RN First Assist - relocation to Flagstaff, AZ

Job Description

Job Description

Overview

The Registered Nurse First Assistant (RNFA), under the direction of the Attending Physician, will assist in providing medical and / or surgical care of the department patients in the inpatient and outpatient setting. S / he provides direct patient care to surgical patients throughout the perioperative period. Assists surgeon during surgical procedures by positioning skin preparation, providing wound exposure, performing tissue dissection, suturing, and other surgical tasks. Administers as necessary. The RNFA reports all patient interactions to the supervising physician in support of providing quality, efficient, continuous and cost-effective patient care for NAH.

Responsibilities

Patient Care

• Collaborates with the provider and other health care professionals to provide health care across the continuum of care for assigned patients.
• Demonstrates the ability to assess data reflective of the patient's status and interpret information relative to the patient's age-specific needs
• Provides patient care (obtaining a health history, performing a detailed physical exam, creating a comprehensive assessment of the patient, ordering and interpreting diagnostic tests, prescribing pharmacological agents, treatments, and non-pharmacological therapies).
• Completes documentation of all evaluations, care, and services rendered in the EMR (within 24 hours of the time care was provided in the outpatient setting; from the time of discharge in the inpatient setting).
• Documents patient's response to the treatment plan; recommends changes as deemed necessary.
• Prepares patients for procedures including education, positioning, skin preparation and administration of local anesthetic and preparation of equipment.
• Functions as a first or second assistant in the operating room (performing surgical exposure, surgical dissections, layer closure of wounds, harvesting of autologous graft materials).

Administrative

Education

Department Partnership

First Assist

Compliance / Safety

Qualifications

Education :

RNs hired on or after 7 / 1 / 2016 : Must graduate from a BSN program within 6 years of hire into an RN position.

Certification :

Active, unrestricted, Arizona RN License or valid, participating compact license- Required

BLS (American Heart Assoc.)- Required

RNFA- Registered nurse first assistant - Required

CNOR- Certified Nurse Operating room - Required

ACLS- Required

Employee will obtain and maintain appropriate clinical competencies for the roles assigned by their departmental leader.

Experience :

Healthcare is a rapidly changing environment and technology is integrated into almost all aspects of patient care. Computers and other electronic devices are utilized across the organization and throughout each department. Colleagues must have an understanding of computers, and competence in using computers and basic software programs.