AdventHealth – Fish Memorial – 1055 Saxon Blvd, Orange City, FL 32763

Registered Nurse First Assistant

All the benefits and perks you need for you and your family:

Benefits & Paid Days Off from Day One

• Whole Person Wellbeing Resources

• Career Growth and Advancement Potential

Our promise to you:

Joining AdventHealth is about being part of something bigger. It’s about belonging to a community that believes in the wholeness of each person, and serves to uplift others in body, mind and spirit. AdventHealth is a place where you can thrive professionally, and grow spiritually, by Extending the Healing Ministry of Christ. Where you will be valued for who you are and the unique experiences you bring to our purpose-minded team. All while understanding that together we are even better.

Shift: FT Days

The role you’ll contribute: This specifically trained nurse assists the surgeon in performing surgical procedures. Responsibilities include the planning, administering and/or supervising the nursing activities on the operative patient. Maintains a safe and aseptic environment during surgery. Responsible to adhere to the Adventist Health System Corporate Compliance Plan, and to all the rules and regulations of all applicable local, state and federal agencies and accrediting bodies.

In addition, the RN first assistant at surgery collaborates with the surgeon in performing a safe operating with optimal outcome for the patient. The RNFA practices peri-operative nursing and must have acquired the necessary specific knowledge, skills and judgment. The RNFA practices under the supervision of the surgeon during the intra-operative phase of the peri-operative experience. The RN First Assistant may be scheduled to function in the scrub or circulating role when not assigned to FA duties.

The value you’ll bring to the team:

• Carries out those activities delegated by the physician which concern medications, treatment, and diagnostic measures.

• Knows available supplies and equipment and their use within the OR suite. Uses, time, effort and materials economically.

• Prepares and maintains sterile and non-sterile supplies and equipment. Assists with cleaning of rooms, restocking and updating supplies.

• Maintains thorough and complete record of each patient’s procedure according to established standard of care and documents in electronic medical record.

• Participates in the in-service education programs by: attending in-service education meetings, participating in the orientation and continuous on the mob training experience of nursing personnel, participating in OR department education programs, and evaluating own performance and striving to improve. Also precepts new students/nurses as needed.

• Functions in the peri-operative nursing practice as both a FA, scrub and circulating nurse.

• Maintains knowledgeable of surgical anatomy, physiology and operative technique related to the operative procedures in which the RN assists.

• Uses proper procedure in the tissue handling, providing exposure in the operative field, use of instrumentation, suturing, and provision of hemostasis.

• Responds to code situation within the department

• Floats to other surgical service units as patient/census needs require. Reviews policies and procedures as they relate to nursing functions in Operating Room and recommends those changes.

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  Perioperative Nursing

• Documented completion of RNFA program (exception: CRNFA certified prior to 1998)

• One to two years of general nursing experience in an acute care setting.

• Current Florida RN license required.

• Five years of nursing experience in the required specialty (Preferred)

• CNOR, CRNFA (Preferred)