Registered Nurse First Assistant (RNFA) - Per Diem, Variable (Tustin)
Company: Alta Hospitals
Location: Norwalk
Posted on: May 4, 2024
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Job Description:
The Registered Nurse First Assist (RNFA) uses the nursing
process, to design, coordinate, and deliver patient care that meets
the identified needs of patients having operative procedures. May
act as scrub or circulating nurse in various procedures.
Demonstrates thorough knowledge and application of aseptic
techniques, and defined practice standards for operating room and
infection prevention. Acts as a role model to nursing students, and
new nurses to the unit. The RNFA will carry out the functions that
will assist the surgeon in performing a safe operation with optimal
results for the patient. The RNFA practices peri-operative nursing
and is therefore responsible for independent nursing behaviors of
peri-operative assessment and post-operative evaluation of care.
The RNFA practices under the direct supervision of the surgeon. The
RNFA must perform only as a first assist and not concurrently as a
scrub. The RNFA must adhere to the policies of Foothill Regional
Medical Center and must remain within the scope of practice stated
by the Nurse Practice Act of the State of California. Based on the
RNFA's scope of practice, patient acuity, type of surgical
procedure, and potential complications, the RNFA must recognize and
communicate his/her limitations. The RNFA may refuse to perform
those functions for which he/she has not been prepared or which
he/she does not feel capable of performing.Foothill Regional
Medical Center is a fully accredited acute care hospital, licensed
for 177 beds-120 beds for general acute care, 15 intensive care
beds and 42 pediatric sub-acute beds. Our pediatric sub-acute unit,
just one of six in California, serves patients from throughout the
state. We care for patients up to 21 years of age who need
long-term sub-acute care including ventilator care and nutritional
support.
Keywords: Alta Hospitals, Hacienda Heights , Registered Nurse First Assistant (RNFA) - Per Diem, Variable (Tustin), Healthcare , Norwalk, California
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