Certified Registered Nurse

Empowher Enterprises•Watertown, NY

6d•$90,750•Onsite

About The Position

Our Client is a nonprofit regional healthcare trade organization representing more than 50 hospitals and health systems (rural, small community safety-net providers to large, academic medical centers), spanning over 28,000 square miles, across 32 counties of Upstate NY. Our client is seeking a skilled Certified Registered Nurse First Assistant to support surgeons during operations and assist with preoperative and postoperative patient care. This role requires strong surgical knowledge, manual dexterity, and the ability to work well under pressure in a team environment.

Requirements

Associate degree or higher
Perioperative/Surgical Services (2+ years)
CRNFA in New York (NY)
Nurse Practitioner (NP) in New York (NY)
Physician Assistant-Certified (PA-C) in New York (NY)
National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants (NCCPA)

Responsibilities

Review and prepare surgical plans and patient history preoperatively
Prepare the surgical field and assist in patient positioning and prepping
Ensure the availability and sterility of surgical instruments and supplies.
Assist in draping the surgical site
Communicate surgical plan with RN and certified surgical tech
Provide exposure of operative site using retractors and tools intraoperatively
Control bleeding by clamping, ligating, or cauterizing blood vessels
Handle tissues, cut sutures, and perform wound closure
Suction, irrigate, or sponge operative site as needed
Assist with robotic, laparoscopic, and minimally invasive procedures
Monitor patient vital signs under surgeon or anesthesiologist direction
Apply surgical dressings and assist patient transfer to recovery postoperatively
Ensure all instruments and materials are accounted for
Document operative procedures and observations accurately
Participate in postoperative patient assessments and wound care