care

Education

RN license (Oregon)

Nurse Operating Room Certificate

ACLS

BLS

Job description

This role involves providing intra-operative assistance to the surgical team across various specialties, collaborating with surgeons and healthcare professionals to ensure high-quality patient care.

Responsibilities

• performing pre-operative assessments, aiding during surgery with instrumentation, tissue handling, hemostasis, suturing, and maintaining sterile technique.
• Post-operatively, assists with patient transfer, dressing application, and room turnover.
• Maintains communication for continuity of care, ensuring patient safety and comfort throughout the surgical process.

Qualifications

• Requires at least 2 years of intra-operative scrubbing and circulating experience, and 1 year as an RNFA or completion of a recognized RNFA course.
• Must hold a valid RN license (Oregon), ACLS, BLS, and a Nurse Operating Room Certificate.

Preferred skills

• 2-5 years RNFA practice, CRNFA certification, and ability to assist in all surgical cases.
• The role emphasizes clinical expertise, sterile technique, teamwork, and patient-centered care.