Travel Nurse RN - Registered Nurse First Assistant in Rochester, NY

Job Title

Cardiac OR RNFA – Registered Nurse First Assistant (Level 4)

Location

New York, NY

Schedule / Job Type

Contract | Days | 36–48 hours per week | Primarily weekdays 7:00 AM–7:00 PM and 11:00 AM–11:00 PM | On-call responsibilities per unit need

Key Responsibilities

• Assist with chest exposure and closing during cardiac surgical procedures
• Independently perform vein harvesting for coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) procedures
• First assist in complex cardiac cases including CABGs, structural heart cases (e.g., Bentall procedure), minimally invasive procedures (e.g., Mini Aortic Valve Replacement), and heart failure cases (e.g., Impella)
• Support heart transplant procedures as needed
• Fulfill on-call responsibilities as required by unit needs

Required Qualifications

• Minimum 2 years of cardiac RNFA experience
• Active New York State (NYS) Registered Nurse license
• Current AHA Basic Life Support (BLS) certification
• Current AHA Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) certification
• CNOR certification
• Telemetry competency

Preferred Experience / Skills

• Experience first assisting in DaVinci robotic surgical cases
• Ability to scrub and circulate complex cardiac cases
• Prior experience with heart transplant procedures

Why Join Us

• Opportunity to work in a high-acuity cardiac surgical environment performing advanced and complex procedures
• Engage with a diverse cardiac surgical program including transplants, minimally invasive, and robotic-assisted cases