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Registered Nurse - First Assist Lead

SSM Health
St. Louis, United Statesfull_timeVerifiedPosted 3 Jul 2026

About the role

It's more than a career, it's a calling

MO-SSM Health Outpatient Surgery Center - Kisker Road

Worker Type:

Regular

Job Highlights:

Sign-on Bonus: Please speak with your recruiter about sign on bonus eligibility!

Schedule Options: Full Time available

Schedule Time Options: Day Shifts

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.

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Job Summary:

Responsible for implementing and managing all aspects of operating room related to a designated specialty for clinical and administrative processes, including development and implementation of clinical and programmatic policies and procedures, input into operational and educational budgets, education and training and process improvement.

Job Responsibilities and Requirements:

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES

  • Assumes day to day accountability for the delivery of quality services for designated specialty operating room. Evaluates care and assures care is carried out in accordance with regulatory, accrediting and professional practice standards, policies and procedures.
  • Facilitates interdisciplinary relationships to support improvements in care delivery, patient, staff and physician satisfaction.
  • Provides designated specialty operating room clinical oversight through development, implementation and maintenance of specialty policies and procedures, develops and oversees specialty surgery training programs for staff and development and maintenance of patient care standards of practice.
  • Manages the activities of professional, clinical, technical and support staff. Facilitates the training, continuing education of staff members in designated specialty operating room. Provides direction and support to staff to ensure effectiveness and efficiency. Trains, develop and gives input to evaluate staff.
  • Ensures that processes and services are continuously monitored for quality, cost effectiveness and efficiency. Leads process and quality improvement activities for designated specialty operating room.
  • Provides service excellence to customers by delivering timely, high quality care in a courteous and respectful manner and adheres to and incorporates all customer service standards in patient care and work practices.
  • Provides cost effective services through recommended changes in practice that increase efficiency and minimizes waste, appropriate use/handling of supplies, equipment and instruments, decreasing turnover time for better utilization, and minimizing overtime.
  • Demonstrates accountability for own professional practices through participating in additional learning experiences to increase professional competency, functioning as a resource person to colleagues, patients/families, and providers.
  • Performs in the circulating, scrub or RNFA role as assigned.
  • 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.
  • 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 or RNFA education equivalency for CRNFA

EXPERIENCE

  • Two years' registered nurse experience in an advanced surgical specialty

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

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