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*Registered Nurse First Assistant (RNFA) - Surgery Dept
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A Nursing Assistant provides hospital and nursing home patients with basic care and assists them with daily activities. Helps patients with dressing, washing, and feeding. May perform basic medical care under the direction of a nurse or other medical professional. These roles typically require completion of a regional agency-approved training program in order to obtain a certification before practicing.
$45,252 / year median in California
+7% projected growth
Job Description
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Eligibility for benefits may vary by location and is determined by employment status Job Summary Up to $25,000 Sign-On bonus for experienced Registered Nurse /RN Shift:
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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. Responsibilities Maintains clinical competence by assisting on surgical procedures Participates in the call rotation Participate in preoperative assessment and planning for selected surgical patients Recognize safety hazards and initiate appropriate preventative and corrective actions Provide exposure through appropriate use of instruments, retractors, suctioning, and sponging Handle and dissect tissues in collaboration with the surgeon Clamp blood vessels, coagulate bleeding points, ligate vessels, and perform other procedures in collaboration with the surgeon Suture muscle, fascia, subcutaneous, and skin tissue in collaboration with the surgeon Place drains as surgically indicatedQualifications Required :
OR/ RNFA
experience strongly required- Graduate of an approved school of Nursing, and posses a current California RN license
- Bachelor's Degree in Nursing from an accredited school
- Certified as a perioperative nurse (CNOR) required or Certified Advance Practice Registered Nurse APRN and/or NP.
- 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) #LI-JS4 Organization Description Desert Care Network serves the healthcare needs of the Coachella Valley and Morongo Basin regions in Southern California with three hospitals Desert Regional Medical Center in Palm Springs, JFK Memorial Hospital in Indio and Hi-Desert Medical Center in Joshua Tree.