First Assistant Registered Nurse

MedPro Healthcare Staffing, a Joint Commission-certified staffing agency, is seeking a quality First Assistant Registered Nurse (RNFA) for a travel assignment with one of our top healthcare clients.

Responsibilities

First Assistant Nurses offer the skills needed to provide surgical preoperative patient care management, intraoperative surgical first assisting and postoperative patient care management; Assist surgeon by performing technical functions during surgery, including intra-operative retraction, homeostasis, tissue manipulation, and wound closure; Provide direct patient care as part of the perioperative role, by acting as first assistant to the surgeon during operative procedures; The First assisting nurse / RNFA will perform first assisting under the direct supervision of the primary surgeon; The RNFA will immediately communicate any patient care issues verbally to the surgeon.

Requirements

Eighteen months of recent experience in an Acute Care Perioperative Nursing practice as both a scrub and circulating nurse; Active RN License; Degree from an accredited nursing program; Successful completion of an RNFA program that meets AORN recommended education standards for RN First Assistant programs; BLS, ACLS, CNOR Certifications

Benefits

Weekly pay and direct deposit; Full coverage of all credentialing fees; Private housing or housing allowance; Group Health insurance for you and your family; Company-paid life and disability insurance; Travel reimbursement; 401(k) matching; Unlimited Referral Bonuses up to $1,000