Travel Nurse RN - First Assist - $3,226 per week

Company: Forrest County General Hospital - 6051 US Hwy 49
Location: Hattiesburg
Posted on: October 17, 2024

Job Description:

• Job Details
• The Registered Nurse First Assistant (RNFA) is under the supervision of the CV Specialty Coordinator/Heart & Vascular Service Line Adm when not serving in the role of as RNFA in the sterile field.
• When in the sterile field, the RN First Assistant practices perioperative nursing under the supervision of the surgeon during the intra-operative phase of the perioperative experience.
• The RNFA's role is to carry out functions that will assist the surgeon in performing a safe operation with optimal results for the patient.
• The ideal candidate will have strong sense of urgency and accountability, with a notable pride in self and drive for excellence.
  • Job Requirements
  • A minimum of 24 hours demonstrated proficiency in scrubbing and circulating.
    • Unit Specific Information
    • Ability to effectively communicate with patients, physicians, and co-workers in a manner consistent with a customer service focus and application of positive language principles.
    • Provides for exceptional patient and coworker experiences by following our standards of practice of always using positive language.
    • Demonstrates independence and exercises sound judgment in interactions with physicians and the interprofessional care team.
    • Promotes a positive work environment with the OR team.
    • Collaborates with all members of the OR team by actively communicating and reporting pertinent patient information in a comprehensive manner.
    • Exhibits open and professional communication.
    • Assesses, plans, implements, and evaluates the nursing care of patients undergoing surgical intervention.
    • Demonstrates the knowledge and skills necessary to provide care appropriate to the age of the patients served.
    • Demonstrates knowledge of the principles of growth and development.
    • Possesses the ability to assess data reflective of the patient's status and interprets the appropriate information needed to identify each patient's requirements relative to his/her age specific needs.
    • Documents care according to the requirements of hospital policy.
    • Completes charges according to hospital policy.
    • Maintains an accurate implant log meeting all the requirements of hospital policy.
    • Demonstrates the critical thinking skills to respond in an emergency situation.
    • Provides direct patient care effectively and efficiently, which may include patient with varied and complex needs.
    • Demonstrates clinical competence when providing care, using technology, administering medications, performing procedures and managing emergencies, acting as a patient and family advocate in order to monitor and maintain patient rights.
    • Uses therapeutic communication, which includes active listening and teaching, to establish a relationship with patients, families, and interprofessional health care team to collaborate on a plan of care.
    • Contributes to teamwork by awareness of overall unit acuity, consistently offering assistance, and responding positively to requests for assistance.
    • Collaborates to foster healthy relationships in the work environment.
    • Seeks guidance from and offers guidance to interprofessional healthcare team.
    • Advocates on the patient and/or family behalf to identify and resolve clinical and ethical concerns, utilizing appropriate resources.
    • Provides and modifies care to complex patients and coordinates care with the interprofessional team based on evaluation of the patient's condition, supported by accurate documentation.
    • Improves quality and safety, through peer-to-peer accountability, reporting near misses, and collaborating with the interprofessional healthcare team.
    • Able to set-up and troubleshoot Operating Room equipment including but not limited to electrocautery, bipolar devices, suctions, drills, video equipment, lasers, microscopes, headlights, surgical lights, OR tables, and Robotic.
      • Additional Details
      • Preferred Skills & Experience: -N/A

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