Perioperative Surgical Assistant

6 days ago


Hillsboro OR USA, United States Kaiser Permanente Full time
Job Summary:

As a Perioperative Surgical Assistant at Kaiser Permanente, you will play a vital role in providing assistance to the surgical team during the intra-operative phase of surgical care. This position requires collaboration with the surgeon and healthcare team in the performance of surgical procedures, including assessment, planning, directing, providing, and evaluating advanced nursing care.

Essential Responsibilities:
  • Pre-operative: Performs pre-operative assessment and evaluation, collaborating with the surgical team on the plan of care.
  • Intra-operative: Provides knowledge-based technical assistance to the surgeon during the operative procedure, adhering to AORN standards, licensure, state regulations, and facility/practice protocols.
  • Post-operative: Evaluates the patient post-operatively according to facility protocols.
Practice Standards of Performance:
  • Functions as an assistant in all surgical specialties at the direction of the attending surgeon.
  • Performs RNFA responsibilities in accordance with the Nurse Practice Act of the State of Oregon, institutional policies, and procedures of Kaiser Permanente, and the AORN Position Statement on RN First Assistants.
Requirements:
  • Minimum two (2) years of peri-operative scrubbing and circulating experience in a KP OR or one (1) year experience as an RNFA in or outside of KP.
  • Certification of Completion from AORN recognized RNFA course.
  • Registered Nurse License (Oregon).
  • Nurse Operating Room Certificate.
  • Basic Life Support.
Preferred Qualifications:
  • Minimum two (2) years of practice as an RNFA.
  • CRNFA certification preferred.
  • Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) required upon hire/transfer preferred.


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