Scope of Service
Queen Emma Tower 3 - Main Operating Room (OR) is a 24 hour/ 7 day a week facility which consists of 17 operating rooms with 3 equipped for open heart procedures. Service is provided to patients of all ages, birth to adult requiring major or minor surgical specialty services - Thoracic/Cardiovascular, Neurosurgery, Orthopedics, Ophthalmology, Urology, Gynecologic, Plastic, Dental/Maxillofacial, Otolaryngology, General, And Trauma surgery.
Responsibilities
Review Date: 06/23
Effective Date: 02/16
I. JOB SUMMARY/RESPONSIBILITIES:
• The Registered Nurse First Assistant (RNFA) is a registered nurse with specialized education, enabling the RNFA to directly assist the surgeon by controlling bleeding, providing wound exposure, suturing and other surgical tasks. These tasks are outside the scope of practice of registered nurses without first assistant training.
• The role of RNFA to the surgeon requires the performance of a combinatio...