RN First Assistant (RNFA) – OR Lead & Surgical Mentor

BayCare Health System; Bartow (WV); On-site; USD 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

Paid time off

Tuition reimbursement

401k match

Performance bonuses

Community discounts

Job summary

BayCare Health System is seeking a Registered Nurse First Assistant (RNFA) at Bartow Regional Medical Center for a full-time, in-person role. The RNFA will assist in the operating room with trocar placements and injections under surgeon supervision, while modeling clinical excellence and team leadership.

Qualified candidates have CNOR certification, an RN license, and a minimum of 3 years acute care OR experience; RNFA program completion or degree is required.

Qualifications

• CNOR certification is required.
• RN license in good standing.
• 3 years acute care operating room experience.
• RNFA program completion or degree is required.

Responsibilities

• The RNFA is proficient in patient care using effective managerial skills.
• Acts as a professional role model for other nursing team members and shares organizational information.
• Performs trocar insertion under direct surgeon supervision and injections of local anesthetic under surgeon supervision.
• Achieves competency: complete 6 trocar placements with at least two surgeons and 6 local injections with at least two surgeons within 90 days.

Skills

RNFA duties

Clinical skills

Interpersonal skills

Education

Associate's Nursing

Bachelor's Nursing (preferred)

Technical Diploma - Registered Nurse First Assistant

Certified RNFA (preferred)

Job description

BayCare Health System is seeking a Registered Nurse First Assistant (RNFA) at Bartow Regional Medical Center for a full-time, in-person role. The RNFA will assist in the operating room with trocar placements and injections under surgeon supervision, while modeling clinical excellence and team leadership.

Qualified candidates have CNOR certification, an RN license, and a minimum of 3 years acute care OR experience; RNFA program completion or degree is required.