Rn​/Registered Nurse - Rn First Assist - Operating Room; Part Time

Position: RN / REGISTERED NURSE - RN FIRST ASSIST - OPERATING ROOM (PART TIME)
Why Beebe?:

Become part of the Beebe team - an inclusive team positioned in a vibrant, coastal community. Enjoy a fulfilling career as you support the health of our patients and a team focused on excellence.

Benefits

In addition to competitive compensation and wellness benefits (medical, dental, vision and prescription) Beebe Healthcare also offers:

• Sign-on and Referral Bonuses for select positions

• Tuition Assistance up to $5,000

• Paid Time Off

• Long Term Sick accrual

• Employer Contribution Plan

• Free Short and Long-Term Disability for Full Time employees

• Zero copay for drugs on prescription plan for certain conditions

• College Bound 529 Savings Plan

• Life Insurance

• Beebe Perks via Work Advantage

• Employee Assistance Program

• Pet Insurance

Overview:

Part-Time RNFA – Perioperative Nursing | Beebe Healthcare

Join the surgical team at Beebe Healthcare, where your skills and experience as a Registered Nurse First Assistant (RNFA) will make a lasting impact. We are currently seeking a part-time RNFA to support our perioperative services in delivering safe, efficient, and expert surgical care to patients across Sussex County.

As a clinically competent, registered professional nurse, the RNFA demonstrates advanced proficiency in perioperative nursing and intraoperative first assisting. This position plays an integral role in the surgical team by collaborating with surgeons and operating room staff to ensure high-quality patient outcomes. The RNFA uses the full scope of the nursing process – assessment, planning, intervention, implementation, and evaluation – to deliver comprehensive surgical care and support throughout the perioperative continuum.

Responsibilities:

• Demonstrates competency in performance of scrub/surgical routines and aseptic technique--utilizes proper scrub, gown and gloving technique for self, surgeon, and assistant; ongoing monitoring of asepsis in all roles--scrub, circulator, and assistant; anticipates needs of surgeon; consistently recognizes sequence of procedures in all roles--scrub, circulator, and assistant; passes instruments correctly; appropriate review and preparation for assigned procedures.

• Understands and utilizes established guidelines for operation of autoclaves and steris units--performs daily A-Test/Biological tests as required; performs proper care, handling, and assembly of instruments for processing; ensures complete/thorough documentation of all flash and steris cycles as per protocol.

• Accepts personal accountability for proper handling, judicious use, and optimum care of all department supply, instrument, and equipment inventory.

• Utilizes the nursing process throughout the perioperative setting per patient assessment--collecting, interpreting, recording, and communicating pertinent data relevant to patient care in surgery; care planning--utilization of collected data to plan appropriately for intraoperative nursing care; implementing--provides direct patient care to meet physical and psychological needs; evaluating care--continuously evaluates patient response to nursing intervention and modifies care plan to achieve desired outcome.

• Demonstrates and conveys theoretical knowledge and skills related to perioperative nursing care--understands the ‘why‘ concept as well as the ‘how‘ process.

• Thorough/Accurate/Complete documentation of intraoperative patient care.

• Understands / Demonstrates / Conveys knowledge related to proper intraoperative patient positioning--universal skin care precautions; prevention of nerve damage; prevention of pressure related skin breakdown.

• Assists with completion and accuracy of surgical sponge, sharps/miscellaneous items, and instrument counts as per established policies and guidelines.

• Assists with maintenance of up-to-date preference sheets in conjunction with Resource RNs and department Nurse Managers.

• Effectively demonstrates critical thinking, prioritization of duties, and time management skills throughout the perioperative arena.

• Maintains accuracy with patient charge process, cost efficient usage of case supplies, and ensures all pertinent data is provided to post case data personnel to facilitate a time efficient…