Travel Nurse RN - Registered Nurse First Assistant - $2,180 per week in Asheville, NC

Registered Nurse (RN) | Registered Nurse First Assistant
Location: Asheville, NC
Agency: Magnet Medical
Pay: $2,180 per week
Shift Information: Days - 4 days x 10 hours
Contract Duration: 13 Weeks
Start Date: ASAP

About the Position

TravelNurseSource is working with Magnet Medical to find a qualified RNFA RN in Asheville, North Carolina, 28801!

As a Certified First Assistant (CFA), you will play a crucial role in surgical procedures by providing direct assistance to surgeons. You will work closely with the surgical team to ensure optimal patient outcomes, assist in surgical procedures, and maintain a sterile environment in the operating room. Key Responsibilities: Preoperative Preparation: Assist in preparing the operating room (OR) for surgical procedures, ensuring all necessary equipment, instruments, and supplies are sterile and readily available. Position and prepare patients for surgery, ensuring proper draping and positioning according to the surgical plan. Surgical Assistance: Anticipate surgeon's needs during procedures, passing instruments, sutures, and supplies efficiently and accurately. Hold retractors, suction blood and fluids, and manipulate tissues as directed by the surgeon to provide optimal visualization and access. Wound Closure and Dressing Application: Assist in wound closure, applying sutures or staples under the direction of the surgeon. Apply sterile dressings and bandages as needed to promote wound healing and prevent infection. Intraoperative Patient Care: Monitor patients' vital signs and physiological responses during surgery, alerting the surgical team to any changes or concerns. Assist with hemostasis techniques to control bleeding and maintain a clear surgical field. Safety and Infection Control: Adhere to strict aseptic techniques and infection control protocols to minimize the risk of surgical site infections. Maintain a sterile environment in the OR, including proper handling and disposal of surgical instruments and supplies. Communication and Collaboration: Communicate effectively with the surgical team, including surgeons, anesthesiologists, nurses, and surgical technologists, to ensure coordinated patient care. Provide accurate documentation of surgical procedures, instrument counts, and patient care activities. Postoperative Support: Assist in transferring patients to post-anesthesia care units (PACUs) or recovery rooms, ensuring patient comfort and safety during transport. Provide postoperative care instructions and education to patients and family members as directed by the surgical team. Continuing Education and Professional Development: Stay current with advancements in surgical techniques, instrumentation, and perioperative practices through continuing education and professional development opportunities. Maintain certification and licensure requirements, adhering to professional standards and ethical guidelines.

About Magnet Medical

We are new and nimble! Even though our company is new we have over 30 years of experience in the Healthcare Staffing world. We have taken all the exceptional things we’ve learned over the years and put them into Magnet MEdical. We are committed to providing the best Quality, Care, Service and Support to those who are providing care to the patients. We work with Hospitals and Skilled Nursing Facilities across all 50 states. We can’t do our jobs without you so let’s work together to help you meet all of your goals! 

We have recently merged two staffing companies to create Magnet Medical which allows us to offer more opportunities to our travelers!

Modalities we staff:

• Registered Nurses
• LPN/LVN
• PT's and PTA's
• OT's and COTA's
• SLP
• Surgical Tech's
• Sterile Processing Tech's

Since we are new and nimble, we are not set in our ways so that we can be flexible to our candidate and client needs. We are here when you need us!

Requirements

Required for Onboarding

• First Assist

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