RN Geriatric Psych PRN Rotating

Tenet Healthcare • Natick, MA

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About The Position

Registered nurses practicing as first assistants in surgery are functioning in an expanded perioperative nursing role. First assisting behaviors include certain delegated medical functions that can be assumed by the RN who is qualified to practice as an RNFA.

Requirements

• Diploma or ADN required.
• Successful completion of an RNFA program that meets the AORN standards for RN first assistant education programs.
• 1 year assisting experience.
• RN, BLS, and CNOR certifications required.

Nice To Haves

• BSN preferred.
• 3 years circulating experience preferred.
• CRNFA preferred.

Responsibilities

• Preoperative patient management in collaboration with other health care providers.
• Intraoperative performance of surgical first assistant techniques.
• Postoperative patient management in collaboration with other health care providers in the immediate postoperative period and beyond.
• Functions intraoperatively as a first assistant at surgery only and not concurrently as a scrub person or circulator.

What This Job Offers

• Industry: Hospitals
• Education Level: Associate degree
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees