Surgical First Assistant

Bayou Recruiting Solutions LLC

Job Location:

Chicago, IL - USA

Monthly Salary: Not Disclosed

Posted on: 20 hours ago

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

JOB SUMMARY:

We believe there is a better way to provide quality healthcare while achieving health equality. Our Chicago location looks forward to working closely with our neighbors and residents to build a full-service community hospital in the Bronzeville area of Chicago creating a comprehensive plan to increase service and meet community needs. With a growing team that is dedicated to delivering world-class service to everyone we meet it is our mission to deliver the most compassionate loving expert and impactful care in the world to our patients. Be a part of the team that provides PATIENT CARE SECOND TO NONE! If you would like to be a part of our team please apply now!

A registered nurse first assistant (RNFA) assists surgeons during operative procedures performing advanced technical functions under the surgeons supervision. This role includes pre- intra- and postoperative nursing care to enhance surgical outcomes improve efficiency and maintain patient safety. This position is full-time Monday- Friday with shifts starting at 6:30/7:00 am and may require on-call rotation or call coverage.

ROLE & RESPONSIBILITIES:

Preoperative Duties
- Conduct comprehensive patient assessments (e.g. history review physical evaluation)
- Provide presurgical patient/family education and teaching.
- Ensure proper surgical positioning preparation and draping of the patient

Intraoperative Duties (as RN First Assistant)
- Provide surgical field exposure: use of retractors suction and sponges
- Achieve hemostasis: clamp ligate vessels use electrocautery apply pressure
- Handle tissues appropriately and perform precise dissection (including vessel muscle and fascia.)
- Suture closures under supervision: peritoneum fascia subcuticular skin
- Place drains when directed by the surgeon
- May cannulate for cardiopulmonary bypass or assist in advanced specialties (e.g. CVOR orthopedics robotics)
- Maintain aseptic technique and instrument sterilization
- Participate in instrument and sponge counts uphold surgical safety protocols

Postoperative Duties
- Apply and manage surgical dressings
- Evaluate postoperative patients for complications and provide teaching
- Work with the team to ensure seamless transition of care
- Document perioperative events in EMRs like Cerner SurgiNet

Collaboration and Leadership
- Coordinate and collaborate with surgeons anesthesiologists scrub and circulating nurses and perioperative staff.
- Provide leadership in the OR uphold professional nursing standards and mentor junior staff
- Participate in continuous quality improvement (CQI) research performance evaluations and in-services.

Physical/Environmental Requirments
- Sustain prolonged standing lifting/positioning adult patients (35 lbs.). And maintaining dexterity under sterile conditions
- Exposure to blood bodily fluids and potentially hazardous materials

QUALIFICATIONS

REQUIRED
1. Registered Nurse (RN) license active and in good standing - specifically licensire to Illinois
2. Completion of an accredited RNFA program (didactic & clinical per AORN standards)
3. Perioperative nursing certification (CNOR) required before or shortly after hire
4. RNFA certification (CRNFA) from a recognized board within 2 years of hire
5. Basic Life Support (BLS) certification - includes CPR AED and choking response
6. 2 years OR experience as a scrub or circulating RN

PREFERRED

Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN)
Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) certiciation
Experience across multiple surgical specialties (e.g. cardiothoracic ortho robotics)
Specialty training (e.g. robotics perfusion assistance)
Experience with EMRs (e.g. Cerner Meditech SurgiNet)

COVID-19 VACCINE REQUIRED (subject to accommodation for medical or sincerely held religious beliefs; exemption forms must be provided by the candidate upon hire)

JOB SUMMARY: We believe there is a better way to provide quality healthcare while achieving health equality. Our Chicago location looks forward to working closely with our neighbors and residents to build a full-service community hospital in the Bronzeville area of Chicago creating a comprehensive p...

JOB SUMMARY:

ROLE & RESPONSIBILITIES:

Preoperative Duties
- Conduct comprehensive patient assessments (e.g. history review physical evaluation)
- Provide presurgical patient/family education and teaching.
- Ensure proper surgical positioning preparation and draping of the patient

Intraoperative Duties (as RN First Assistant)
- Provide surgical field exposure: use of retractors suction and sponges
- Achieve hemostasis: clamp ligate vessels use electrocautery apply pressure
- Handle tissues appropriately and perform precise dissection (including vessel muscle and fascia.)
- Suture closures under supervision: peritoneum fascia subcuticular skin
- Place drains when directed by the surgeon
- May cannulate for cardiopulmonary bypass or assist in advanced specialties (e.g. CVOR orthopedics robotics)
- Maintain aseptic technique and instrument sterilization
- Participate in instrument and sponge counts uphold surgical safety protocols

Postoperative Duties
- Apply and manage surgical dressings
- Evaluate postoperative patients for complications and provide teaching
- Work with the team to ensure seamless transition of care
- Document perioperative events in EMRs like Cerner SurgiNet

Collaboration and Leadership
- Coordinate and collaborate with surgeons anesthesiologists scrub and circulating nurses and perioperative staff.
- Provide leadership in the OR uphold professional nursing standards and mentor junior staff
- Participate in continuous quality improvement (CQI) research performance evaluations and in-services.

Physical/Environmental Requirments
- Sustain prolonged standing lifting/positioning adult patients (35 lbs.). And maintaining dexterity under sterile conditions
- Exposure to blood bodily fluids and potentially hazardous materials

QUALIFICATIONS

REQUIRED
1. Registered Nurse (RN) license active and in good standing - specifically licensire to Illinois
2. Completion of an accredited RNFA program (didactic & clinical per AORN standards)
3. Perioperative nursing certification (CNOR) required before or shortly after hire
4. RNFA certification (CRNFA) from a recognized board within 2 years of hire
5. Basic Life Support (BLS) certification - includes CPR AED and choking response
6. 2 years OR experience as a scrub or circulating RN

PREFERRED

Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN)
Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) certiciation
Experience across multiple surgical specialties (e.g. cardiothoracic ortho robotics)
Specialty training (e.g. robotics perfusion assistance)
Experience with EMRs (e.g. Cerner Meditech SurgiNet)

COVID-19 VACCINE REQUIRED (subject to accommodation for medical or sincerely held religious beliefs; exemption forms must be provided by the candidate upon hire)