About this opportunity
Novant Health lists this Registered Nurse First Assist opportunity in wilmington, North Carolina. Review the employer’s description below for duties, qualifications and application requirements.
Job description
What We Offer: You’re looking for a consistent schedule, a supportive team, and meaningful work focused on surgical patients.
Join Novant Health’s Women’s Operating Room where you’ll work alongside a close-knit team dedicated to caring for patients during some of life’s most important moments.
Location Details
Location: Scotts Hill Medical Center- Wilmington, NC
Schedule: Monday–Friday, mixed shifts, 7am-7pm and 7am-5pm
Call: Some weekend and call required (details discussed during interview)
What We're Looking For: Education: Must be an AD, BSN, MSN, NP, CNS, CNA, CNM registered nurse who has graduated from an accredited school of nursing. Completion of a RNFA course.
Experience: Two years, required. Perioperative RN experience.
Licensure/Certification: Current RN licensure in appropriate state, preferred
CNOR through the Certification Board of Perioperative Nursing, required.
Completion of Novant Health's credentialing process, required.
Advanced Cardiac life Support (ACLS) certification, Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) certification, preferred.
What You'll Do: Function as an RN first assistant during operative and other invasive procedures by providing exposure through correct use of instruments, retractors, suction, and sponging techniques
handling and dissecting tissues in collaboration with the surgeon.
clamping blood vessels, coagulating bleeding points, and ligating vessels in collaboration with the surgeon.
placing drains as directed by the surgeon; and
suturing muscle, fascia, subcutaneous, and skin in collaboration with the surgeon.
Follow selected surgical patients postoperatively specific to RNFA activities (eg, postoperative rounding, dressing changes) in collaboration with the interdisciplinary team.
Worksite address
wilmington, NC, 28411, US
Who can apply
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