Registered Nurse First Assistant (RNFA)

Basic education, experience and skills required for consideration:

• BSN Required
• Three years of experience in peri-operative nursing
• Demonstrated proficiency in the scrub and circulating roles
• Demonstrated knowledge and skill in applying principles of aseptic technique
• Demonstrated knowledge of surgical anatomy, physiology and operative technique related to first assisting
• Demonstrated ability to perform effectively and harmoniously as a member of the operative team
• Demonstrated ability to recognize safety hazards and to initiate appropriate preventive and corrective action
• Demonstrates skill in the following intra-operative nursing behaviors:
  • Handling tissue
  • Using instruments
  • Providing exposure
  • Providing hemostatsis
• Successful completion of additional educational preparation specific to the role of RNFA including a supervised clinical component
• Ability to work under pressure
• Excellent oral/written communication and organizational skills
• Using instruments and medical devices
• Providing surgical site exposure
• Suturing
• Wound management

Required Certification/Licensure:

• RNFA certification plus California RN License, BCLS, ACLS

Preferred education experience and skills:

• MSN Preferred
• CNOR Professional Organization Membership-AORN
• CRNFA 

Additional Information:

• Shift: Day
• Job Status: Full-Time
• This position is represented by a collective bargaining agreement
• Certification pay may apply

City of Hope is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer.  All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, status as a protected veteran, or status as a qualified individual with disability.