Registered Nurse First Asst - Shawnee Mission

Registered Nurse First Assistant – Advent Health Shawnee Mission
9100 W 74th St, Merriam, KS 66204

• Benefits from Day One:
  Medical, Dental, Vision Insurance, Life Insurance, Disability Insurance
• Paid Time Off from Day One
• 403-B Retirement Plan
• 4 Weeks 100% Paid Parental Leave
• Career Development
• Whole Person Well-being Resources
• Mental Health Resources and Support
• Pet Benefits
• Student Loan Repayment Program
• Received Magnet Recognition from the American Nurses Credentialing Center in January 2019

Schedule: Full Time

Shift: 36 hours a week

At Advent Health Shawnee Mission, formerly Shawnee Mission Medical Center, you're more than just a number on a chart. You're a whole person, who functions best when physically, emotionally, and spiritually fit. Find whole-person care, dedicated teams and staff, and a wide variety of medical services, all at our hospital in Shawnee Mission, Kansas.

The Registered Nurse First Assistant works under the direct supervision of the surgeon to facilitate the procedure and process of surgery. Surgical first assistants are expected to prepare and position the patient for surgery, assist in visualization of the operating field, provide hemostasis, harvest surgical grafts, perform closure of incisions, and apply various wound dressings in accordance with the surgeon's preference.

S/he is responsible for working collaboratively with the entire surgical team to monitor sterile integrity of the surgical field, ensure all surgical counts are correct and relay necessary information to other members of the team to ensure appropriate patient care is delivered.

• Assist his/her assigned surgeon in the surgical procedure.
• Know their scope of practice and follow it, along with any state/institutional laws or parameters at all times.
• Assist the operating room staff with positioning, prepping and draping of the surgical patient to the surgeon’s preference.
• Demonstrate knowledge of human anatomy as it relates to their assigned procedures and tasks.
• Demonstrate an understanding of the necessary instruments and supplies needed for the assigned surgical procedures.

• Associate in Nursing – required.
• RN – Registered Nurse, State Licensure and/or Compact State Licensure, Kansas – required.
• BCLS – Basic Life Support obtained through the American Heart Association – required.
• First Assistant Certification or Certified Surgical Assistant Certification – required.
• Kansas Registered Nurse License – required.
• Associate's of Nursing.
• Bachelor's of Nursing.
• Advanced Cardiac Life Support Cert (ACLS) – RQI Resuscitation Quality Improvement.
• Basic Life Support – CPR Cert (BLS) – RQI Resuscitation Quality Improvement.
• Certified Nurse Operating Room (CNOR) – EV Accredited Issuing Body.
• Certified Registered Nurse First Assist (CRNFA) – EV Accredited Issuing Body.

Pay Range: $37.86 – $70.41

This facility is an equal opportunity employer and complies with federal, state and local anti-discrimination laws, regulations and ordinances.