Registered Nurse (RN) First Assist

First Assist Registered Nurse (RN)

HSHS St. Elizabeth's is seeking a First Assist Registered Nurse (RN) to join our General Surgery team. First Assist Registered Nurses (RNs) are incredibly important members of the medical team who help to prepare patients for surgery and support surgeons and surgical staff to ensure successful surgical encounters. RNs not only provide high-quality medical care but they also provide a healing touch and a compassionate presence to patients and their families during joyful, stressful, and uncertain times.

Position Specifics:

• Department: General Surgery
• Schedule: Full Time, Day Shift
• Facility: St. Elizabeth's Hospital
• Location: O'Fallon, IL
• Sign on Bonus: $20,000
• Compensation that aligns with your experience

To carry out the functions that will assist the surgeon in performing a safe operation with optimal results for the patient. The RNFA practices peri-operative nursing and is therefore responsible for independent nursing behaviors of peri-operative assessment and post-operative evaluation of care. The intra-operative practice of the RNFA is inter-department with the surgeon.

Education Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Nursing is required.
• Registered Nurses (RNs) who were practicing as RNFAs prior to January 1, 2020, who do not have a baccalaureate degree, are permitted to practice as RNFAs.

Experience Qualifications

• First Assist experience is preferred.

Certifications, Licenses and Registrations

• Licensed Registered Nurse (RN) in state of practice is required. Wisconsin: RNs may practice with a valid multi-state RN license as outlined in the Nurse Licensure Compact rules.
• Basic Life Support (BLS) is required.
• Certified Perioperative Nurse (CNOR) certification is required for colleagues hired after April 24, 2024.
• Successful completion of an RNFA program is required for colleagues hired after April 24, 2024.
• In lieu of CNOR certification/RNFA program, we will accept an RN with Certified Surgical Technologist First Assist (CSTFA) certification AND at least 2 years of OR experience as a first assist, with the understanding the colleague will successfully obtain CNOR certification and enter a RNFA program within 6 months of being eligible to obtain the CNOR certification.
• Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) is preferred.

Scheduled Weekly Hours: 40

Throughout communities in Illinois and Wisconsin, 13 hospitals, numerous community-based health centers and clinics, our 13,000+ colleagues have built a culture based on our solid core values of respect, care, competence, and joy. These are the ideals we believe in, work by, and live each day.

Built upon more than 145 years of service to the communities we serve, we now look to the future and our place in it as a health care system that strives to continually improve processes, procedures, and outcomes with the latest and most advanced technologies and treatments.

Regardless of how far our passion for excellence carries us, our focus will always remain on the most important person in our entire organization: The patient.

HSHS requires COVID-19 vaccines or an approved medical or religious exemption for all colleagues.

Benefits: HSHS provides a benefits package designed to support the overall well-being of our colleagues including their physical, emotional, financial, spiritual, and work health. Colleagues budgeted to work at least 32 hours per pay period are eligible for HSHS benefits.

• Comprehensive and affordable health coverage includes medical, prescription, dental and vision coverage for full-time and part-time colleagues.
• Paid Time Off (PTO) combines vacation, sick, and personal days into one balance to allow you the flexibility to use your time off as you need.
• Retirement benefits including HSHS contributions.
• Education Assistance benefits include up to $4,000 of educational assistance each calendar year and tuition discounts to select colleges with no waiting period.
• Adoption Assistance provides financial support up to $7,500 for colleagues growing their families through adoption to reimburse application and legal fees, transportation, and more!
• Other benefits include: Wellness program with incentives, employer-paid life insurance and short-term and long-term disability coverage, flexible spending accounts, employee assistance program, ID theft coverage, colleague rewards and recognition program, discount program, and more!

Pay Range: $42.00 - $63.00

A successful candidate's actual pay rate will be based on several factors including relevant experience, skills, training, certifications and education.