RNFA CVOR - Palm Springs, California

RNFA CVOR - Palm Springs, California

Full- Time - Days Shift

Up To $15,000 Sign-On Bonus 

Relocation Assistance Available

The Registered Nurse First Assistant (RNFA) is a perioperative nurse who may function as an assistant to the surgeon in the operating room during surgical procedures. The RNFA performs first assistant behaviors according to standardized hospital policies. In addition to first assisting, responsibilities may include circulating, scrubbing, and other duties as assigned.

Our hospital is a 385-bed acute-care hospital classified as a stroke receiving center and level 2 trauma facility with an innovative, patient-centered, and evidence-based Rehabilitation Services Department. Our compassionate team provides a wide range of inpatient and outpatient services, including acute care rehabilitation, joint replacement & spinal surgery, neurosurgery, ICU, Telemetry, step-down care, skilled nursing, as well as outpatient therapy, and hand and lymphedema clinics.

Department Specific Duties:

• Demonstrates ability to perform all RNFA duties specific to Cardiothoracic surgery
  
• Submits annual performance reviews by physicians in a timely manner
• Demonstrates ability to perform additional responsibilities in the Cardiac OR such as circulating, scrubbing, and HOB duties
• Demonstrates ability to accurately pull case carts
• Maintains clinical competence by assisting on surgical procedures
• Participates in the call rotation
• Participates in preoperative assessment and planning for selected surgical patients
• Recognizes safety hazards and initiates appropriate preventative and corrective actions
• Provides exposure through appropriate use of instruments, retractors, suctioning, and sponging
• Handles and dissects tissues in collaboration with the surgeon
• Clamps blood vessels, coagulates bleeding points, ligates vessels, and performs other procedures in collaboration with the surgeon
• Sutures muscle, fascia, subcutaneous, and skin tissue in collaboration with the surgeon
• Places drain as surgically indicated

Must Haves:

• Graduate of an approved school of Nursing, and possess a current California RN license
• Certified as a perioperative nurse (CNOR) required
• Completion of an approved/accredited RNFA course, including the completion of the required internship hours
• Proficient in perioperative nursing practice as both scrub and circulating nurse with diversified operating room experience
• Current American Heart Association BLS Certification (maintain current at all times)
• Current Advanced Cardiac Life Support ACLS Certification (maintain current at all times)
• Effective verbal and written communication skills to communicate with people on all levels and able to maintain positive working relationships with patients, families, and co-workers inter- and intra-departmentally
  Possess active listening skills
• Must be able to tolerate physically and mentally demanding work
  Possesses audible, visual, and manual acuity necessary for maintaining patient safety.