Registered Nurse; RN First Assistant Surgery

Registered Nurse (RN) First Assistant Surgery

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Regular

36 hours weekly.

zabeth Healthcare, every role supports our mission to provide comprehensive and compassionate care to the communities we serve. For more than 160 years, St. Elizabeth Healthcare has been a trusted provider of quality care across Kentucky, Indiana, and Ohio. We’re guided by our mission to improve the health of the communities we serve and by our values of excellence, integrity, compassion, and teamwork.

Our associates are the heart of everything we do.

We invest in you — personally and professionally.

• Competitive pay and comprehensive health coverage within the first 30 days.
• Generous paid time off and flexible work schedules.
• Retirement savings with employer match.
• Tuition reimbursement and professional development opportunities.
• Wellness, mental health, and recognition programs.
• Career advancement through mentorship and internal mobility.

St. Elizabeth Healthcare is hiring a Registered Nurse First Assistant for the Surgery unit located at the Edgewood, Kentucky location. Shift &

Hours:

Split 1/2 shift;
Full-time, 36 hours weekly.

Performs/assists with surgical procedures under the direct supervision of the surgeon. The professional nurse provides evidence-based nursing care utilizing the nursing process to meet the surgical needs of the patient in the perioperative setting. The RNFA is responsible for appropriately delegating tasks to other licensed/unlicensed health care team members as deemed appropriate by training and education. The RNFA collaborates with multidisciplinary healthcare team members when providing nursing care.

Demonstrate respect, dignity, kindness and empathy in each encounter with all patients, families, visitors and other employees regardless of cultural background.

• Graduate of an accredited school of nursing.
• Current registration to practice in the state where work is being performed.
• If eligible, must have a Compact (multi-state) License in their primary state of residence.
• Meets contact hour requirements for licensure, including all state-required courses.
• Successful completion of RNFA program and internship that meets AORN’s Standards for RN First Assistant Programs criteria.
• Basic Cardiac Life Support (BCLS) required.
• CNOR (Certified Periop Nurse) required and maintained as current status.

• Expert knowledge of anatomy and physiology, surgical procedures and instrumentation.
• Knowledge of suture, suturing techniques and wound closure.
• Knowledge of assisting the surgeon with dissection and retraction.
• Competent in mathematical calculations associated with medication administration.
• Competent to independently perform safe nursing skills and procedures.

Two years of operating room experience in both the scrub and circulating roles as an RN.

Non-Exempt