Registered Nurse - First Assist - RN - Operating Room

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* Employment Type:

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* Full time

** Shift:*
* Day Shift

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* Description:

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

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* What you will need:

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* +  
** BSN
* * from an accredited school of nursing.

+ Successful completion of an  
** RNFA Program*
* + Active  
** Registered Nurse
** licensure in the State of Michigan

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** Certified Nurse Operating Room**  (CNOR)

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** BLS
* * Certification American Heart Association

+ Minimum of three years of  
** perioperative nursing experience** .

+ Proficiency in  
** scrubbing and circulating*
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* What you will do:

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* + 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.

Our Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion

Trinity Health is a family of 115,000 colleagues and nearly 26,000 physicians and clinicians across 25 states. Because we serve diverse populations, our colleagues are trained to recognize the cultural beliefs, values, traditions, language preferences, and health practices of the communities that we serve and to apply that knowledge to produce positive health outcomes. We also recognize that each of us has a different way of thinking and perceiving our world and that these differences often lead to innovative solutions.

Our dedication to diversity includes a unified workforce (through training and education, recruitment, retention, and development), commitment and accountability, communication, community partnerships, and supplier diversity.

EOE including disability/veteran