RNFA CVOR
Company: SSM Health
Location: Saint Louis
Posted on: October 10, 2024
Job Description:
It's more than a career, it's a calling MO-SSM Health Saint
Louis University Hospital Worker Type: Regular Job Highlights:
Sign-on Bonus: Up to $15,000 for eligible positions. (paid on the
first paycheck)
Department: CVOR
Schedule Options: Full Time, Part Time, PRN
Schedule Time Options: Days
Salary: Starting rate $41.77 Benefits : Competitive, affordable
health insurance including but not limited to:
- Getting paid every day!
- Access up to $5,250 in tuition coverage per year
- Paid maternity & paternity coverage
- Adoption assistance
- Various competitive health insurance options & wellness
plans
- Retirement benefits including employer matching plans
- Long & short-term disability
- Employee assistance programs (EAP)
*Please note, benefits and eligibility can vary by position,
exclusions may apply. #CoreHire Job Summary: Provides direct
assistance to surgeons before, during and after surgical
procedures. Job Responsibilities and Requirements: PRIMARY
RESPONSIBILITIES
- Positions patient to give best exposure for surgical procedure,
using stabilizing equipment when necessary, while maximizing
patient comfort and safety.
- Implements physicians orders to provide visualization of the
operative site using appropriate method, including manipulation of
tissue and materials, retraction, sponging, suctioning and
irrigation.
- Utilizes appropriate technique to achieve temporary and
permanent hemostasis.
- Assists with body plane closure, application of wound dressings
and securing of drainage systems.
- Applies the existing body of evidence-based practice and
scientific knowledge in health care to nursing practice, ensuring
that nursing care is delivered based on patient's age-specific
needs and clinical needs as described in the department's Scope of
Service.
- As an SSM Health nurse, I will demonstrate the professional
nursing standards defined in the professional practice model. Uses
the ANA Code of Ethics for Nurses to guide his/her response to the
current and evolving health and nursing needs of our patients and
our patient populations.
- Works in a constant state of alertness and safe manner.
- Performs other duties as assigned. EDUCATION
- Completion of an RNFA program that meets the AORN standards for
RN first assistant education program
- Effective January 1, 2020, the education level for entry into
an RNFA program and, subsequently, RNFA practice will be the
baccalaureate degree. AORN recommends that RNs who were practicing
as RNFAs prior to January 1, 2020, who do not have a baccalaureate
degree be permitted to continue to practice as RNFAs EXPERIENCE
- Two years' registered nurse experience in an advanced surgical
specialty
- Or an APRN that has completed the RNFA program that meets the
AORN standards for RN first assistant education program PHYSICAL
REQUIREMENTS
- Constant use of speech to share information through oral
communication.
- Constant standing and walking.
- Frequent lifting/carrying and pushing/pulling objects weighing
0-25 lbs.
- Frequent sitting, reaching and keyboard use/data entry.
- Frequent use of vision and depth perception for distances near
(20 inches or less) and far (20 feet or more) and to identify and
distinguish colors.
- Frequent use of smell to detect/recognize odors.
- Frequent use of hearing to receive oral communication,
distinguish body sounds and/or hear alarms, malfunctioning
machinery, etc.
- Occasional lifting/carrying and pushing/pulling objects
weighing 25-50 lbs.
- Occasional lifting/moving of patients.
- Occasional bending, stooping, kneeling, squatting, twisting,
gripping and repetitive foot/leg and hand/arm movements.
- Occasional driving.
- Rare crawling and running. REQUIRED PROFESSIONAL LICENSE AND/OR
CERTIFICATIONS
State of Work Location: Illinois
- Basic Life Support HealthCare Provider (BLS HCP) - American
Heart Association (AHA) -
- And -
- Registered Professional Nurse (RN) - Illinois Department of
Financial and Professional Regulation (IDFPR) -
- And -
- Certified Perioperative Nurse (CNOR) - Competency &
Credentialing Institute (CCI) -
State of Work Location: Missouri -
- Basic Life Support HealthCare Provider (BLS HCP) - American
Heart Association (AHA) -
- And -
- Registered Nurse (RN) Issued by Compact State
- Or -
- Registered Nurse (RN) - Missouri Division of Professional
Registration -
- And -
- Certified Perioperative Nurse (CNOR) - Competency &
Credentialing Institute (CCI) - -
State of Work Location: Oklahoma -
- Basic Life Support HealthCare Provider (BLS HCP) - American
Heart Association (AHA) -
- And -
- Registered Nurse (RN) Issued by Compact State
- Or -
- Registered Nurse (RN) - Oklahoma Board of Nursing (OBN) -
- And -
- Certified Perioperative Nurse (CNOR) - Competency &
Credentialing Institute (CCI) -
State of Work Location: Wisconsin -
- Basic Life Support HealthCare Provider (BLS HCP) - American
Heart Association (AHA) -
- And -
- Registered Nurse (RN) Issued by Compact State
- Or -
- Registered Nurse (RN) - Wisconsin Department of Safety and
Professional Services -
- And -
- Certified Perioperative Nurse (CNOR) - Competency &
Credentialing Institute (CCI) - Work Shift: Day Shift (United
States of America) Job Type: Employee Department: 8451000037
Nursing Administration Scheduled Weekly Hours: 40 SSM Health is an
equal opportunity employer. SSM Health does not discriminate on the
basis of race, color, religion, national origin, age, disability,
sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, pregnancy, veteran status
, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law. Click
here to learn more. Benefits SSM Health values our exceptional
employees by offering a comprehensive benefits package to fit their
needs.
- Paid Parental Leave : we offer eligible team members one week
of paid parental leave for newborns or newly adopted children
(pro-rated based on FTE).
- Flexible Payment Options: o ur voluntary benefit offered
through DailyPay offers eligible hourly team members instant access
to their earned, unpaid base pay (fees may apply) before
payday.
- Upfront Tuition Coverage: we provide upfront tuition coverage
through FlexPath Funded for eligible team members.
Keywords: SSM Health, Belleville , RNFA CVOR, Other , Saint Louis, Illinois
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