RN First Assist

St. Claire HealthCare; Morehead (KY); On-site; USD 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

A regional healthcare provider in Morehead, KY, is seeking a Registered Nurse First Assistant (RNFA) to collaborate on perioperative patient care. The role requires a Bachelor's Degree in Nursing, three years of operating room experience, and certifications such as CNOR and RNFA. Responsibilities include surgical support and postoperative management, contributing to optimal patient outcomes.

Qualifications

• Three years' operating room nursing practice required.
• Valid Kentucky Board of Nursing license required.
• Certified Perioperative Nurse (CNOR) required.
• Registered Nurse First Assistant (RNFA) required.

Responsibilities

• Practice under surgeon's direction during operations.
• Provide surgical site exposure and manage wounds.
• Perform focused preoperative nursing assessments.
• Provide postoperative patient management.
• Assist with patient discharge planning.
• Assists with patient discharge planning.

Skills

Surgical site exposure

Healing and suturing techniques

Patient management

Collaboration with healthcare teams

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Nursing (BSN)

Job description

Overview

The Registered Nurse First Assistant (RNFA) is a perioperative registered nurse who works in collaboration with the surgeon and other health care team members to achieve optimal patient outcomes, in addition to the normal scope of the registered nurse.

Responsibilities

• Intraoperatively practices at the direction of the surgeon.
• Uses instruments and medical devices to provide surgical site exposure, handle and cut tissue, provide hemostasis, suturing, and wound management.
• Performs focused preoperative nursing assessments.
• Provides postoperative patient management in collaboration with other health care providers in the immediate postoperative period and beyond.
• Participates in postoperative rounds.
• Assists with patient discharge planning.

Education

• Bachelor's Degree in Nursing (BSN) required.

Experience

• Three years' operating room nursing practice required.

Licensure/Certification

• Valid Kentucky Board of Nursing license required.
• Certified Perioperative Nurse (CNOR) required.
• Registered Nurse First Assistant (RNFA) required.

Additional Details

• Seniority level: Mid-Senior level.
• Employment type: Full-time.
• Job function: Health Care Provider.
• Industries: Hospitals and Health Care.
• Location: Morehead, KY (Surgery).