Description

American Traveler is hiring an experienced RNFA for an Operating Room position requiring a CA RN license, CRNFA certification, and at least 2 years of OR first assist experience.

Details

• Level IV trauma center with 26 operating rooms across campus including a hybrid vascular/cardiac suite
• Covers a wide range of specialties including Cancer Care, Orthopedics, and Cardiac
• Work in Acute Hospital OR, Ambulatory Surgery Center, Orthopedics, Outpatient Surgery, Pre/Post Op, and related procedural areas
• Float expected across main hospital ORs, outpatient Same Day Surgery, outpatient Orthopedics, outpatient GI, and Pain Management procedure rooms
• Day shift options of 4x10 (6:30-17:00) or 3x12 (6:30-19:00) hours
• Call required with every other weekend coverage
• Scrubs provided

Requirements

• Active CA RN license required on hand at time of consideration
• BLS and CRNFA certification required; ACLS preferred
• Minimum 2 years of RNFA experience required
• Previous charge experience required
• Previous travel experience required
• Epic charting experience preferred but not required
• Teaching hospital and Trauma Level I/II experience preferred
• Extensive first assist skills required including suturing all wound layers, clamping/cauterizing vessels, tissue manipulation, and wound dressing
• Experience with a broad range of surgical specialties including General, Ortho, Neuro/Spine, Gyn, Urology, Bariatrics, and Robotics (Da Vinci, Mako)
• Strong knowledge of aseptic technique, instrument processing, isolation precautions/PPE, and sterilization/disinfection required
• Management or lead experience required
• 1 professional reference required for consideration

Additional Information

• Serve as first assist on a wide variety of surgical cases including general, orthopedic, gynecologic, urologic, neuro/spine, bariatric, and robotic procedures
• Use equipment such as case carts, crash carts, drills, electrosurgical units, and fiber optic light sources
• Expected to float within skill set across multiple surgical units
• On-call requirement of once per pay period with a 60-minute call-back expectation
• Holiday coverage required every other holiday, with preference for 2 of 3 major holidays (Thanksgiving, Christmas Eve/Day, New Year's Eve)
• RTO should not exceed 7 days and must be submitted at time of profile submission; no time off allowed within first two weeks of assignment
• No local candidates accepted; permanent address must be more than 50 miles from the facility
• First-time travelers will not be considered for this role
• Former facility employees must have been separated for 2 or more years to return as a traveler
• Only one contract extension allowed; traveler must then take time off equal to the combined contract and extension length before returning