RN-First Assistant (Periop)
Location: Little Falls, Minnesota
Description: Catholic Health Initiatives is at present looking to employ RN-First Assistant (Periop) right now, this position will be delegated in Minnesota. For complete informations about this position opportunity please give attention to these descriptions. Job Summary:
This job is responsible for providing direct patient care as part of a perioperative (operating room) team, assisti! ng the operating surgeon by performing activities such as maintaining hemostasis, providing wound exposure, manipulating tissues with surgical instrumentation (e.g. suturing, wound closure) and other related tasks.
An incumbent uses acquired and intuitive knowledge to anticipate, prevent and/or respond to circumstances that could compromise the patient’s well-being; documents patient/family pre-operative care and teaching, operative roles following surgical procedure, post-operative care/assessment and discharge planning in accordance with established guidelines. Work is performed under the direction of an operating surgeon and within scope of practice.
Essential Duties:
Provides knowledge-based technical assistance to the operating surgeon during operative procedure within scope of licensure and according to state regulation and facility/practice protocols.
Prepares and administers medications perioperatively, as directed by the oper! ating surgeon and anesthesiologist; assists with patient posit! ioning, skin preparation and draping;
Provides and maintains exposure of the operative site through appropriate use of instruments, retractors (e.g. by placing and moving the retractors when necessary, with awareness to anatomical structures), retraction suturing, suctioning, packing and sponging techniques;
Provides and maintains hemostasis to reduce potential for fluid volume deficit by clamping and/or ligating vessels, using electrosurgical or laser units, applying direct pressure, applying chemical agents that promote coagulation and other means as directed by the operating surgeon; selects and uses the optimal hemostatic mechanism(s) depending on tissue characteristics and specific situation;
Uses surgical instruments skillfully in ways consistent with their design and purpose as directed by the operating surgeon; demonstrates manual dexterity in the appropriate use surgical instrumentation; places drains as surgically indicated; assists with! cannulation and decanulation procedures;
Handles and dissects tissues, in collaboration with the operating surgeon, to reduce potential for injury or compromised blood supply and facilitate an optimum surgical outcome;
Assists in closure of wound or independently closes wound under the direction of operating surgeon, using suture and suturing
techniques that promote wound healing; sutures muscle, fascia, subcutaneous and skin tissue, selecting the appropriate suture material and suturing technique(s) for the type of closure to be performed
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Qualifications
Education/
Experience:
BSN degree required.
Successful completion of an accredited/approved post-graduate RN First Assistant education program (acceptable to the Association of Operating Room Nurses [AORN] and that meets the statues, regulations and organizational standards relevant to RNFA credentialing standards),
And four year ! of diversified OR nursing work experience (e.g. scrub and/or circulator! ) in an acute care setting that would demonstrate attainment of the requisite job knowledge/skills.
License/Certification:
Current licensure as a registered nurse by the State Board of Nursing required.
Certification in operating room nursing (CNOR) required.
Certification as an RN-First Assistant (CRNFA) required.
Current BLS Certification required.
Additional Responsibilities:
Demonstrates a commitment to service, organization values and professionalism through appropriate conduct and demeanor at all times.
Adheres to and exhibits our core values:
Reverence:
Having a profound spirit of awe and respect for all creation, shaping relationships to self, to one another and to God and acknowledging that we hold in trust all that has been given to us.
Integrity:
Moral wholeness, soundness, uprightness, honesty and sincerity as a basis of trustworthiness.
! Compassion:
Feeling with others, being one with others in their sorrows and joys, rooted in the sense of solidarity as members of the human community.
Excellence:
Outstanding achievement, merit, virtue; continually surpassing standards to achieve/maintain quality.
Maintains confidentiality and protects sensitive data at all times.
Adheres to organizational and department specific safety standards and guidelines.
Works collaboratively and supports efforts of team members.
Demonstrates exceptional customer service and interacts effectively with physicians, patients, residents, visitors, staff and the broader health care community.
Catholic Health Initiatives and its organizations are Equal Opportunity Employers
Job
Nursing - RN
Primary Location
MN-Little Falls-United Family Healthcare
Shift
Days
Scheduled Hours per 2-week Pay Period
80
Weekends Required
Occasional
Status
Full Time
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If you were eligible to this position, please give us your resume, with salary requirements and a resume to Catholic Health Initiatives.
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This position will be opened on: Tue, 22 Oct 2013 14:21:30 GMT
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