About this role
Department: Surgery
Daily Work Times: Days Varied
Scheduled Bi-Weekly Hours: 80
Position Summary:
Supports the Mission, Vision and Values of the Hospital. Provides technical first assist to the primary surgeon. Facilitates the application of the nursing process. Establishes and maintains a safe perioperative environment. Maintains a commitment to professional growth and development.
Essential Functions and Responsibilities:
- Supports the mission and vision of McLaren Port Huron through behaviors that reflect and integrate our values, as evidenced by observation, peer and customer feedback.
- Provides technical first assistance to the primary surgeon throughout the perioperative period.
- Facilitates the application of the nursing process in all facets of the RN First Assistant Role.
- Establishes and maintains a safe perioperative environment.
- Participates in a minimum of fifty (50%25) of monthly departmental meetings.
- Contributes to the effective communication and efficient operation needs of unit.
- Maintains commitment to professional growth and development.
- Performs other related duties as required and directed.
Qualifications:
Required:
- Graduate of an accredited school of nursing
- Two (2) years of perioperative nursing
- Current RN license in the State of Michigan
CNOR
Completion of an RNFA course
- BLS certification and/or Canadian equivalent
Preferred:
- ACLS is preferred
- Open Heart experience with Vein harvesting - CNVR
- CRNFA
Other facts
About McLaren Health Care
McLaren Health Care, headquartered in Grand Blanc, Michigan, is a $7.3 billion, fully integrated health care delivery system committed to quality, evidence-based patient care and cost efficiency. The McLaren system includes 12 hospitals in Michigan, ambulatory surgery centers, imaging centers, a 640-member employed primary and specialty care physician network, commercial and Medicaid HMOs covering more than 732,838 lives in Michigan and Indiana, home health, infusion and hospice providers, pharmacy services, a clinical laboratory network and a wholly owned medical malpractice insurance company. McLaren operates Michigan’s largest network of cancer centers and providers, anchored by the Karmanos Cancer Institute, a National Cancer Institute-designated comprehensive cancer centers. McLaren has 28,000 full-, part-time and contracted employees and more than 113,000 network providers throughout Michigan, Indiana and Ohio.
As part of its Graduate Medical Education (GME) program, McLaren maintains academic affiliations with medical schools at Wayne State University, Michigan State University and Central Medical University. McLaren’s seven (7) GME campuses offer 27 residencies and eight (8) fellowship programs that train over 650 future physicians annually. All GME programs at McLaren are overseen and managed centrally by the Department of Academic Affairs.
What you'll do
- The Registered Nurse First Assistant provides technical first assistance to the primary surgeon and facilitates the nursing process during the perioperative period. They are responsible for maintaining a safe environment and contributing to effective communication within the unit.
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