Registered Nurse - First Assist

Job Title

RNFA – SSM Health DePaul Hospital – Surgery

MO-SSM Health DePaul Hospital – St. Louis

Regular

10‑hour day shifts, 6:45 a.m.–5:15 p.m. On‑call rotation is self‑scheduled. 1st call: 24 hours a day. 2nd call:
Monday–Friday until 7:00 p.m.;
Saturday–Sunday until 5:00 p.m.

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Sign on bonus available for eligible external candidates.

Sign on bonuses are for external qualified candidates. Internal candidates, please check with your recruiter to see what options are available.

Provides direct assistance to surgeons before, during and after surgical procedures.

• Position patients to give best exposure for surgical procedure, using stabilizing equipment when necessary, while maximizing patient comfort and safety.
• Implement physicians’ orders to provide visualization of the operative site using appropriate method, including manipulation of tissue and materials, retraction, sponging, suctioning and irrigation.
• Utilize appropriate techniques to achieve temporary and permanent hemostasis.
• Assist with body plane closure, application of wound dressings and securing of drainage systems.
• Apply the existing body of evidence‑based practice and scientific knowledge in health care to nursing practice, ensuring that nursing care is delivered based on the patient’s age‑specific needs and clinical needs as described in the department’s scope of service.
• Work in a constant state of alertness and safe manner.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Completion of an RNFA program that meets the AORN standards for RN first assistant education program or RNFA education equivalency for CRNFA.

Two years’ registered nurse experience in an advanced surgical specialty.

• 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.

• Basic Life Support Health Care Provider (BLS HCP) – American Heart Association (AHA).
• Registered Nurse (RN) issued by Compact State or Missouri Division of Professional Registration.
• Certified Perioperative Nurse (CNOR) – Competency & Credentialing Institute (CCI).

Missouri

Day Shift (United States of America)

Employee

Surgery

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• Paid Parental Leave: one week of paid parental leave for newborns or newly adopted children (pro‑rated based on FTE).
• Flexible Payment Options: voluntary benefit offered through Daily Pay provides eligible hourly team members instant access to their earned, unpaid base pay before payday (fees may apply).
• Upfront Tuition Coverage: upfront tuition coverage through Flex Path Funded for eligible team members.

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