RN First Assistant

Adventist Health is seeking an RN First Assistant to support surgical services in our faith-based, mission-driven system. In this role, you will provide first-assist support to surgeons, deliver high-quality perioperative nursing care, and help ensure safe, efficient procedures. You'll collaborate closely with a compassionate, interdisciplinary team while promoting whole-person care-mind, body, and spirit. Adventist Health offers professional development, competitive benefits, and opportunities to impact community health in a supportive, inclusive Christian environment focused on excellence, service, and growth.

Responsibilities

• Provide first-assist support during surgical procedures under surgeon direction
• Assess, plan, implement and evaluate perioperative nursing care
• Maintain sterile field, instruments and supplies to ensure patient safety
• Collaborate with surgeons, anesthesiologists and OR team for optimal outcomes
• Monitor patient status and respond to intraoperative changes
• Document care, procedures and patient responses accurately in the EMREducate patients and families on pre- and post-operative care
• Adhere to infection prevention, safety and regulatory standards
• Participate in quality improvement and clinical best-practice initiatives
• Support Adventist Health's faith-based, whole-person care mission

Required Skills

• Perioperative nursing
• First-assist techniques
• Surgical instrumentation and aseptic technique
• Intraoperative patient monitoring
• Wound closure and hemostasis support
• Infection prevention and control
• Electronic medical record (EMR) documentation
• Patient and family education
• Interdisciplinary team collaboration
• Clinical decision-making in the OR