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Registered Nurse - First Assist Operating Room
Job in
Bridgeton, St. Louis city, Missouri, 63044, USA
Listed on 2026-02-18
Listing for:
SSM Health
Full Time, Part Time
position Listed on 2026-02-18
Job specializations:
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Nursing
Healthcare Nursing, RN Nurse
Job Description & How to Apply Below
Location: Bridgeton
** It's more than a career, it's a calling*
* MO-SSM Health DePaul Hospital - St. Louis
** Worker Type:*
* Regular
** Job Highlights:*
* Sign-on Bonus:
Please speak with your recruiter about sign on bonus eligibility!
Schedule Options:
Full Time, Part Time, Weekend Option & PRN available
Schedule Time Options: 7a-7p, 7p-7a,
Benefits:
Competitive, affordable health insurance including but not limited to:
- Getting paid every day!
- Paid maternity & paternity coverage
- Adoption assistance
- Various competitive health insurance options & wellness plans
- Retirement benefits including employer matching plans
- Long & short-term disability
- Employee assistance programs (EAP)
Please note:
benefits and eligibility can vary by position, exclusions may apply.
Fulfill your calling and be a part of the SSM Health team, Apply Today!
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* Job Summary:
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* Provides direct assistance to surgeons before, during and after surgical procedures.
** Job Responsibilities and Requirements:*
* PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES
+ Positions patient to give best exposure for surgical procedure, using stabilizing equipment when necessary, while maximizing patient comfort and safety.
+ Implements physicians orders to provide visualization of the operative site using appropriate method, including manipulation of tissue and materials, retraction, sponging, suctioning and irrigation.
+ Utilizes appropriate technique to achieve temporary and permanent hemostasis.
+ Assists with body plane closure, application of wound dressings and securing of drainage systems.
+ Applies the existing body of evidence-based practice and scientific knowledge in health care to nursing practice, ensuring that nursing care is delivered based on patient's age-specific needs and clinical needs as described in the department's scope of service.
+ Works in a constant state of alertness and safe manner.
+ Performs other duties as assigned.
EDUCATION
+ Completion of an RNFA program that meets the AORN standards for RN first assistant education program or RNFA education equivalency for CRNFA
EXPERIENCE
+ Two years' registered nurse experience in an advanced surgical specialty
PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS
+ Constant use of speech to share information through oral communication.
+ Constant standing and walking.
+ Frequent lifting/carrying and pushing/pulling objects weighing 0-25 lbs.
+ Frequent sitting, reaching and keyboard use/data entry.
+ Frequent use of vision and depth perception for distances near (20 inches or less) and far (20 feet or more) and to identify and distinguish colors.
+ Frequent use of smell to detect/recognize odors.
+ Frequent use of hearing to receive oral communication, distinguish body sounds and/or hear alarms, malfunctioning machinery, etc.
+ Occasional lifting/carrying and pushing/pulling objects weighing 25-50 lbs.
+ Occasional lifting/moving of patients.
+ Occasional bending, stooping, kneeling, squatting, twisting, gripping and repetitive foot/leg and hand/arm movements.
+ Occasional driving.
+ Rare crawling and running.
REQUIRED PROFESSIONAL LICENSE AND/OR CERTIFICATIONS
State of
Work Location:
Illinois
+ Basic Life Support Health Care Provider (BLS HCP) - American Heart Association (AHA)
+ And
+ Registered Professional Nurse (RN) - Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation (IDFPR)
+ And
+ Certified Perioperative Nurse (CNOR) - Competency & Credentialing Institute (CCI)
State of
Work Location:
Missouri
+ Basic Life Support Health Care Provider (BLS HCP) - American Heart Association (AHA)
+ And
+
Registered Nurse (RN) Issued by Compact State
+
Or
+
Registered Nurse (RN) - Missouri Division of Professional Registration
+ And
+ Certified Perioperative Nurse (CNOR) - Competency & Credentialing Institute (CCI)
State of
Work Location:
Oklahoma
+ Basic Life Support Health Care Provider (BLS HCP) - American Heart Association (AHA)
+ And
+
Registered Nurse (RN) Issued by Compact State
+
Or
+
Registered Nurse (RN) - Oklahoma Board of Nursing (OBN)
+ And
+ Certified Perioperative Nurse (CNOR) - Competency & Credentialing Institute (CCI)
State of
Work Location:
Wisconsin
+ Basic Life Support Health Care Provider (BLS HCP) - American…
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