RN First Assist

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.

Our mission at Common Spirit sets a clear focus for our work. Our values define how we carry out the mission. Our vision demands that we consistently and effectively live up to both.

At Mercy Hospital Merced, we are committed to quality and excellence in patient care. Our goal is to exceed your expectations and to provide you with an environment that is conducive to healing and
promotes patient safety. Today, we remain the go-to medical center for the highest acuity Orthopedictrauma, oncology surgery, total joints, cardiovascular, and neurosurgery cases. Take the next step in your operating room career as a Registered Nurse First Assistant (RNFA). You will be assisting in a variety of cases, including robotic services. Our main OR consists of seven OR suites, and two dedicated OR suites in Labor and Delivery.
We are located close to Yosemite in California. Come and take a closer look at our campus and do some exploring of the area.

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.

10K sign on bonus with qualifying RNFA experience

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.