staff - Registered Nurse (RN) - First Assist - $25-41 per hour
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BJC HealthCare is seeking a Registered Nurse (RN) First Assist for a nursing job in Belleville, Illinois.

Job Description & Requirements

• Specialty: First Assist
• Discipline: RN
• Duration: Ongoing
• Employment Type: Staff

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Additional Information About the Role

Are you a CSFA looking for a new opportunity? Join a growing OR team where you can increase your experience and knowledge!

• Shift Starts at 6:45AM
• 10 or 12 Hour Shifts
• Surgical Technologist Certificate Required
• First Assist Certificate Required

Overview

Memorial Hospital Belleville is an acute care hospital offering medical and surgical services plus critical and emergency care including Children's at Memorial for pediatric emergency care. It provides patients a full complement of diagnostic and treatment services as well as heart and vascular care. Memorial, offering medical and surgical services plus critical care, is an accredited Chest Pain Center with PCI by the Society of Cardiovascular Patient Care and is designated as an Acute Stroke Ready Hospital by the Illinois Department of Public Health. In addition, Memorial Belleville recently was accredited by the American College of Radiology as a designated Lung Cancer Screening Center. Since 2008, it has been designated as a Magnet®-recognized organization for nursing excellence by the American Nurses Credentialing Center.

Memorial Hospital Shiloh, a 94-bed, all-private suite hospital was recognized with Magnet status in 2018 and provides emergency care, labor & delivery, nursery, medical and surgical services plus critical care.

Perioperative Services provides care and support services for the surgical, gastroenterology, treatment, Cardiac Cath Lab, and pain center patients. Perioperative services provides care for the adult and pediatric patients throughout the continuum of their Perioperative stay. Procedures may be performed on both inpatient and outpatient adult surgical and gastroenterology patients.

Preferred Qualifications

Role Purpose

Acts as a first assistant to surgeons during surgical procedures in the operating room. Performs selected technical duties in an expanded perioperative role under the direction of the surgeon.

Responsibilities

Delivers intraoperative patient care as the first assistant to the surgeon(s) as a collaborative team member.

Maintains accountability for the provision of surgical instruments to the surgical team.

Functions as a member of the surgical team and contribute to the overall efficiency of the perioperative department.

Participates in professional development and life-long learning.

Minimum Requirements

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Experience