Registered Nurse - First Assist Certified

It's more than a career, it's a calling

MO-SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital - St. Charles

Regular

Job Highlights:

Unit/location: Registered Nurse - First Assist Certified - SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital - St. Charles.

Orientation Schedule: Monday-Friday, 6am-3pm.

Schedule: Monday- Friday 10hour shift (6am-5pm).

On-call responsibilities include 3-4 nights per month, with weekend and holiday call on a rotating schedule.  

Join Our Team and make a difference every day while enjoying competitive pay, great benefits, and a supportive work environment  We offer competitive, affordable health insurance and benefits designed to support you and your family

Fulfill your calling with SSM Health — apply today!

Job Summary:

Provides direct assistance to surgeons before, during and after surgical procedures.

Job Responsibilities and Requirements:

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Positions patient to give best exposure for surgical procedure, using stabilizing equipment when necessary, while maximizing patient comfort and safety.
• Implements physicians orders to provide visualization of the operative site using appropriate method, including manipulation of tissue and materials, retraction, sponging, suctioning and irrigation.
• Utilizes appropriate technique to achieve temporary and permanent hemostasis.
• Assists with body plane closure, application of wound dressings and securing of drainage systems.
• Applies the existing body of evidence-based practice and scientific knowledge in health care to nursing practice, ensuring that nursing care is delivered based on patient’s age-specific needs and clinical needs as described in the department's scope of service.
• Works in a constant state of alertness and safe manner.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

EDUCATION

• Completion of an RNFA program that meets the AORN standards for RN first assistant education program or RNFA education equivalency for CRNFA

EXPERIENCE

• Two years' registered nurse experience in an advanced surgical specialty

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS

• Constant use of speech to share information through oral communication.
• Constant standing and walking.
• Frequent lifting/carrying and pushing/pulling objects weighing 0-25 lbs.
• Frequent sitting, reaching and keyboard use/data entry.
• Frequent use of vision and depth perception for distances near (20 inches or less) and far (20 feet or more) and to identify and distinguish colors.
• Frequent use of smell to detect/recognize odors.
• Frequent use of hearing to receive oral communication, distinguish body sounds and/or hear alarms, malfunctioning machinery, etc.
• Occasional lifting/carrying and pushing/pulling objects weighing 25-50 lbs.
• Occasional lifting/moving of patients.
• Occasional bending, stooping, kneeling, squatting, twisting, gripping and repetitive foot/leg and hand/arm movements.
• Occasional driving.
• Rare crawling and running.

REQUIRED PROFESSIONAL LICENSE AND/OR CERTIFICATIONS   
  
State of Work Location: Missouri  

•     Basic Life Support HealthCare Provider (BLS HCP) - American Heart Association (AHA)
•     And
•         Registered Nurse (RN) - Missouri Division of Professional Registration  
•         Or  
•         Registered Nurse (RN) Issued by Compact State  
•     And
•         Certified Registered Nurse First Assistant (CRNFA) - Competency & Credentialing Institute (CCI)
•         Or
•         Certified Registered Nurse First Assistant (CRNFA) - National Assistant at Surgery Certification (NASC)

Work Shift:

Day Shift (United States of America)

Employee

4403000002 Surgery

40

SSM Health is an Equal Opportunity Employer. SSM Health provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, protected veteran status, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law. Click here to learn more.