Registered Nurse - RN First Assist, PRN4 Program

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

WI-SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - Janesville

Worker Type:

PRN4

Job Highlights:

Department: Operating Room 

Qualifications: WI RN + CRNFA certification  

Schedule: PRN4 Program, 36 hours, M-F 7a-3:30p 

Call rotation:  Every 3rd weeknight (3pm-7am) and every 3rd weekend (Friday 3pm to Monday 7am) with a 30-minute call response time 

Starting Pay: $51.53+ (Offers are based on years of experience and equity) plus $35 shift differential with 8, 12, 26-week commitment options  

Location: SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - Janesville 

                                3400 East Racine St. Janesville, WI 

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 or RNFA Education Equivalency for RNFA Certification
• 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, reach