- Location
- Tallahassee, FL, US
- Type
- Full-time
- Education
- Associate
- Closing date
- Today
- Source
- iCIMS
Description
WHO WE ARE & WHAT WE DO
Tallahassee Memorial HealthCare (TMH) is a private, nonprofit community-based healthcare system that provides advanced care to a 21-county region in North Florida and South Georgia. We are a career destination with nearly 6,000 colleagues who reflect the diversity of our community.
TMH is the region’s healthcare leader and top provider of advanced care with a 772-bed acute care hospital and the region’s only:
- Level II Trauma Center
- Joint Commission Comprehensive Stroke Center
- Level III Neonatal Intensive Care
- Pediatric Intensive Care
- The most advanced cancer, heart and vascular, orthopedic & surgery programs in the Panhandle
Our system also includes a psychiatric hospital, multiple specialty care centers, four residency programs and nearly 40 affiliated physician practices.
HOW YOU'LL MAKE AN IMPACT
Your Role:
- Dedicated to CT Surgery, in collaboration with the surgical team (and others), participates in surgical patients’ perioperative assessments.
- Assists surgeons (under direction/supervision of the same) during surgical or invasive operative procedures.
- Participates in postoperative rounds and treatments; evaluates patients’ progress toward obtaining desired outcomes.
- Assess patients’ and/or family members’ knowledge level; provides appropriate education to same.
- Performs miscellaneous duties not expressly described herein.
Reports To:
- RN [Registered Nurse]/Nurse Manager (JC: 031001)
Supervises:
- None.
WHAT YOU’LL NEED TO APPLY
Required Education:
- Associate degree in nursing.
- Successful completion of a Registered Nurse First Assistant (RNFA) program accredited by the Association of periOperative Registered Nurses (AORN).
Preferred Education:
- Bachelor’s degree in nursing.
Required Experience:
- Two (2) years of perioperative registered nursing experience.
Preferred Experience:
- Two (2) years of perioperative first assistance experience.
Required Certification/License/Registry:
- Licensed as a registered nurse (RN) in accordance with Florida Statutes (F.S.), Title XXXII (Regulation of Professions and Occupations), Chapter 464 (Nursing), Part I (Nurse Practice Act) [includes multistate compact licensure].
- Basic Life Support (BLS) certification from an American Heart Association (AHA) or American Red Cross (ARC) certified instructor.
Preferred Certification/License/Registry:
- One or more of the following:
- Certified Nurse Operating Room (CNOR) credential from AORN.
- Registered Nurse Assistant at Surgery (RNAS-C) credential from the National Assistant at Surgery Certification (NASC).
- Certified Registered Nurse First Assistant (CRNFA) credential from NASC.
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Tallahassee Memorial HealthCare is an equal opportunity employer and drug-free workplace. All employment is contingent upon successful completion of a drug screen, background check, reference verification, health assessment, and credential/license verification.