RN RNFA - Robotic Surgery

JOB OVERVIEW • Job Title: RN RNFA – Robotics • Profession: RN • Specialty: Operating Room / RN First Assistant • Job Type: Contract/Travel • Location: Rochester, NY • Schedule: Monday–Friday, Day Shift • Hours: 36 or 48 hours/week • Call: Evening call and rotating holidays • Weekends: No weekends JOB REQUIREMENTS • Active New York Registered Professional Nurse (RN) license • Completion of an accredited RN First Assistant (RNFA) program • CNOR certification required • Minimum 2 years of OR experience • Level I Trauma experience preferred • Proficient in perioperative nursing practice • Scrubbing and circulating experience preferred • BLS – American Heart Association only • ACLS – American Heart Association preferred • ROBOTIC EXPERIENCE REQUIRED • Da Vinci robotic surgery experience required • Experience with robotic Urology, GYN, Colorectal, Surgical Oncology, Thoracic, and General Surgery • Robotic Surgical Oncology experience including Whipple procedures, gastrectomies, and hernia repairs • Robotic General Surgery experience including cholecystectomies and appendectomies DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES • Assist the surgeon and healthcare team during operative procedures. • Practice as an RN First Assistant under the direction of the surgeon. • Provide safe, effective perioperative care and support optimal patient outcomes. • Perform RNFA duties during the operative phase of care. • Perform circulating and scrub RN duties when not assigned as RNFA. • Collaborate with surgeons and the multidisciplinary surgical team. • Apply appropriate knowledge, skills, and judgment in the OR and RNFA role.