RN | CVOR (Open Heart) | New Market Pay Increase

Tallahassee Memorial HealthCare; Tallahassee (FL); On-site; USD 85,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Sign-on bonus eligibility

Job summary

Tallahassee Memorial HealthCare (TMH) is seeking a skilled Registered Nurse First Assistant for the CT Surgery team. You will collaborate with the surgical team on perioperative assessments and assist during operative procedures, helping ensure patient safety and excellent outcomes.

Your role includes postoperative rounds, evaluating progress, and educating patients and families. Florida RN licensure, RNFA training, and perioperative RN experience are required, with a sign-on bonus eligible and

Qualifications

• Associate degree in nursing required.
• Completion of an RNFA program accredited by AORN is required.
• Bachelor’s degree in nursing preferred.

Responsibilities

• Dedicated to CT Surgery, participates in perioperative assessments with the surgical team.
• Assists surgeons during surgical or invasive procedures under supervision.
• Participates in postoperative rounds and treatments, monitors progress toward outcomes.
• Assesses patient/family knowledge and provides appropriate education.
• Performs miscellaneous duties as assigned.

Education

Associate degree in nursing

RNFA program accredited by AORN

Bachelor’s degree in nursing

Job description

WHO WE ARE & WHAT WE DO

*Position eligible for a sign-on bonus if certain conditions are met, including but not limited to: (i) acceptance of a full-time position (0.9 FTE or greater) (ii) if a former employee, must have been separated from the organization for at least 12 months (iii) certain job related experience requirements may apply (speak with your HR representative)

We've recently completed a comprehensive market analysis and adjusted our pay range for this and other select opportunities to reflect current market rates. We now offer among the most competitive salaries in the region!

Tallahassee Memorial HealthCare (TMH) is a private, nonprofit community-based healthcare system that provides advanced care to a 21-county region in North Florida and South Georgia. We are a career destination with nearly 6,000 colleagues who reflect the diversity of our community.

TMH is the region’s healthcare leader and top provider of advanced care with a 772-bed acute care hospital and the region’s only:

• Level II Trauma Center
• Joint Commission Comprehensive Stroke Center
• Level III Neonatal Intensive Care
• Pediatric Intensive Care
• The most advanced cancer, heart and vascular, orthopedic & surgery programs in the Panhandle

Our system also includes a psychiatric hospital, multiple specialty care centers, four residency programs and nearly 40 affiliated physician practices.

HOW YOU'LL MAKE AN IMPACT

Your Role:

• Dedicated to CT Surgery, in collaboration with the surgical team (and others), participates in surgical patients’ perioperative assessments.
• Assists surgeons (under direction/supervision of the same) during surgical or invasive operative procedures.
• Participates in postoperative rounds and treatments; evaluates patients’ progress toward obtaining desired outcomes.
• Assess patients’ and/or family members’ knowledge level; provides appropriate education to same.
• Performs miscellaneous duties not expressly described herein.

Reports To:

• RN [Registered Nurse]/Nurse Manager (JC: 031001)

Supervises:

• None.

WHAT YOU’LL NEED TO APPLY

Required Education:

• Associate degree in nursing.
• Successful completion of a Registered Nurse First Assistant (RNFA) program accredited by the Association of periOperative Registered Nurses (AORN).

Preferred Education:

• Bachelor’s degree in nursing.

Required Experience:

• Two (2) years of perioperative registered nursing experience.

Preferred Experience:

• Two (2) years of perioperative first assistance experience.

Required Certification/License/Registry:

• Licensed as a registered nurse (RN) in accordance with Florida Statutes (F.S.), Title XXXII (Regulation of Professions and Occupations), Chapter 464 (Nursing), Part I (Nurse Practice Act) [includes multistate compact licensure].
• Basic Life Support (BLS) certification from an American Heart Association (AHA) or American Red Cross (ARC) certified instructor.

Preferred Certification/License/Registry:

• One or more of the following:
  • Certified Nurse Operating Room (CNOR) credential from AORN.
  • Registered Nurse Assistant at Surgery (RNAS-C) credential from the National Assistant at Surgery Certification (NASC).
  • Certified Registered Nurse First Assistant (CRNFA) credential from NASC.

Tallahassee Memorial HealthCare is an equal opportunity employer and drug-free workplace. All employment is contingent upon successful completion of a drug screen, background check, reference verification, health assessment, and credential/license verification.