RNFA Registered Nurse First Assistant - OR Operating Room Rotating Shift

Overview

RNFA Registered Nurse First Assistant - OR Operating Room - 24 Hours Weekly - Rotating Shift. Sign On Bonus: $3,333.

Schedule:

Rotating Shift, 24 Hours Per Week, Monday through Friday. This position requires rotating nights, weekends and on call: approximately 4 shifts every 6-week scheduling period.

Henry Ford St John Hospital’s Operating Room is a 19 room department that supports a variety of service lines, both inpatient and outpatient. The department includes General Surgery, Pediatrics, Transplant, Vascular, Plastics, Gynecology, Urology, ENT, Oral Maxillofacial, Robotics, Neurology, Orthopedics, Cardiology and Trauma. Staff rotate through all service line specialty areas and typically participate in about 3-6 procedures per shift. The unit is operational 24 hours per day with 8-hour or 12-hour shifts.

Rotating nights, weekends and on-call time are required: approximately four total shifts every six weeks.

Why join our team? OR at St John Hospital is a close-knit community with opportunities for mentor/mentee relationships, participation in active work councils, and involvement in problem solving and decision making. We welcome Registered Nurses with prior OR experience.

• Provide direct assistance to surgeons before, during and after surgical procedures.
• Position patient to give best exposure for surgical procedure, using stabilizing equipment, when necessary, while maximizing patient comfort and safety.
• Implement physicians  orders to provide visualization of the operative site using appropriate methods, including manipulation of tissue and materials, retraction, sponging, suctioning and irrigation.
• Utilize appropriate techniques to achieve temporary and permanent hemostasis.
• Assist with body plane closure, application of wound dressings and securing of drainage systems.

Note:

This posting represents the major duties, responsibilities, and authorities of this job, and is not intended to be a complete list of all tasks and duties. Employees may be asked to perform job-related duties beyond those explicitly described above.

• Diploma from an accredited school/college of nursing OR required professional licensure at time of hire.

• Registered Nurse credentialed from the Michigan Board of Nursing obtained prior to hire date or job transfer date required.
• Advanced Life Support obtained within 6 Months (180 days) of hire date or job transfer date required. American Heart Association or American Red Cross accepted.
• BLS Provider obtained within 1 Month (30 days) of hire date or job transfer date required. American Heart Association or American Red Cross accepted.
• Certified Registered Nurse specializing in Operating Room credentialed from the Competency & Credentialing Institute (CCI) preferred.
• Certified Registered Nurse specializing in First Assistant credentialed from the National Assistant at Surgery Certification preferred.
• Pediatric Advanced Life Support preferred. American Heart Association or American Red Cross accepted.

• Graduate of an RN First Assist Program

• Organization:
  Henry Ford Health St. John Hospital
• Department:
  Surgery 001
• Shift: Day Job
• Union Code:
  Not Applicable

This posting represents the major duties, responsibilities, and authorities of this job, and is not intended to be a complete list of all tasks and functions. It should be understood, therefore, that incumbents may be asked to perform job-related duties beyond those explicitly described above.

Equal Employment Opportunity / Affirmative Action Employer Henry Ford Health is committed to the hiring, advancement and fair treatment of all individuals without regard to race, color, creed, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability, veteran status, size, height, weight, marital status, family status, gender identity, sexual orientation, and genetic information, or any other protected status in accordance with applicable federal and state laws.