RN First Assistant ERT (0) MHO

Mission, Values and Service Goals

MISSION: We deliver outstanding care, inspire health, and connect with heart.

VALUES: Trust. Respect. Integrity. Compassion.

SERVICE GOALS: Personally connect. Keep everyone informed. Be on their team.

About the Role

Performs functions that will assist the surgeon in performing a safe operation with optimal results for the patient. Practices peri-operative nursing and is responsible for independent nursing behaviors of peri-operative assessment and postoperative evaluation of care. The intra-operative practice of the RNFA is interdependent with the surgeon.

Responsibilities

• Provides The Professional Nursing Services Of a Surgery Staff Nurse In Support Of Medical Care, With Expanded Intra-operative Behaviors Unique To First Assisting, As Initiated By Utilizing surgical assisting skills to assist the physician in the performance of surgery for patients from neonate through geriatric.
• Using surgical instruments skillfully in ways consistent with their design and purpose, as directed by the surgeon.
• Responding to life-saving situations based upon nursing standards, policies, procedures and protocols.
• Rotating within the Surgical Services area to assist in all cases as required.
• Coordinating the delivery of care to patients throughout the length of their stay in order to achieve quality outcomes and timely discharge.
• Utilizing the nursing process of assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation.
• Delegating selected duties, tasks or functions that fall within the scope of professional nursing practice and the abilities of Operating Room Assistants and specialty support assistants.
• Providing selected aspects of physical care within the scope of professional nursing practice as appropriate given the patient's level of acuity and the complexity of care required.
• Documenting and communicating, during each shift, the patient's response to the care that was provided, consumption of resources and anticipated needs.
• Supports The Management Team And Exhibits Professional Behavior By Coordinating the care provided by other Surgical Services professionals. Also identifying and correcting unsafe practices.
• Demonstrates a collaborative spirit by exhibiting collegiality and peer support by teaching, mentoring, coaching and networking.
• Demonstrates patient advocacy by maintaining patient confidentiality and privacy and ensuring that informed consent has been provided.
• Affords assistance with the ongoing development of team members (i.e., their technical skills and clinical expertise).
• Assists with the development of an effective, professional working relationship with physicians and other healthcare professionals.
• Exhibits professional autonomy by accepting responsibility for ones own actions and recognizing the limits of one's ability; also defining professional goals.

Qualifications

• Maintains a current license to practice as a Registered Nurse in the State of Indiana.
• Requires current BLS competency.
• Current certification in Advanced Life Support is required (or must be successfully completed within the first year of employment).
• Certification in the Trauma Nursing Core Course is required (or must be successfully completed within the first year of employment).
• A current Certified Nurse Operating Room (CNOR) certification is required.
• A minimum of three years of clinical experience as a scrub and circulating nurse with demonstrated clinical proficiency is required.

Skills

• Advanced knowledge of the functions, uses and theory behind the equipment used in the Surgical Services unit.
• The decision-making and analytical skills necessary to solve problems and effectively assess a patient's condition and formulate, implement and modify plans of care.
• The ability to work independently, establish priorities and work effectively in an environment with interruptions.
• The interpersonal skills necessary to establish and maintain effective relationships with patients, families, staff and physicians.
• The communication skills (both verbal and written) necessary to communicate in a clear and concise manner (for example, when reporting appropriate information needed by other healthcare team members).
• Proficiency in basic computer skills (i.e., data entry, word processing and spreadsheets).

Benefits

Not specified.

Pay

Not specified.

Schedule

Not specified.