RN First Assistant-Cardiothoracic and Robotic Surgery - Surgery - Full Time 10 hours Days (6:45AM to 5:15PM) (Non-Union, Non-Exempt)

Job description

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS AND CORE RESPONSIBILITIES: - Responsible for RNFA duties specific to Cardiothoracic surgery - Responsible for RNFA duties specific to robotic and thoracoscopic surgery - Maintains familiarity with robotic instrumentation. - Responsible for effective coordination and proper staffing of robotic cases - Able and facile with assisting bedside robotic cases - Preoperatively performs a focused nursing assessment in reference to planned procedure; reviews analyze and interprets information from the medical record; verifies consent is consistent with planned procedure, verifies allergies and /or sensitivities. - Provides quality nursing care in accordance with the California Nurse Practice Act. - Provides expertise regarding Cardiothoracic surgical equipment and instrumentation. - Ensures patient safety in the operating room, by helping to coordinate and maintain a smoothly functioning operating room environment and team. - Serves as First and second assistant in the operating room, including wound opening and closing. - Serves as First and Second assistance on thoracic robotic cases. - Performs endoscopic techniques for saphenectomy and radial artery harvest under...