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Registered Nurse - Operating Room - First Assistant

Job in Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, 44114, USA
Listing for: Department of Veterans Affairs
Full Time position
Listed on 2026-01-16
Job specializations:
  • Nursing
    Operating Room Nurse, Surgical Assistant
Job Description & How to Apply Below
The 2-page Resume requirement does not apply to this occupational series. For more information, refer to Required Documents below.

The VA Northeast Ohio Healthcare System is recruiting for a Registered Nurse - Operating Room - First Assistant . The Registered Nurse - Operating Room - First Assistant will function within Perioperative Nursing Service at the VA Northeast Ohio Healthcare System.

The Registered Nurse duties include but are not limited to:

* Functions independently in the Scrub, Circulating, and RNFA role as assigned.

* Plans, implements, and evaluates coordination of surgical patients' care with all interdisciplinary teams during the perioperative period.

* Perform Advanced Intra-Operative Functions Under Surgeon Direction as outlined in Functional Statement.

* Verify standardized procedures before acting as a surgical first assistant; maintain current knowledge of AORN Standards, VHA Directives, and service-level SOPs; operate within agreed-upon scope under continuous supervision of the attending surgeon or licensed provider.

* Collaborates with interdisciplinary team for surgical preparation and equipment/supply availability specific to the surgical procedure for scrub, circulation, and RNFA roles.

VA offers a comprehensive total rewards package: VA Nurse Total Rewards

Pay:
Competitive salary, regular salary increases, potential for performance awards

Paid Time Off: 50 days of paid time off per year (26 days of annual leave, 13 days of sick leave, 11 paid Federal holidays per year)

Retirement:
Traditional federal pension (5 years vesting) and federal 401K with up to 5% in contributions by VA

Insurance:
Federal health/vision/dental/term life/long-term care (many federal insurance programs can be carried into retirement)

Licensure: 1 full and unrestricted license from any US State or territory

Work Schedule:

Rotating

Shifts:

6:00am - 2:30pm, 7:00am - 3:30pm, 11:00am-7:30pm, On-call M-F, weekends, holidays. Overtime as required for patient care.

Virtual:
This is not a virtual position.

Financial Disclosure Report:
Not required.
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