RN First Assistant

Full-Time Benefit Eligible

Schedule:7am-7:30pm, 36 hours/week

Department:Operating Room

Hospital:Henry Ford Rochester

Location:Rochester, MI

GENERAL SUMMARY:


+ Provides direct assistance to surgeons before, during and after surgical procedures.


Responsibilities:


+ Positions patient to give best exposure for surgical procedure, using stabilizing equipment, when necessary, while maximizing patient comfort and safety.

+ Implement physicians' orders to provide visualization of the operative site using appropriate method, including manipulation of tissue and materials, retraction, sponging, suctioning and irrigation.

+ Utilizes appropriate technique to achieve temporary and permanent hemostasis.

+ Assists with body plane closure, application of wound dressings and securing of drainage systems.


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