RNFA (Full-time, Rotating Shift)

Job Summary

Assists the surgeon in the first assistant role, as defined by the privileges established through Medical Staff Office/credentialing process, as an Allied Health professional. The RNFA can act only as the RNFA, not a scrub or circulating RN, during a surgical procedure, concurrently.

Job Requirements

• Education and Work Experience:
  • Associate Degree(A.S.) or equivalent: Required
  • Bachelor's Degree in Nursing: Preferred
  • Successful completion of a RNFA course: Required
  • Three years experience as a Registered Nurse in the Operating Room: Required
• Licenses/Certifications:
  • Current RN license in state of practice: Required
  • Basic Life Support (BLS) certification from approved vendor per AH policy: Required
  • Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) certification from approved vendor per AH policy: Required
  • Certified Nurse, Operating Room (CNOR): Required
  • Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) certification from approved vendor per AH policy: Preferred
  • Liability Insurance: Required
  • Professional Liability Insurance (PLI): Required
• Facility Specific License/Certifications:
  • AHA-ACLS or ARC-ALS: Required

Essential Functions

• Competent to provide exposure of the surgical wound intraoperatively, under supervision of the surgeon.
• Knowledgeable of and consistently applies the principles of aseptic technique.
• Competent to provide hemostasis intraoperatively, under the supervision of the surgeon.
• Competent to care for/dress the surgical wound, intraoperatively, under the supervision of the surgeon.
• Competent to manipulate tissue of the surgical wound, intraoperatively, under the supervision of the surgeon.
• Competent to safely handle and dispose of biohazardous materials from operative procedures.
• Competent to access facility information systems to retrieve and utilize pertinent information for the provision of patient care or in the performance of other job related responsibilities.
• Demonstrates the knowledge and skills to safely and appropriately fulfill job specific responsibilities related to patient safety, security, emergency preparedness, emergent patient situations, control of hazardous materials/waste, life safety, medical equipment and utility systems as outlined in the Hospital's environment of care plan.
• Documents temperature of tissue/allografts, verifies package integrity, delivers to sterile field, per manufacturers' guidelines; documents process in appropriate tissue log book.
• Efficiently handles and prioritizes multiple tasks.
• Performs other job-related duties as assigned.

Organizational Requirements

• Adventist Health is committed to the safety and wellbeing of our associates and patients. Therefore, we require that all associates receive all required vaccinations as a condition of employment and annually thereafter, where applicable.
• Medical and religious exemptions may apply.
• Adventist Health participates in E-Verify. Visit https://adventisthealth.org/careers/everify/ for more information about E-Verify.

JOB INFO

• Job Identification : 58634
• Job Category : RN
• Posting Date : 2026-03-06T20:40:51+00:00
• Job Schedule : Full time
• Job Shift : Rotating Shift
• Locations : San Luis Obispo, CA, United States
• Assignment Category : Full-time regular
• Pay Range : The estimated base pay for this position is $53.18 to $85.19. Additional individual compensation may be available for this role through differentials, extra shift incentives, bonuses, etc. Base pay is only a portion of the total rewards package, and a comprehensive benefits program is available for qualifying positions. Please contact our Talent Acquisition team for more information.