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RN - First Assist

Riverview Regional Medical Center
Gadsden, AL Full Time
POSTED ON 3/29/2025
AVAILABLE BEFORE 3/28/2026

Overview

 

 

Join an award-winning team of dedicated professionals committed to our core values of quality, compassion and community! Riverview Regional Medical Center, a member of Prime Healthcare, offers incredible opportunities to expand your horizons and be part of a community dedicated to making a difference.

 

Located in Gadsden, Alabama, Riverview Regional Medical Center is a 281-bed acute-care hospital serving more than 350,000 residents in Etowah and the contiguous counties. A full range of services and programs are offered, including the only accredited Cath Lab in Northeast Alabama, Sleep Lab, Wound Care and Hyperbaric Center, and Women’s Diagnostic Imaging Center. Riverview Regional Medical Center is accredited by The Joint Commission (TJC) and is rated among the top 5% of hospitals in the nation for patient safety. Riverview is also the areas highest rated hospital, receiving Four-Stars from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS). Originally named Holy Name of Jesus Hospital, Riverview Regional Medical Center was founded in 1917 by the Sisters of the Missionary Servants of the Most Blessed Trinity.  Riverview was purchased by Prime Healthcare in 2016.  Together they continue a mission of providing quality healthcare in the community it so proudly serves. To learn more about Riverview Regional Medical Center and the services it provides, visit www.riverviewregional.com

 

 

Company is an equal employment opportunity employer. Company prohibits discrimination against any applicant or employee based on race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin, age (subject to applicable law), disability, military status, genetic information or any other basis protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws. The Company also prohibits harassment of applicants or employees based on any of these protected categories. Know Your Rights: https://www.eeoc.gov/sites/default/files/2022-10/EEOC_KnowYourRights_screen_reader_10_20.pdf

Responsibilities

Role Purpose

Performs an expanded perioperative role as a first assistant to surgeons during surgical procedures in the operating room. RNFA works alongside the surgeon to provide direct patient care. Works as a professional colleague with the perioperative team and collaborates with the patient-designated support person, and other health care providers when making decisions to plan care.

 

Responsibilities

-Delivers intraoperative patient care as the first assistant to the surgeon(s) as a collaborative team member. Pre-operatively performs a focused nursing assessment in reference to planned procedure. Analyzes the assessment data to determine nursing diagnosis. Identifies and communicates desired patient outcomes throughout the perioperative continuum.

-Functions as a member of the surgical team and contribute to the overall efficiency of the peri-operative department. Considers factors related to safety, effectiveness, efficiency, the environments, and the cost in planning, delivering, and evaluating patient care.

-Monitors patients’ response and modifies plan of care accordingly. Administers Medications according to standard nursing practice.  Develops and manages an individual plan of care that directs the intervention(s) of the RNFA. Implements, manages, and coordinates the perioperative plan of care related to RNFA interventions. Evaluates patient progress towards attaining outcomes. Systematically evaluates quality of nursing practice.

-Integrates knowledge, skills, and experiences to meet the needs of patients and families throughout the continuum to include patient and family education. Incorporates research findings into practice. Practices in an ethical manner using available resources to formulate ethical decisions. Advocates for individuals and groups related to perioperative health safety. Provides leadership in the profession and professional practice setting.

Qualifications

EDUCATION, EXPERIENCE, TRAINING

 

1. Current and valid state RN License. BSN Preferred.

2. Current BCLS (AHA) certificate upon hire and maintain current.

3. ACLS Preferred. 4. PALS Preferred.

5. Five years’ experience in an acute care operating room in the scrub and circulator roles. Preferred experience in all specialties.

6. Completion of a recognized training program in an RN First Assistant Program recognized by NIFA.

7. Certification as an RN First Assistant within one year following meeting the required hours for certification.

8. CNOR certification upon hire and must be maintain

 

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