Surgical RN First Assistant (RNFA) – Perioperative Expert

Jobtome; Converse (IN); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Jobtome in Indiana seeks a Registered Nurse First Assistant (RNFA) to join the Surgery Service Line. The RNFA collaborates with the supervising surgeon, providing site exposure, hemostasis, suturing and wound management in the perioperative environment.

When not needed as RNFA, duties include circulating in the OR, representing the team and upholding professional standards. Qualifications include a bachelor's degree, Texas RN license, ACLS and CNOR, plus completion of an RNFA program meeting

Qualifications

• Must have a bachelor’s degree, with the exception that the RNFA practicing prior to January 1, 2020, may continue to practice at his or her existing level of education.
• Must be currently licensed as a Registered Nurse in Texas; ACLS and CNOR certifications required; must have completed an RNFA program that meets the AORN standards for RN first assistant education programs and compliance with all applicable statutes, regulations, and institutional policies relevant to RNFAs.
• Maintains CNOR status and is encouraged to achieve and maintain CRNFA certification when eligible

Responsibilities

• Act as RNFA first assistant in the perioperative environment under surgeon direction.
• Provide intraoperative site exposure, tissue handling, hemostasis, suturing and wound management.
• Not functioning as a scrub tech or circulator; when not needed as RNFA, operate in circulating role and represent the OR.
• Comply with AORN standards and institutional policies and collaborate with the surgical team

Skills

RN First Assistant

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

Jobtome in Indiana seeks a Registered Nurse First Assistant (RNFA) to join the Surgery Service Line. The RNFA collaborates with the supervising surgeon, providing site exposure, hemostasis, suturing and wound management in the perioperative environment.

When not needed as RNFA, duties include circulating in the OR, representing the team and upholding professional standards. Qualifications include a bachelor's degree, Texas RN license, ACLS and CNOR, plus completion of an RNFA program meeting