Registered Nurse First Assistant
Lodi, California
Adventist Health Lodi Memorial

RNFA Travel/Contract Job

Location

• Lodi, California

Schedule

• Day shift
• Monday through Friday, 6:30 AM to 3:00 PM
• After-hours call coverage
• Call includes nights, weekends, and holidays

Contract Length

• 13 weeks

Required Qualifications

• Valid RN license in California
• Associate of Science in Nursing / Associate Degree in Nursing
• CNOR certification
• Completion of an RNFA program that meets AORN standards
• First Assist experience within the last year
• 1 to 2 years of RNFA experience
• OR - Operating Room experience
• Basic Life Support certification issued by the American Heart Association or American Red Cross
• Pediatric Advanced Life Support certification

Preferred Qualifications

• Two years of perioperative nursing experience
• Certified Registered Nurse First Assistant certification
• Pediatric Emergency Assessment, Recognition, and Stabilization certification

Role Summary

• Supports operating room patient care by coordinating care among the surgeon, anesthesiologist, and room staff
• Serves as first assistant during surgical incision, excision, and repair
• Participates in preoperative assessment and planning
• Performs circulating and scrubbing duties

Additional Requirements

• Current picture identification
• Background check within 30 days of start
• EPLS/GSA/SAM screening within 30 days of start
• HHS/OIG screening within 30 days of start
• 2 clinical references verified within a year of start
• Unit-specific skills checklist
• 7-year work history with locations and gaps included
• Physical exam within 90 days of start
• Drug test within 30 days before start
• Negative TB screening or chest X-ray
• Tdap vaccination within 10 years or positive titer
• Measles, mumps, rubella, varicella, and hepatitis B immunity documentation or declination as specified
• Color blind testing
• Medication test/pharmacology competency exam
• Competency exam
• Dysrhythmia/EKG competency exam
• Conscious sedation competency exam
• Annual vaccinations required as a condition of employment, with medical and religious exemptions allowed where applicable

Notes

• Facility-specific onboarding documents and acknowledgements are required before start
• Onsite training for certain behavior-management certifications may be available at no cost, but time is not paid