RNFA Registered Nurse First Assistant - OR Operating Room - 40 Hours Weekly - Rotating Shift

TieTalent; Detroit (MI); On-site; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading team at Henry Ford Health as a Registered Nurse First Assistant in Detroit, where you will provide essential support in the Operating Room. This full-time role offers competitive benefits and opportunities for professional growth within a collaborative environment. Ideal candidates will have a nursing diploma and relevant surgical experience.

Benefits

Competitive health plan options

Tuition assistance

Discounts to various businesses

Qualifications

• Requires Registered Nurse credential from Michigan Board of Nursing.
• Advanced Life Support certification within 6 months of hire.
• BLS Provider certification within 30 days of hire.

Responsibilities

• Provide direct assistance to surgeons during surgical procedures.
• Position patients for optimal exposure during surgeries.
• Implement physician orders for visualizing the operative site.

Skills

Surgical Assistance

Patient Positioning

Hemostasis Techniques

Wound Closure

Education

Diploma from an accredited school/college of nursing

Job description

RNFA Registered Nurse First Assistant - OR Operating Room - 40 Hours Weekly - Rotating Shift

REGISTERED NURSE FIRST ASSISTANT - OPERATING ROOM - 36 or 40 HOURS - ROTATING SHIFT

Full-Time Benefit Eligible

Schedule: Rotating Shift, 36 or 40 Hours Per Week (Both schedules will be consider based on the candidate preference), Monday through Friday. This position requires rotating nights, weekends and on call: approximately 4 shifts every 6 week scheduling period.

GENERAL SUMMARY:

Unit Description:

Henry Ford St John Hospital’s Operating Room is 19 room department that supports a variety of service lines, both inpatient and outpatient, including: General Surgery, Pediatrics, Transplant, Vascular, Plastics, Gynecology, Urology, ENT, Oral Maxillofacial, Robotics, Neurology, Orthopedics, Cardiology and Trauma. Our staff rotates through all service line specialty areas, and typically participates in about 3-6 procedures per shift.

We are operational 24 hours per day, working either 8-hour or 12-hour shifts. Rotating nights, weekends and on call time are required: approximately four total shifts every six-week scheduling period.

Why join our team? OR at St John Hospital is a closeknit community with opportunities for mentor/mentee relationships, participation in active work councils, and involvement in problem solving and decision making. We welcome Registered Nurses with prior OR experience. We can’t wait to meet you!

Provide direct assistance to surgeons before, during and after surgical procedures.
Position patient to give best exposure for surgical procedure, using stabilizing equipment, when necessary, while maximizing patient comfort and safety.
Implement physicians' orders to provide visualization of the operative site using appropriate methods, including manipulation of tissue and materials, retraction, sponging, suctioning and irrigation.
Utilize appropriate techniques to achieve temporary and permanent hemostasis.
Assist with body plane closure, application of wound dressings and securing of drainage systems.

This posting represents the major duties, responsibilities, and authorities of this job, and is not intended to be a complete list of all tasks and duties. It should be understood, therefore, that employees may be asked to perform job-related duties beyond those explicitly described above.

EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE REQUIRED:

Diploma from an accredited school/college of nursing OR required professional licensure at time of hire.

CERTIFICATION/LICENSURES REQUIRED:

Registered Nurse credentialed from the Michigan Board of Nursing obtained prior to hire date or job transfer date required.
One or more of the following required:

Advanced Life Support obtained within 6 Months (180 days) of hire date or job transfer date required. American Heart Association or American Red Cross accepted.

BLS Provider obtained within 1 Month (30 days) of hire date or job transfer date required. American Heart Association or American Red Cross accepted.

Certified Registered Nurse specializing in Operating Room credentialed from the Competency & Credentialing Institute (CCI) preferred.
Certified Registered Nurse specializing in First Assistant credentialed from the National Assistant at Surgery Certification preferred.
Pediatric Advanced Life Support preferred. American Heart Association or American Red Cross accepted.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

Graduate of an RN First Assist Program

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Additional Details

This posting represents the major duties, responsibilities, and authorities of this job, and is not intended to be a complete list of all tasks and functions. It should be understood, therefore, that incumbents may be asked to perform job-related duties beyond those explicitly described above.

Overview

Henry Ford Health partners with millions of people on their health journey, across Michigan and around the world. We offer a full continuum of services – from primary and preventative care to complex and specialty care, health insurance, a full suite of home health offerings, virtual care, pharmacy, eye care and other health care retail. With former Ascension southeast Michigan and Flint region locations now part of our team, Henry Ford’s care is available in 13 hospitals and hundreds of ambulatory care locations. Based in Detroit, Henry Ford is one of the nation’s most respected academic medical centers and is leading the Future of Health: Detroit, a $3 billion investment anchored by a reimagined Henry Ford academic healthcare campus. Learn more at henryford.com/careers.

Benefits

The health and overall well-being of our team members is our priority. That’s why we offer support in the various components of our team’s well-being: physical, emotional, social, financial and spiritual. Our Total Rewards program includes competitive health plan options, with three consumer-driven health plans (CDHPs), a PPO plan and an HMO plan. Our team members enjoy a number of additional benefits, ranging from dental and eye care coverage to tuition assistance, family forming benefits, discounts to dozens of businesses and more. Employees classified as contingent status are not eligible for benefits.

Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer

Equal Employment Opportunity / Affirmative Action Employer Henry Ford Health is

committed to the hiring, advancement and fair treatment of all individuals without regard to

race, color, creed, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability, veteran status, size, height,

weight, marital status, family status, gender identity, sexual orientation, and genetic information,

or any other protected status in accordance with applicable federal and state laws.