RN/RNFA (CVOR)

Job Code: 070927

LOCATION:  Palm Springs (CA)

Enjoy up to a $15,000 sign on bonus* with this great opportunity to join a 350+ bed acute care hospital classified as a stroke receiving center and level 2 trauma facility. The Hospital has an innovative, patient-centered and evidenced-based Rehabilitation Services Department.  Join a compassionate team that provides a wide range of inpatient and outpatient services, including acute care rehabilitation, joint replacement & spinal surgery, neurosurgery, ICU, Telemetry, step-down care, skilled nursing, as well as outpatient therapy, hand and lymphedema clinics.

*Sign on bonus is for an experienced Registered Nurse who meet the qualifications listed.

General Duties:

The Registered Nurse First Assistant (RNFA) is a perioperative nurse who may function as an assistant to the surgeon in the operating room during surgical procedures. The RNFA performs first assistant behaviors according to standardized hospital policies. In addition to first assisting, responsibilities may include circulating, scrubbing and other duties as assigned.

Department Specific Duties:

  • Demonstrates ability to perform all RNFA duties specific to Cardiothoracic surgery
  • Submits annual performance review by physicians in a timely manner
  • Demonstrates ability to perform additional responsibilities in the Cardiac OR such as circulating, scrubbing and
    HOB duties
  • Demonstrates ability to accurately pull case carts
  • Maintains clinical competence by assisting on surgical procedures
  • Participates in the call rotation
  • Participates in preoperative assessment and planning for selected surgical patients
  • Recognizes safety hazards and initiates appropriate preventative and corrective actions
  • Provides exposure through appropriate use of instruments, retractors, suctioning, and sponging
  • Handles and dissects tissues in collaboration with the surgeon
  • Clamps blood vessels, coagulates bleeding points, ligates vessels, and performs other procedures in collaboration with the surgeon
  • Sutures muscle, fascia, subcutaneous, and skin tissue in collaboration with the surgeon
  • Places drains as surgically indicated

The Registered Nurse First Assistant (RNFA) CVOR will work full time days and will possess the following qualifications:

  • Graduate of an approved school of Nursing, and posses a current California RN license required
  • Certified as a perioperative nurse (CNOR) required
  • Completion of an approved/accredited RNFA course, including the completion of the required internship hours
  • Proficient in perioperative nursing practice as both scrub and circulating nurse with diversified operating room experience
  • Current American Heart Association BLS Certification (maintain current at all times)
  • Current Advanced Cardiac Life Support ACLS Certification (maintain current at all times)
  • Effective verbal and written communication skills to communicate with people on all levels and able to maintain positive working relationships with patients, families, and co-workers inter- and intra-departmentally
  • Possess active listening skills
  • Demonstrates knowledge of current nursing theory and practice
  • Compassionate, non-judgmental patient caregiver and advocate
  • Must be able to tolerate physically and mentally demanding work
  • Possesses audible, visual, and manual acuity necessary for maintaining patient safety
  • Completion of mandatory programs to meet TJC standards is a job requirement

The Hospital complies with federal, state, and/or local laws regarding mandatory vaccination of its workforce. If you are offered this position and must be vaccinated under any applicable law, you will be required to show proof of full vaccination or obtain an approval of a religious or medical exemption prior to your start date. If you receive an exemption from the vaccination requirement, you will be required to submit to regular testing in accordance with the law.

The above statements reflect the general duties considered necessary to describe the principal functions of the job as identified and shall not be considered as a detailed description of all the work requirements that may be inherent in the position.

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