RN First Assistant - Operating Room

Schedule: 2:30p-11:00p, 40 hours/week; on call and holiday rotation

Department: Operating Room

Hospital: Henry Ford Rochester

• Deliver professional nursing care in the operative setting to patients undergoing surgical or other invasive procedures.
• Perform scrub functions including the selection and handling of instruments and supplies used during procedure.
• Perform circulating functions including monitoring, recording and communicating patient condition and managing overall nursing care of patient before, during and after procedure.
• Directly assist operating physician with surgical tasks including hemostasis, suturing and wound exposure as well as patient positioning.
• Prepare operating rooms and surgical instruments and equipment for use.

Education/License/Certification

Required:

• Obtain and maintain BLS certification on completion of hospital orientation required.
• Current State of Michigan Registered Nurse license at time of hire/transfer date required.
• Graduate from an accredited School of Nursing at time of hire/transfer date.
• Demonstrate knowledge of Growth and Development over life span for all ages required.
• Ability to manage multiple high‑tech equipment /information devices simultaneously required.
• Must be able to take on‑call shift.
• Must be able to flex.
• Must have minimum of two (2) years OR experience required.

This posting represents the major duties, responsibilities, and authorities of this job, and is not intended to be a complete list of all tasks and functions. It should be understood, therefore, that incumbents may be asked to perform job‑related duties beyond those explicitly described above.

Henry Ford Health partners with millions of people on their health journey, across Michigan and around the world. We offer a full continuum of services – from primary and preventative care to complex and specialty care, health insurance, a full suite of home health offerings, virtual care, pharmacy, eye care and other health care retail. With former Ascension southeast Michigan and Flint region locations now part of our team, Henry Ford’s care is available in 13 hospitals and hundreds of ambulatory care locations.

Based in Detroit, Henry Ford is one of the nation’s most respected academic medical centers and is leading the Future of Health:
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The health and overall well‑being of our team members is our priority. That’s why we offer support in the various components of our team’s well‑being: physical, emotional, social, financial and spiritual. Our Total Rewards program includes competitive health plan options, with three consumer‑driven health plans (CDHPs), a PPO plan and an HMO plan. Our team members enjoy a number of additional benefits, ranging from dental and eye care coverage to tuition assistance, family forming benefits, discounts to dozens of businesses and more.

Employees classified as contingent status are not eligible for benefits.

Equal Employment Opportunity / Affym:
Henry Ford Health is committed to the hiring, advancement and fair treatment of all individuals without regard to race, color, creed, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability, veteran status, size, height, weight, marital status, family status, gender identity, sexual orientation, and genetic information, or any other protected status in accordance with applicable federal and state laws.