Registered Nurse (RN) - First Assist
Health Wealth Safe · Belleville, IL · 1 mo ago
On-siteHealthcareFull-time
About the role
The Registered Nurse (RN) First Assist provides advanced perioperative care as a collaborative team member during surgical procedures, working alongside surgeons in the operating room. The role is based in the Operating Room, with responsibilities that include ensuring patient safety, efficiency, and quality of care during surgeries. The role emphasizes ethical practice, ongoing learning, and leadership within the perioperative setting.
Responsibilities
- Deliver intraoperative patient care
- Perform preoperative assessments
- Analyze data to determine nursing diagnoses
- Develop individualized care plans
- Monitor patient responses
- Administer medications
- Evaluate progress
- Ensure safety and quality standards are met
- Collaborate with the surgical team
- Communicate patient outcomes
- Participate in professional development and ethical practice
- Provide patient and family education
- Advocate for perioperative safety
Qualifications
- Requires an RN license, with 2-5 years of experience.
- Preferred qualifications include a Bachelor's Degree in Nursing, CNOR, and Certified First Assistant credentials.
- A BSN is preferred but not mandatory.
Skills
- Strong teamwork
- Clinical assessment
- Intraoperative support
- Medication administration
- Professional growth mindset
Benefits
- Comprehensive insurance
- Retirement plans
- Tuition assistance
- Paid time off
- Sign-on bonus