Travel RN First Assistant - Perioperative Specialist

MedPro Healthcare Staffing; St. Louis (MO); On-site; USD 95,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Weekly pay

Housing allowance

Health insurance

Life and disability insurance

Travel reimbursement

401(k) matching

Referral bonuses

Job summary

MedPro Healthcare Staffing is seeking a travel nurse RN First Assist for a travel assignment in St. Louis, Missouri. This role requires RNFA training and perioperative experience.

The First Assist RN will support the surgical team during procedures, handle preop/postop care, and travel with assignments nationwide. Competitive benefits and weekly pay accompany a comprehensive credentialing support program.

Qualifications

• Eighteen months of recent acute care perioperative nursing practice as both scrub and circulating nurse.
• Active RN license.
• Degree from an accredited nursing program.
• RNFA program that meets AORN recommended education standards for RN First Assistant programs.
• BLS, ACLS, CNOR certifications.

Responsibilities

• Assist surgeon by performing technical functions during surgery, including intra-operative retraction, hemostasis, tissue manipulation, and wound closure.
• Provide direct patient care as part of the perioperative role, by acting as first assistant to the surgeon during operative procedures.
• The First assisting nurse / RNFA will perform first assisting under the direct supervision of the primary surgeon.
• The RNFA will immediately communicate any patient care issues verbally to the surgeon.

Skills

RN perioperative experience

Active RN license

BLS

ACLS

CNOR

RNFA program

Education

Degree from accredited nursing program

RNFA program meeting AORN standards

Job description

MedPro Healthcare Staffing is seeking a travel nurse RN First Assist for a travel assignment in St. Louis, Missouri. This role requires RNFA training and perioperative experience.

The First Assist RN will support the surgical team during procedures, handle preop/postop care, and travel with assignments nationwide. Competitive benefits and weekly pay accompany a comprehensive credentialing support program.