Job Information
Trinity Health Registered Nurse RN First Assist Surgery Operating Room in Mishawaka, Indiana
Employment Type:
Part time
Shift:
Day Shift
Description:
This is a PRN position (as needed).
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Why Saint Joseph Health System?
Saint Joseph Health System is a not-for-profit, multi-hospital health system located in North Central Indiana. At Saint Joseph Health System , our values give us strength. That character guides every decision we make - even when those decisions are complicated, costly or hard. We honor our mission to care for every man, woman and child who needs us by investing in technology, people and capabilities that allow us to set the standard for quality care.
What we offer:
NO mandatory overtime
Benefits first day of employment (including: medical, dental, vision, PTO, life, STD/LTD
Sign-On Bonus
Retirement savings account with employer match
Generous paid time off programs
Employee referral incentive program
Tuition/professional development reimbursement
Nursing Scholarship opportunities
State of the art equipment
Supportive team approach
Unlimited CEUs
Job Summary
Functions as a peri-operative registered nurse who works in collaboration with the surgeon and other health care team members to achieve optimal patient outcomes through application of the advanced knowledge, judgment, and skills specific to the expanded role of RNFA. First assisting behaviors are further refinements of peri-operative nursing practice and are executed within the context of the nursing process. These behaviors include certain delegated medical functions that can be assumed by the RN who is qualified to practice as an RNFA.
Job Duties
Assists circulator and anesthesia provider in preparation of the patient to include but not limited to: Foley catheter placement, tourniquet application, placement of intravenous catheters, cricoid pressure application and other procedures as needed.
Intraoperative – The RNFA performs specific tasks according to individual surgeon preference utilizing appropriate techniques including, but not limited to: incision and layered closure of surgical sites, providing exposure, achieving hemostasis by means of injection, manual, and topical methods and application of appropriate energy sources, manipulation and dissection/removal of tissues, aides in implanting, securing and/or removal of devices and drains and applying appropriate dressing material specific to procedure.
Postoperative – The RNFA applies any other specific dressing material such as splints or casts, assesses skin integrity, assists in transfer of the patient and follows the patient to recovery if needed or directed by surgeon.
Specialty Procedures – The RNFA who has appropriate training also performs, under surgeon supervision, other procedures including but not limited to: vein and graft harvesting and graft and implant preparation.
Applies theoretical knowledge of asepsis, wound healing, infectious diseases process, surgical anatomy and physiology, safety issues and operative techniques for surgical procedures on which he/she assists.
Education:
Graduate of an accredited school for professional nursing. BSN or MSN or Certification of specialty preferred.
Completion of an RNFA program that is equivalent to one academic year of formal, post-basic nursing study and meets the Association of Operating Room Nurses (AORN) standards for RN first assistant education programs.
Licensure/Certification:
RN Indiana license.
Certification in peri-operative nursing (CNOR).
RNFA Certification within 2 years of completion of RNFA program or 2 years of notification of those currently practicing as an RNFA.
Experience:
Minimum two years' experience as an RN in Surgery.
Our Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion
Trinity Health is a family of 115,000 colleagues and nearly 26,000 physicians and clinicians across 25 states. Because we serve diverse populations, our colleagues are trained to recognize the cultural beliefs, values, traditions, language preferences, and health practices of the communities that we serve and to apply that knowledge to produce positive health outcomes. We also recognize that each of us has a different way of thinking and perceiving our world and that these differences often lead to innovative solutions.
Our dedication to diversity includes a unified workforce (through training and education, recruitment, retention, and development), commitment and accountability, communication, community partnerships, and supplier diversity.
Our Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion
Trinity Health is a family of 115,000 colleagues and nearly 26,000 physicians and clinicians across 25 states. Because we serve diverse populations, our colleagues are trained to recognize the cultural beliefs, values, traditions, language preferences, and health practices of the communities that we serve and to apply that knowledge to produce positive health outcomes. We also recognize that each of us has a different way of thinking and perceiving our world and that these differences often lead to innovative solutions.
Our dedication to diversity includes a unified workforce (through training and education, recruitment, retention, and development), commitment and accountability, communication, community partnerships, and supplier diversity.
EOE including disability/veteran