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Tallahassee Memorial Healthcare

RN | Surgical First Assistant | CVOR

Pay: Not specified

Posted: 5 weeks ago

Location: Tallahassee, FL (Onsite)

Last Updated: 1 week ago

Hours: Full-Time

Expires: 9/22/2026

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What they do

A Surgical Assistant assists in operations, under the supervision of surgeons. May, in accordance with state laws, help surgeons to make incisions and close surgical sites, manipulate or remove tissues, implant surgical devices or drains, suction the surgical site, place catheters, clamp or cauterize vessels or tissue, and apply dressings to surgical site.

$48,498 / year median in Florida

+10% projected growth

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Job Description

WHO WE ARE & WHAT WE DO

Tallahassee Memorial HealthCare (TMH) is a private, nonprofit community-based healthcare system that provides advanced care to a 21-county region in North Florida and South Georgia. We are a career destination with nearly 6,000 colleagues who reflect the diversity of our community. TMH is the region's healthcare leader and top provider of advanced care with a 772-bed acute care hospital and the region's only: Level II Trauma Center Joint Commission Comprehensive Stroke Center Level III Neonatal Intensive Care Pediatric Intensive Care The most advanced cancer, heart and vascular, orthopedic & surgery programs in the Panhandle Our system also includes a psychiatric hospital, multiple specialty care centers, four residency programs and nearly 40 affiliated physician practices.

HOW YOU'LL MAKE AN IMPACT

Your Role:

Dedicated to CT Surgery, in collaboration with the surgical team (and others), participates in surgical patients' perioperative assessments. Assists surgeons (under direction/supervision of the same) during surgical or invasive operative procedures. Participates in postoperative rounds and treatments; evaluates patients' progress toward obtaining desired outcomes. Assess patients' and/or family members' knowledge level; provides appropriate education to same. Performs miscellaneous duties not expressly described herein.

Reports To:

RN [Registered Nurse]/Nurse Manager (

JC:

031001)

Supervises:

None.

WHAT YOU'LL NEED TO APPLY

Required Education:

Associate degree in nursing. Successful completion of a Registered Nurse First Assistant (RNFA) program accredited by the Association of periOperative Registered Nurses (AORN).

Preferred Education:

Bachelor's degree in nursing.

Required Experience:

Two (2) years of perioperative registered nursing experience.

Preferred Experience:

Two (2) years of perioperative first assistance experience.

Required Certification/License/Registry:

Licensed as a registered nurse (RN) in accordance with Florida Statutes (F.S.), Title XXXII (Regulation of Professions and Occupations), Chapter 464 (Nursing), Part I (Nurse Practice Act) [includes multistate compact licensure]. Basic Life Support (BLS) certification from an American Heart Association (AHA) or American Red Cross (ARC) certified instructor.

Preferred Certification/License/Registry:

One or more of the following: Certified Nurse Operating Room (CNOR) credential from AORN. Registered Nurse Assistant at Surgery (RNAS-C) credential from the National Assistant at Surgery Certification (NASC). Certified Registered Nurse First Assistant (CRNFA) credential from NASC. - Tallahassee Memorial HealthCare is an equal opportunity employer and drug-free workplace. All employment is contingent upon successful completion of a drug screen, background check, reference verification, health assessment, and credential/license verification.