**All the benefits and perks you need for you and your family:** + Benefits from Day One + Paid Days Off from Day One + Student Loan Repayment Program + Career Development + Whole Person Wellbeing Resources + Mental Health Resources and Support **Our promise to you:** Joining AdventHealth is about being part of something bigger. It’s about belonging to a community that believes in the wholeness of each person, and serves to uplift others in body, mind and spirit. AdventHealth is a place where you can thrive professionally, and grow spiritually, by Extending the Healing Ministry of Christ. Where you will be valued for who you are and the unique experiences you bring to our purpose-minded team. All while understanding that **together** we are even better. **Schedule:** Full Time, 36 hrs per week **Shift** : days **Location: AdventHealth Hendersonville 100 Hospital Dr Hendersonville NC 28792** **The role you’ll contribute:** This specifically trained nurse assists the surgeon in performing surgical procedures. Responsibilities include the planning, administering and/or supervising the nursing activities on the operative patient. Maintains a safe and aseptic environment during surgery. Responsible to adhere to the Adventist Health System Corporate Compliance Plan, and to all the rules and regulations of all applicable local, state and federal agencies and accrediting bodies. In addition, the RN first assistant in surgery collaborates with the surgeon in performing a safe operating with optimal outcome for the patient. The RNFA practices peri-operative nursing and must have acquired the necessary specific knowledge, skills and judgment. The RNFA practices under the supervision of the surgeon during the intra-operative phase of the peri-operative experience. The RNFA does not concurrently function as a scrub nurse. The RN First Assistant may be scheduled to function in the scrub or circulating role when not assigned to FA duties. **The value you’ll bring to the team:** + Adheres to AORN recommendations and practices standards. + Adheres to guidelines for RNFA and functions within those guidelines. + Adheres to job description for operating room RN. (See job description) + Participates in the in-service education programs by: attending in-service education meetings, participating in the orientation and continuous on the mob training experience of nursing personnel, participating in OR department education programs, and evaluating own performance and striving to improve. + Functions in the peri-operative nursing practice as both a FA, scrub and circulating nurse. + Maintains knowledgeable of surgical anatomy, physiology and operative technique related to the operative procedures in which the RN assists. + Uses proper procedure in the tissue handling, providing exposure in the operative field, use of instrumentation, suturing, and provision of hemostasis + Promotes and contributes positively to intra and interdepartmental relations. Qualifications **The expertise and experiences you’ll need to succeed:** + Associates Degree or Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing required + Graduate of an accredited RN First Assistant Program at a college or University required + Current License as a Registered Nurse required + Completion of an approved RNFA program required + CNOR certification required + Circulating and Scrub skills required + Computer literacy required _2/28/22_ This facility is an equal opportunity employer and complies with federal, state and local anti-discrimination laws, regulations and ordinances. The salary range reflects the anticipated base pay range for this position. Individual compensation is determined based on skills, experience and other relevant factors within this pay range. The minimums and maximums for each position may vary based on geographical location. **Category:** Surgery **Organization:** AdventHealth Hendersonville **Schedule:** Full-time **Shift:** 1 - Day **Req ID:** 25001745 We are an equal opportunity employer and do not tolerate discrimination based on race, color, creed, religion, national origin, sex, marital status, age or disability/handicap with respect to recruitment, selection, placement, promotion, wages, benefits and other terms and conditions of employment.