RN First Assist Surgery

RN First Assist Surgery

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The posted compensation range of $57.25 - $85.16/hour is a reasonable estimate that extends from the lowest to the highest pay CommonSpirit in good faith believes it might pay for this particular job, based on the circumstances at the time of posting. CommonSpirit may ultimately pay more or less than the posted range as permitted by law.

Employment Type: Part Time

Department: General Surgery

Hours/Pay Period: 40

Requisition ID: View phone number on click.appcast.io

Remote: No

Weekly Schedule: 6:45am - 7:15pm 6:45pm - 7:15am

Shift: Varies

Category: Surgical Services Nursing

Job Details

Job Summary and Responsibilities

As our Registered Nurse (RN), you will be a pivotal healthcare professional, delivering compassionate, high-quality care that truly impacts our patients' well-being and recovery. Every day, you will leverage your expertise to provide individualized, comprehensive care, making critical assessments, performing skilled procedures, and meticulously implementing patient care plans. You'll collaborate seamlessly within an interdisciplinary team, contributing to a dynamic environment focused on optimal patient outcomes. To thrive in this vital role, you will possess keen assessment skills, acute critical thinking, and a patient-first mindset, driven by a profound enthusiasm to help others. Your sense of urgency and dedication to excellence in a fast-paced environment will not only support patient recovery but also fuel your own career advancement.

• Provides a safe therapeutic core by collaboration with the surgeons and health care team in performing a safe operation with optimal outcomes for the patient. The RNFA practices preoperative nursing and must have acquired the necessary knowledge, skills and judgment specific to clinical practice Collects and interprets complex assessment data, recognizes subtle changes in the patient
• Formulates an individualized plan of care for the patient with complex needs to achieve desired outcomes Shares data with team and supports team with surgeon. Gets procedure questions asked and helps to set up for correct procedures
• Makes clinical decisions based on experience, patient population data, and intuition, promotes the development of clinical decision making of all team members.Advocates patient rights from the patient/family perspective: provides counsel and acts as a resource to resolve issue
• Provides validation of clinical decision for other staff members, seeks validation from others for complex patients or unfamiliar situations
• Acts as a team leader in coordinating the care of the patient, and the team process
• Collaborates with the health care team and other disciplines to meet the desired outcomes
• Teamwork-Communicates effectively and works cooperatively with others. Has respect for and understanding of other clinical disciplines. Uses an integrated approach toward patient outcomes Demonstrates effective communication skills and seeks out opportunities to improve communication among health care team members/patients/families
• Delegates patient care activities to other health care team members and redirects unit activities ass patient acuity and census changes
• Actively participates as a member of the CVOR team and CVOR committees Works to implement practice initiatives in a positive and productive manner
• Able to perform in the Charge Nurse role by coordinating the staff and surgery schedule and handling day to day issues with positive outcomes
• Able to fill in as needed on the staffing schedule. Helps with lunches and breaks
• The RNFA acts as a team leader or participant in the quality improvement process. Actively identify areas and explores alternatives to care or practice. Recommends revisions to standards or cost initiatives as needed.

We are not currently accepting new graduate or new to speciality applications. Our next posting period will be July 1, 2026 for an October 16, 2026 start date. Positions can be found under National Resident RN (<12 months experience as an RN) or RN Transition/Fellowship (>12 months experience as an RN.

Job Requirements

Required

• 5 Years of Perioperative Nursing practice as both a scrub and circulating nurse upon hire
• If less years of experience, 3 recommendations from practicing Surgeons and demonstrated clinical practice
• Successful completion of an RFNA program that meets Association of periOperative Registered Nurses (AORN) recommended education standards for RN First Assistant programs
• Current and active Registered Nurse: CA
• AHA Basic Life Support / Advanced Cardiac Life Support

Preferred

• May have endovein harvesting, radial artery harvesting, or saphenous vein harvesting experience

Where You'll Work

Founded in 1926, Dignity Health - Glendale Memorial Hospital and Health Center is a 334-bed, acute care, nonprofit hospital. Serving over 70,000 patients annually, the hospital offers a full complement of services including a Level III NICU, heart care, wound care and surgical services. Additionally, Glendale Memorial Hospital has been recognized as an LGBTQ+ Healthcare Equality High Performer by the Human Rights Campaign Foundation. It is a Joint Commission-certified Thrombectomy-Capable Stroke Center and a SRC Center of Excellence for Robotic Surgery and Colorectal Surgery.

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Unless directed by a Collective Bargaining Agreement, applications for this position will be considered on a rolling basis. CommonSpirit Health cannot anticipate the date by which a successful candidate may be identified.

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Are you a career fit with our CommonSpirit Health culture? To understand how we are structured, we believe in some core philosophies with the following:

We will be stronger together, achieving excellence in all we do, collaborating across the fields and growing our collective knowledge

We will let humankindness guide us as we treat every person with holistic, personalized care for the body, mind and spirit.

We will advance the science and art of nursing as innovative leaders who demonstrate the power of evidence-based, compassionate care. If you believe in working together with humankindness for all to advance the science and art of nursing - then you have found your career fit with us!

"Our hope is that you will always feel inspired, knowing you truly are the heart and soul of CommonSpirit."

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Success Profile

What makes a successful RN First Assist Surgery at Glendale Memorial Hospital and Health?

• Collaborative
• Compassionate
• Efficient
• Good Listener
• Organized
• Problem-Solver

Your Potential Career Path

This is a snapshot of your potential career path highlights the series of job positions that help you progress towards your goals and objectives. Ultimately, your career path depends on your career values and personal goals.

While you're busy impacting the healthcare industry, we'll take care of you with benefits that may include health/dental/vision, FSA, matching retirement plans, paid time off, tuition assistance, adoption assistance, and more!

Our Total Reward offerings

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Depending on the position offered, CommonSpirit Health offers a generous benefit package, including but not limited to medical, prescription drug, dental, vision plans, life insurance, paid time off (full-time benefit eligible employees may receive a minimum of 14 paid time off days, including holidays annually), tuition reimbursement, retirement plan benefit(s) including, but not

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