RNFA CVOR 3 Day Weekend Shift 12 Hours

Company: Tenet Health
Location: Cathedral City
Posted on: December 3, 2019

Job Description:

Desert Regional Medical Center is a 385 bed acute-care hospital classified as a stroke receiving center and level 2 trauma facility with an innovative , patient centered and evidence-based Rehabilitation Services Department. Our compassionate team provides a wide range of inpatient and outpatient services, including acute care rehabilitation, joint replacement & spinal surgery, neurosurgery, ICU, Telemetry, step-down care, skilled nursing, as well as outpatient therapy, hand and lymphedema clinics.
Position Overview: The Registered Nurse First Assistant (RNFA) is a perioperative nurse who may function as an assistant to the surgeon in the operating room during surgical procedures. The RNFA performs first assistant behaviors according to standardized hospital policies. In addition to first assisting, responsibilities may include circulating, scrubbing and other duties as assigned.
Department Specific Duties:

• Maintains clinical competence by assisting on surgical procedures
• Participates in the call rotation
• Participate in preoperative assessment and planning for selected surgical patients
• Recognize safety hazards and initiate appropriate preventative and corrective actions
• Provide exposure through appropriate use of instruments, retractors, suctioning, and sponging
• Handle and dissect tissues in collaboration with the surgeon
• Clamp blood vessels, coagulate bleeding points, ligate vessels, and perform other procedures in collaboration with the surgeon
• Suture muscle, fascia, subcutaneous, and skin tissue in collaboration with the surgeon
• Place drains as surgically indicated
  
  Qualifications:
  Position Qualifications:
  • Graduate of an approved school of Nursing, and posses a current California RN license
  • Certified as a perioperative nurse (CNOR) required
  • Completion of an approved/accredited RNFA course, including the completion of the required internship hours
  • Proficient in perioperative nursing practice as both scrub and circulating nurse with diversified operating room experience.
  • Current American Heart Association BLS Certification (maintain current at all times)
  • Effective verbal and written communication skills to communicate with people on all levels and able to maintain positive working relationships with patients, families, and co-workers inter- and intra-departmentally.
  • Possess active listening skills.
  • Demonstrates knowledge of current nursing theory and practice.
  • Compassionate, non-judgmental patient caregiver and advocate.
  • Must be able to tolerate physically and mentally demanding work.
  • Possesses audible, visual, and manual acuity necessary for maintaining patient safety.
  • Completion of mandatory programs to meet TJC standards is a job requirement.Job: Surgical ServicesPrimary Location: Palm Springs, CaliforniaFacility: Desert Regional Medical CenterJob Type: Full-timeShift Type: RotateEmployment practices will not be influenced or affected by an applicant------s or employee------s race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), national origin, age, disability, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran status or any other legally protected status. Tenet will make reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities unless doing so would result in an undue hardship.

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