Operating Room First Assistant (CRNFA)

About the role

Spire Orthopedic Partners is a growing national partnership of orthopedic practices providing support, capital, and operational resources to help physicians grow thriving practices. Based in Stamford, Connecticut, the Spire network spans the Northeast with over 165 physicians, 1,800 employees, 285 other clinical providers, and 40 locations in New York, Connecticut, Rhode Island, and Massachusetts.

Responsibilities

• Assists the surgeons with surgery, wound closure, and dressing
• Facilitates patient and procedure flow through the OR and ensures high-quality patient care
• Participates in volume replacement or auto transfusion techniques as appropriate
• Closes skin with methods per surgeon’s directive (suture, staples, etc.)
• Selects and applies appropriate wound dressings
• Provides assistance in securing drainage systems to tissue
• Safely and competently administers pharmaco-therapeutics, monitoring outcomes based on the patient’s response to treatment
• Maintains knowledge of basic knot tying techniques including two-handed tie, one-handed tie, and instrument tie
• Affixes and stabilizes all drains, cleans the wound, and applies dressings after the procedure
• Removes sutures and/or skin staples/clips during the intra-operative phase, at surgeon’s request
• Performs other duties as assigned

Qualifications

• Minimum three years of recent operating room nursing first assist experience
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Ability to communicate professionally, maintain enthusiasm, adapt to new procedures, and apply guidelines and procedures appropriately
• Organized, able to prioritize and multi-task, extremely reliable, patient, and professional
• Reacts calmly and effectively under stress
• Interprets, adapts, and applies guidelines and procedures appropriately
• Team player with a positive attitude, ability to work with a diverse population, and demonstrates patience and professionalism

Requirements

• Active CT Registered Connecticut Nurse license
• Certified Registered Nurse First Assistant (CRNFA) required
• Associate Degree in Nursing, BSN preferred
• Advanced Cardiac Life Support must be obtained within 90 days of employment start date
• Basic Cardiac Life Support must be obtained within 30 days of employment start date
• PALS Pediatric Advanced Life Support must be obtained within 90 days of employment start date

What We Offer

• Excellent growth and advancement opportunities
• Dynamic environment
• Access to a diverse network of practitioners
• Broad infrastructure of tools and programs to enhance the employee experience
• Competitive Compensation
• Generous PTO Benefits package: health, dental, vision, 401(k), etc.

Benefits

• EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER