Registered Nurse - Surgical Assist

About the role

Grand Itasca is a non-profit organization with a clear vision of being the leader in transforming rural health care by achieving the highest levels of quality, access, and value. Our strength stems from teamwork and collaboration among a talented and diverse group of professionals. With over 700 employees in hundreds of different roles, Grand Itasca can offer a variety of career opportunities.

The RN surgical assistant under the direction of the Surgical Services Nurse Leadership provides professional nursing care throughout the continuum of the surgical experience, assisting the surgeon with the care of the patient and family. This occurs in the peri-operative phase of surgical care. These persons are not authorized to operate independently.

Department: Surgical Services. Employment type: Casual (as-needed basis).

Responsibilities

• Works cooperatively with the surgeon to assess the needs of each patient on an individual basis and provide the services necessary to meet those needs.
• The RN assistant’s play a hands-on role in surgical procedures using instruments and medical devices, providing surgical site exposure, providing hemostasis, suturing skin, dressing incisions and wounds, alerting physician to patient changes, and intervening if complications arise.
• Follows established scope of RN practice.
• Assists the surgeon as directed during operative cases in the Surgical Services Department.
• Assists the operative crew with patient preparation in the peri-operative period, including patient transfer, positioning, prep and draping as directed by the surgeon and circulating RN.
• May assist the surgeon in the inpatient setting as directed.
• May be required to help cover other surgical assistants in the OR.
• Maintains a working knowledge of all surgical procedures, equipment and instrumentation involved in performing surgeries across multiple service lines.
• Assigned call for weeknights, holidays, and weekends in an equal rotation with other RN Surgical Assistant nurses.

Requirements

• Registered with the Minnesota Board of Nursing.
• BSN preferred.
• Current 1-year minimum RNSA/RNFA experience.
• Current BLS and ACLS or ability to obtain within 6 months of hire.
• AORN Peri-operative Nursing 101 or equivalent course to be completed within 12 months of employment if not currently CNOR Certified or RNFA.
• CNOR Certification or attain certification within 2-years of hire and maintains certification.
• Maintains reliable and consistent attendance.

If no candidates meet the above requirements, consideration will be given to those with 1 year or less current RNSA/RNFA experience, 2 years of Surgical Technician experience in the last 5 years, 2 years OR RN experience within the last 5 years, or 2 years critical care RN experience within the last 3 years.

Benefits

Grand Itasca Clinic & Hospital offers a generous benefits package including medical, dental, vision, life insurance, short- and long-term disability, PTO, a short-term disability bank, retirement, tuition reimbursement, early access to earned wages and more. Employees also have access to voluntary insurance options, and resources to support their financial and personal well-being. For additional information, please follow this link: https://www.granditasca.org/benefits/mna

Pay

The posted compensation range corresponds to the minimum and maximum pay rates outlined in your union agreement for the respective job classifications at the time of job posting. An individual's pay rate within this range may be influenced by educational background, and qualifying experience as specified in the contract. If your role is eligible for a sign-on bonus