Certified RN, First Assistant - East Surgery - Full-Time

Job Summary:
The Certified Registered Nurse First Assistant is a professional employed by Erlanger Medical Center responsible for direct and/or indirect care of the patient in the surgical setting.

Education:
Required: Graduate from an accredited School of Nursing, currently enrolled or graduate from RNFA program.

Preferred: Bachelors in Nursing

Experience:
Required: Two (2) years experience in the operating room

Preferred: Two (2) years experience as a CRNFA.

Position Requirement(s): License/Certification/Registration
Required: Current licensure to practice nursing in the State of Tennessee; CRNFA certification within one year of entry into role.; CNOR certification. BLS completed prior to going to the unit/ department and maintained going forward

The Nurse Licensure Compact will not change how to obtain or renew a Tennessee license. However, the Tennessee nursing license will be a single state license for Tennessee Residents or non-compact state residents. Tennessee licensure or multistate licensure from a compact state must be obtained within three months of hire for non-Tennessee residents.

Preferred: N/A

Department Position Summary:
The Certified Registered Nurse First Assistant is a professional employed by Erlanger Medical Center responsible for direct and/or indirect care of the patient in the surgical setting. This employee is a specifically trained registered nurse who demonstrates the skills, knowledge, and judgment necessary to perform the first assistant role under direct and/or indirect supervision of a qualified physician in a professional manner to provide quality care to the surgical patient. The responsibilities should be in accordance with the Tennessee Nurse Practice Act. This individual also demonstrates the ability to assume scrub/circulator role in surgery when appropriate.

The individual must demonstrate knowledge of the principles of growth and development over the life span and possess the ability to assess data reflective of the patient's status and interpret the appropriate information needed to identify each patient's requirements relative to his or her age-specific needs and to provide the care needed as described in the unit's policies and procedures. This is done through evaluation of direct supervisor by direct observation, in a skills lab, or discussed verbally or written. Competency can also be evaluated by a formal peer review process and/or by self assessment based on objective criteria that is reviewed and validated.