Registered Nurse First Assist

Company Description

The University of Maryland Medical System is a 14-hospital system with academic, community and specialty medical services reaching every part of Maryland and beyond. UMMS is a national and regional referral center for trauma, cancer care, Neurocare, cardiac care, women's and children's health and physical rehabilitation. UMMS is the fourth largest private employer in the Baltimore metropolitan area and one of the top 20 employers in the state of Maryland. No organization will give you the clinical variety, the support, or the opportunities for professional growth that you'll enjoy as a member of our team.

Job Description

Perioperative nursing is a specialized area of practice. Registered nurses practicing as first assistants in surgery are functioning in an expanded perioperative nursing role. First assisting responsibilities are further refinements of perioperative nursing practice and are executed within the context of the nursing process. These responsibilities include certain delegated medical functions that can be assumed by the RN who is qualified to practice as an RNFA. Registered nurse first assistant responsibilities may vary depending on patient populations, practice environments, service provided, accessibility of human and fiscal resources, institutional policy, and state nursing regulations.

Principal Responsibilities and Tasks

The following statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to this classification. They are not to be construed as an exhaustive list of all job duties performed by personnel so classified.

Clinical Practice / Care Delivery

• Under the direct supervision of a surgeon, assists with the performance of surgical procedures and general patient care in the operating room in accordance with established nursing protocol, policy or with established nursing protocol and the policies and procedures. Observable duties may include :

Assisting with positioning, prepping and draping of the patient.

Tissue handling including making incisions, retracting, dissecting, tying, ligating, stapling, suturing and providing hemostasis.

First assisting with endoscopic or open procedures specific to the surgical service assigned.

First or second assisting with all general surgical, thoracic and vascular surgical procedures as assigned.

Installation of, femoral arterial lines, radial artery lines and femoral venous lines as required.

Chest tube insertion.

Wound closure and readiness of patient for post-operative phase of procedure

Defibrillation (external) of patient as needed.

Assisting with emergency procedures and resuscitation as needed.

Acts as an assistant for robotic procedures as required by assigned service.

For Robotic procedures :

Set up and connect system components

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Additional Information

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