Location: Philadelphia, PA

Shift: Day: 7:00 AM - 5:30 PM, 40 hrs guaranteed per week. 13 Weeks contract

Start: ASAP

Job Description:

RNFA nurses need to carry out the functions that will assist the surgeon in performing a safe operation with optimal result 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 intra-operative practice of the RNFA is inter-department with the surgeon.

Responsibilities:

• Assess the health status of the patient in order to develop an individualized plan of care by





• collecting, categorizing, and interpreting data (physical and psychosocial) from documented





• information, observation, patient/family interview and other health care team members





• Assess the patient including nursing diagnosis, patient goals and nursing interventions necessary
  to achieve goals of care





• Implement nursing care to provide optimal individualized patient outcome





• Instruct the patient and family to assist the patient in the achievement of optimal health status





• document nursing activities to provide a permanent record, for continuity of care, quality
  improvement and professional accountability





• Identify the patient to ensure the patient, procedure and operative site correspond





• Plan, supervise and assist with the transfer of the patient to protect the patient and personnel from
  injury





• Position the patient to provide access to the operative site while maximizing patient safety and
  comfort





• Establish and maintain a surgically clean environment to reduce the potential for infection by
  applying the principles of the potential for infection by applying the principles of antisepsis,
  decontamination, disinfection, sanitation, sterilization and environmental monitoring





• Establish and maintain a safe environment to protect the patient and the health care team by
  monitoring the patient (physiologically and psychologically) and the environment and by
  implementing safety procedures





• Establish and maintain a sterile field to reduce potential for infection by teaching and supervising
  the application of principles of aseptic technique and continual monitoring of the sterile filed





• Coordinate support services need during surgery by anticipating and communicating patient and
  surgical team needs

Education/ Experience:

• Graduate of a program in professional nursing, BSN degree and completion of an RNFA program that meets AORN standards





• Minimum 2 years' Operating Room experience required

Certifications:

• Current and valid state RN License





• BLS Certification required





• ACLS Certification required

Other Mandatory Requirements:

• Fully vaccinated for COVID-19