RN-First Assistant - OR w​/call

Position Details

• Mercy Hospital Washington
• Department:
  Operating Room – First Assistant
• Status:
  Full‑Time | 40 hrs/week
• Shift: Days (4 days/10 hrs) with Call

The Operating Room RN – First Assistant utilizes the nursing process to deliver exceptional patient care while maintaining professional accountability for assigned patients. This role includes:

• Coordinating patient care in collaboration with other departments
• Ensuring patient rights and confidentiality are upheld
• Providing leadership, guidance, and evaluation of other caregivers
• Embodying Mercy’s mission, values, and guiding principles in all interactions

• Utilize the nursing process to provide patient care
• Maintain professional accountability for the provision of patient care for the assigned patients
• Evaluate the overall effectiveness of care provided by other direct caregivers
• Coordinate the patient care in conjunction with other departments
• Maintain patient rights and confidentiality of patient information
• Perform duties and responsibilities in a manner consistent with our mission, values, and Mercy Service Standards

• Current RN Temporary Permit or RN License in the State of Missouri

• Minimum 2 years of intraoperative experience as both scrub and circulating nurse (3+ years preferred)

• BLS/ACLS – required within 1 year of hire
• CNOR & RN-First Assistant certification required within 1 year of hire
• Preferred
  
  Certifications:
  
  CNOR, CRNFA

• BSN preferred

• 20,000 Sign-On Bonus for experienced RNs (select departments)
• Stay Premium Program – up to $8 per hour based on years of Mercy service
• Education Assistance & 2,000 Annual Tuition Reimbursement
• Day-One Comprehensive Medical, Dental & Vision Insurance
• Generous PTO/Vacation Time
• Employer-Matched Retirement Funds
• Shift Differentials