First Assistant Registered Nurse / RN OR

Overview

Join our team as a PRN, Surgery (OR) Registered Nurse in Albuquerque, NM.

Fulfilling your purpose begins here:

People First, Always. Here's how we take care of our people:

• Medical, vision, dental health insurance, health savings account / flexible spending, competitive pay, paid time off, 401k retirement plan with company match, employee assistance program and more.

Your team is bigger than your department:

• Lovelace Women's Hospital is a 53-bed advanced neonatal intensive care unit, family care unit, an award-winning breast care center and the first robotic surgery program in the state recognized as a Center of Excellence in Robotic Surgery by Surgical Review Corporation.

• We believe healthcare is a team sport and every player has something to contribute. We show compassion, celebrate differences and treat one another with respect.

Responsibilities

• Registered Nurses practicing as first assistants in surgery are functioning in an expanded perioperative nursing role.

• First assisting activities are further executed within the context of the nursing process and in accordance with the State Board of Nursing Practice and institutional policies.

• RNFA activities commonly include: assisting the surgeon with exposure, hemostasis, closure and other intra-operative technical functions under the supervision of a surgeon.

• Other activities may include certain delegated medical functions that can be assumed by the RN who is qualified to practice as an RNFA.

• A RN license is required as well as RNFA Certification through the AORN Training/Certification Program.

Qualifications

Job Requirements:

• Minimum: Associate's Degree in Nursing or Diploma of Nursing and RNFA Certification through AORN

• Minimum: 3 years of RN experience and 2 years of RNFA experience. The 2 years of RNFA experience may be part of the 3 years of RN experience

• Valid NM Nursing license.

• Require BLS. Successful completion of an RNFA program through AORN with Certification.

Preferred Job Requirements:

• Preferred: Technical training as a Scrub Nurse or Scrub Technician