Overview

Mercy Medical Center a Dignity Health member has been building a rich history of care in our community for more than 100 years. We have grown from a small one-story wooden structure into a major healthcare provider with a new 186-bed main campus offering the latest in facility design and technology. Mercy also operates Outpatient Centers a Cancer Center and several rural clinics.Wherever you work throughout our system you will find faces of experience with dedication to high quality personalized care. Joining our 1300 employees 230 physicians and many volunteers you can help carry out our commitment to providing our community with the excellence they have come to associate with Mercy Medical Center.

Responsibilities

Positiion Summary

Responsible for the delivery of safe effective and quality patient-family centered care in the OR and other areas of perioperative services for all patient populations. Functions as an RN first assistant during operative and other invasive procedures and throughout the perioperative continuum in accordance with scope of practice credentials privileges experience education and competency verification. As needed the RNFA may provide patient care by circulating or scrubbing surgical procedures. During surgical procedures the RNFA does not function concurrently as a Scrub Nurse.

Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications

Minimum of 5 years of Operating Room experience

Education

Requirements for RNFA are successful completion of an RNFA program that meets the "AORN" standards for RN first assistant education programs

Licensure

Must possess and maintain a current Registered Nurse license issued by the State of California.Must possess and maintain a current Basic Life Support(BLS) Certificate.Must possess and maintain a current Advanced Cardiac Life Support Certificate (ACLS).Must possess and maintain a current Pediatric Advanced Life Support Certificate (PALS).CNOR/PON or NP is required.

Special Skills

Demonstrates knowledge and skill in applying principles of asepsis and infection control.Demonstrates knowledge of surgical anatomy physiology and operative procedures wherein the RNFA assists.Must have the ability to read write and speak English.

Preferred

Previous RNFA experience preferred

Please be advised that this location requires quarterly American Heart Association (AHA) Resuscitation Quality Improvement (RQI) competency certification post-hire.  This ongoing competency is required through resources internal to the facility; outside RQI competency resources are not acceptable for CommonSpirit Health compliance requirements.