Travel Nurse RN - First Assist - $2,892 per week

Company: Cynet Health
Location: Bend
Posted on: May 27, 2023

Job Description:

Cynet Health is seeking a travel nurse RN First Assist for a travel nursing job in Bend, Oregon.Job Description & Requirements

• Specialty: First Assist
• Discipline: RN
• Start Date: 06/12/2023
• Duration: 13 weeks
• 36 hours per week
• Shift: 12 hours, nights
• Employment Type: TravelSummary:
  • An RN first assistant, or RNFA, works alongside the surgeon in the operating room providing direct patient care.
  • Nurses need extensive surgical experience and additional training to qualify as first assistants, and many nurses get certification in perioperative nursing or obtain credentials as advanced practice nurses.
    Duties:

    • RN first assistants play a hands-on role in surgical procedures by controlling bleeding, suturing incisions and wounds and intervening if complications arise.
    • For example, if a patient's blood pressure begins to drop during surgery, they might administer life-saving drugs to stabilize it.
    • If a patient's heart stops, they might perform CPR.
    • They also monitor a patient's vital signs, including heart rate, respiration and pulse.
    • If the patient begins to struggle, the first assistant alerts the physician so he can address the complications.
      Cynet Health Job ID #19588561. Pay package is based on 12 hour shifts and 36.0 hours per week (subject to confirmation) with tax-free stipend amount to be determined.

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