Registered Nurse - First Assist Surgery

About the role

It's more than a career, it's a calling. Join SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital in Jefferson City where your work matters -- every moment, every patient, every community. At SSM Health you'll be empowered to grow, supported to thrive, and inspired to make a lasting impact. Department: St. Marys Jefferson City - Surgery (Operating Room, Department 4403000011). Job Summary: Provides direct assistance to surgeons before, during and after surgical procedures.

Responsibilities

• Positions patient to give best exposure for surgical procedure, using stabilizing equipment when necessary, while maximizing patient comfort and safety.
• Implements physicians orders to provide visualization of the operative site using appropriate method, including manipulation of tissue and materials, retraction, sponging, suctioning and irrigation.
• Utilizes appropriate technique to achieve temporary and permanent hemostasis.
• Assists with body plane closure, application of wound dressings and securing of drainage systems.
• Applies the existing body of evidence-based practice and scientific knowledge in health care to nursing practice, ensuring that nursing care is delivered based on patient’s age-specific needs and clinical needs as described in the department's scope of service.
• Works in a constant state of alertness and safe manner.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• Education: Completion of an RNFA program that meets the AORN standards for RN first assistant education program or RNFA education equivalency for CRNFA.
• Experience: Two years' registered nurse experience in an advanced surgical specialty.
• Certifications/Licenses: Basic Life Support HealthCare Provider (BLS HCP) - American Heart Association (AHA); Registered Nurse (RN) - state‑specific (Illinois IDFPR, Missouri Division of Professional Registration, Oklahoma Board of Nursing, Wisconsin Department of Safety and Professional Services, or Compact State); Certified Perioperative Nurse (CNOR) - Competency & Credentialing Institute (CCI).

Requirements

• Physical Requirements:
  • Constant use of speech to share information through oral communication.
  • Constant standing and walking.
  • Frequent lifting/carrying and pushing/pulling objects weighing 0‑25 lbs.
  • Frequent sitting, reaching and keyboard use/data entry.
  • Frequent use of vision and depth perception for distances near (20 inches or less) and far (20 feet or more) and to identify and distinguish colors.
  • Frequent use of smell to detect/recognize odors.
  • Frequent use of hearing to receive oral communication, distinguish body sounds and/or hear alarms, malfunctioning machinery, etc.
  • Occasional lifting/carrying and pushing/pulling objects weighing 25‑50 lbs.
  • Occasional lifting/moving of patients.
  • Occasional bending, stooping, kneeling, squatting, twisting, gripping and repetitive foot/leg and hand/arm movements.
  • Occasional driving.
  • Rare crawling and running.

Schedule

Schedule: Full Time Days Call Required. Work Shift: Day Shift (United States of America). Scheduled Weekly Hours: 40.