RN, First Assist Non-Certified - PRN at Sodexo at Erlanger Health System

Chattanooga, Tennessee, United States -

Full Time

Start Date

Immediate

Expiry Date

25 Apr, 26

Salary

0.0

Posted On

25 Jan, 26

Experience

2 year(s) or above

Remote Job

Yes

Telecommute

Yes

Sponsor Visa

Skills

Nursing Principles, Operating Room Experience, Patient Care, Surgical Assistance, BLS Certification, Growth and Development Assessment, Scrub Role, Circulator Role, Organizational Functions, Policies and Regulations, Current Trends, Peer Review Process, Self Assessment, Competency Evaluation, First Assistant Program, RNFA Certification

Industry

Hospitals and Health Care

Description

Job Summary: A registered professional nurse employed by Erlanger Medical Center is responsible for direct and/or indirect care of the patient. Education: Required: Graduate from an accredited School of nursing Completed First Assistant Program Preferred: Experience: Required: Knowledge of general nursing principles and practice skills; knowledge of organizational functions, policies and regulations; knowledge of current trends and new developments; knowledge of principles and practices of nursing, applicable to those areas requiring special education. Two (2) years operating room experience Preferred: Position Requirement(s): License/Certification/Registration Required: Current licensure to practice nursing in the State of Tennessee. BLS completed prior to going to the unit/ department and maintained going forward The Nurse Licensure Compact will not change how to obtain or renew a Tennessee license. However, the Tennessee nursing license will be a single state license for Tennessee Residents or non-compact state residents. Tennessee licensure or multistate licensure from a compact state must be obtained within three months of hire for non-Tennessee residents. Preferred:CNOR Certification Department Position Summary: The RN First Assistant (RNFA) is a professional employed by Erlanger Medical Center responsible for direct and/or indirect care of the patient in the surgical setting. This employee is a specifically trained registered nurse who demonstrates the skills, knowledge, and judgment necessary to be an RNFA in the first assistant role under direct and/or indirect supervision of a qualified physician and/or RNFA supervisor in a professional manner to provide quality care to the surgical patient. The RNFA individual is actively pursuing hours needed towards certification as a RNFA. The individual also demonstrates the ability to assume scrub/circulator role in surgery when appropriate. The individual must demonstrate knowledge of the principles of growth and development over the life span and possess the ability to assess data reflective of the patient?s status and interpret the appropriate information needed to identify each patient?s requirements relative to his or her age-specific needs and to provide the care needed as described in the unit?s policies and procedures. This is done through evaluation of direct supervisor by direct observation, in a skills lab, or discussed verbally or written. Competency can also be evaluated by a formal peer review process and/or by self assessment based on objective criteria that is reviewed and validated.

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Responsibilities

The RN First Assistant is responsible for direct and/or indirect care of patients in the surgical setting, demonstrating necessary skills and judgment under supervision. The individual also assumes scrub and circulator roles in surgery when appropriate.