First Assistant Registered Nurse

First Assistant Registered NurseMedPro Healthcare Staffing, a Joint Commission-certified staffing agency, is seeking a quality First Assistant Registered Nurse (RNFA) for a travel assignment with one of our top healthcare clients.RequirementsEighteen months of recent experience in an Acute Care Perioperative Nursing practice as both a scrub and circulating nurseActive RN LicenseDegree from an accredited nursing programSuccessful completion of an RNFA program that meets AORN recommended education standards for RN First Assistant programsBLS, ACLS, CNOR CertificationsBenefitsWeekly pay and direct depositFull coverage of all credentialing feesPrivate housing or housing allowanceGroup Health insurance for you and your familyCompany-paid life and disability insuranceTravel reimbursement401(k) matchingUnlimited Referral Bonuses up to $1,000Duties ResponsibilitiesFirst Assistant Nurses offer the skills needed to provide surgical preoperative patient care management, intraoperative surgical first assisting and postoperative patient care managementAssist surgeon by performing technical functions during surgery, including intra-operative retraction, homeostasis, tissue manipulation, and wound closure.Provide direct patient care as part of the perioperative role, by acting as first assistant to the surgeon during operative procedures.The First assisting nurse / RNFA will perform first assisting under the direct supervision of the primary surgeon.The RNFA will immediately communicate any patient care issues verbally to the surgeon.