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Registered Nurse - First Assist - RN - Operating Room

St. Joseph's College of Nursing

RNFA Job Opportunity

The RNFA collaborates with the surgeon and the interdisciplinary health care team to ensure safe surgical procedures and optimal patient outcomes.

What you will need:

  • BSN from an accredited school of nursing.
  • Successful completion of an RNFA Program
  • Active Registered Nurse licensure in the State of Michigan
  • Certified Nurse Operating Room (CNOR)
  • BLS Certification American Heart Association
  • Minimum of three years of perioperative nursing experience.
  • Proficiency in scrubbing and circulating

What you will do:

  • Assists with positioning, prepping and draping the patient
  • Provide hemostasis under surgeon supervision, including clamping, coagulating, and ligating vessels
  • Performs wound closures as directed, including suturing drains, fascia, subcutaneous tissue, and skin
  • Handles tissue as directed by a surgeon.
  • Applies surgical dressing, application of casts, splints, or immobilizing devices
  • Assists in surgical case preparation (equipment, supplies, and instruments).
  • Participates in volume replacement or auto transfusion, when appropriate.
  • Selects and applies appropriate wound dressing.
  • Provides assistance in securing drainage systems to tissue.
  • Anticipate the surgeon's needs to expedite the operative procedure.

What you will work:

  • Full time
  • 40 hours per week

Our Commitment

Rooted in our Mission and Core Values, we honor the dignity of every person and recognize the unique perspectives, experiences, and talents each colleague brings. By finding common ground and embracing our differences, we grow stronger together and deliver more compassionate, person-centered care. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other status protected by federal, state, or local law.

St. Joseph's College of Nursing
Vacancy posted 2 days ago
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