RN First Assist Surgery

Glendale Memorial Hospital and Health; United States; On-site; USD 85,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Glendale Memorial Hospital and Health Center seeks a Surgical First Assist RN to support surgical patients across all ages in the OR and perioperative services, ensuring safe, effective, patient-family centered care and optimal outcomes.

The role requires providing RN First Assistant support during procedures, collaborating with the surgical team, maintaining documentation, and preventing infections. Strong planning and teaching abilities are valued as part of the organization’s mission.

Qualifications

• 5 Years of Perioperative Nursing practice as both a scrub and circulating nurse upon hire
• If less years of experience, 3 recommendations from practicing Surgeons and demonstrated clinical practice
• This position is represented by CNA and is covered by the applicable collective bargaining agreement

Responsibilities

• Serve as RN First Assistant during operative and invasive procedures, aiding with tissue dissection and closure
• Collaborate with the surgical team, maintain accurate documentation, manage instruments
• Support the CVOR team and participate in quality improvement initiatives
• Assist in coordinating staffing and scheduling within the perioperative services

Skills

Perioperative nursing

Job description

Where You'll Work

Founded in 1926, Dignity Health - Glendale Memorial Hospital and Health Center is a 334-bed, acute care, nonprofit hospital. Serving over 70,000 patients annually, the hospital offers a full complement of services including a Level III NICU, heart care, wound care and surgical services. Additionally, Glendale Memorial Hospital has been recognized as an LGBTQ+ Healthcare Equality High Performer by the Human Rights Campaign Foundation. It is a Joint Commission-certified Thrombectomy-Capable Stroke Center and a SRC Center of Excellence for Robotic Surgery and Colorectal Surgery.

One Community. One Mission. One California

Job Summary and Responsibilities

As our Surgical First Assist RN, you will help surgical patients across all age populations receive safe, effective, and quality patient-family centered care in the OR and other areas of perioperative services so they can achieve optimal surgical outcomes and a smooth recovery throughout the perioperative continuum.

Every day you will function as an RN First Assistant during operative and invasive procedures, including assessing patients, assisting with tissue dissection and closure, and providing postoperative follow-up. You will be expected to collaborate closely with the surgical team, maintain precise documentation, and ensure patient safety through careful management of instruments and prevention of surgical site infections.

To be successful in this role you must be committed to the delivery of safe, effective, and quality patient-family centered care for all patient populations. This requires a strong working knowledge of performance improvement, license, and accreditation requirements, along with active participation in fulfilling the Mission of the Organization and consistent demonstration of its Core Values. You will also possess excellent communication and organizational skills, including proficiency in Microsoft Office, Outlook, and Internet, and demonstrate a strong capacity for teaching, planning, and development to support the Organization's strategic plan and performance improvement initiatives.

Provides a safe therapeutic core by collaboration with the surgeons and health care team in performing a safe operation with optimal outcomes for the patient. The RNFA practices preoperative nursing and must have acquired the necessary knowledge, skills and judgment specific to clinical practiceCollects and interprets complex assessment data, recognizes subtle changes in the patient

Formulates an individualized plan of care for the patient with complex needs to achieve desired outcomesShares data with team and supports team with surgeon. Gets procedure questions asked and helps to set up for correct procedures

Makes clinical decisions based on experience, patient population data, and intuition, promotes the development of clinical decision making of all team members.Advocates patient rights from the patient/family perspective: provides counsel and acts as a resource to resolve issue

Provides validation of clinical decision for other staff members, seeks validation from others for complex patients or unfamiliar situations

Acts as a team leader in coordinating the care of the patient, and the team process

Collaborates with the health care team and other disciplines to meet the desired outcomes

Teamwork-Communicates effectively and works cooperatively with others. Has respect for and understanding of other clinical disciplines. Uses an integrated approach toward patient outcomesDemonstrates effective communication skills and seeks out opportunities to improve communication among health care team members/patients/families

Delegates patient care activities to other health care team members and redirects unit activities ass patient acuity and census changes

Actively participates as a member of the CVOR team and CVOR committeesWorks to implement practice initiatives in a positive and productive manner

Able to perform in the Charge Nurse role by coordinating the staff and surgery schedule and handling day to day issues with positive outcomes

Able to fill in as needed on the staffing schedule. Helps with lunches and breaks

The RNFA acts as a team leader or participant in the quality improvement process. Actively identify areas and explores alternatives to care or practice. Recommends revisions to standards or cost initiatives as needed.

Job Requirements

Required

5 Years of Perioperative Nursing practice as both a scrub and circulating nurse upon hire

If less years of experience, 3 recommendations from practicing Surgeons and demonstrated clinical practice

Successful completi

This position is represented by CNA and is covered by the terms and conditions of the applicable collective bargaining agreement