RN First Assist - Operating Room at Kettering Health Network – Kettering, Ohio

RN First Assist - Operating Room

US-OH-Kettering

Job ID: 2024-50931
Type: Full-Time
# of Openings: 1
Category: Registered Nurse
KH Main Campus

Overview

Kettering Health is a not-for-profit system of 13 medical centers and more than 120 outpatient facilities serving southwest Ohio. We are committed to transforming the health care experience with high-quality care for every stage of life. Our service-oriented mission is in action every day, whether it’s by providing care in our facilities, training the next generation of health care professionals, or serving others through international outreach.

Responsibilities

RN First Assist (RNFA) job duties:

Assists physicians in surgery and may perform specific significant surgical tasks under professional supervision.Surgical tasks include, but are not limited to, opening and closing surgical sites, exposure of the surgical site, harvesting grafts, dissecting tissue, removing tissue, implanting devices, and altering tissues.Under professional supervision, the RNFA performs task which include, but are not limited to, applying and removing splints and/or casts, placing Foley catheters, placing IV’s, placing arterial lines, administering local anesthesia, and other such procedures as requested and necessary.

Applicants Must Have:

• Current RN license in State of Ohio
• Minimum of 24 months RN experience in an OR required.
• Successful completion of approved RNFA course
Current BLS certificationACLS, NRP, and PALS as determined by unit scope of practice

Qualifications
Achievement of CNOR certification, CRNA preferred