Cardiovascular OR First Assist

Description

Introduction

Do you want to be appreciated daily? Our nurses are celebrated for being on the front line, empathetic for patients. At Portsmouth Regional Hospital our nurses set us apart from any other healthcare provider. We are seeking a(an) Cardiovascular OR First Assist to join our healthcare family.

Benefits

Portsmouth Regional Hospital, offers a total rewards package that supports the health, life, career and retirement of our colleagues. The available plans and programs include:

• Comprehensive medical coverage that covers many common services at no cost or for a low copay. Plans include prescription drug and behavioral health coverage as well as telemedicine services and free AirMed medical transportation.
• Additional options for dental and vision benefits, life and disability coverage, flexible spending accounts, supplemental health protection plans (accident, critical illness, hospital indemnity), auto and home insurance, identity theft protection, legal counseling, long-term care coverage, moving assistance, pet insurance and more.
  
• Fertility and family building benefits through Progyny
  
• Free counseling services and resources for emotional, physical and financial wellbeing
  
• Family support, including adoption assistance, child and elder care resources and consumer discounts
  
• 401(k) Plan with a 100% match on 3% to 9% of pay (based on years of service)
  
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan
  
• Retirement readiness and rollover services and preferred banking partnerships
  
• Education assistance (tuition, student loan, certification support, dependent scholarships)
  
• Colleague recognition program
  
• Time Away From Work Program (paid time off, paid family leave, long- and short-term disability coverage and leaves of absence)
  

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Note: Eligibility for benefits may vary by location.

At Portsmouth Regional Hospital, our nurses play a vital part. We know that every nurse’s path and purpose is unique. Do you want to create your own personal career path in nursing? HCA Healthcare is your career destination! Our scale makes it possible for nurses to create the career path that fits their life – for life – and empowers their passion for patient care. Apply today for our Cardiovascular OR First Assist opportunity.

Job Summary and Qualifications

• You will establish and maintain a surgically clean environment by applying principles of asepsis, infection control, and continued monitoring of the sterile field.
• You will work collaboratively with surgeon, patient and surgical team by handling tissue and instruments, providing exposure, hemostasis and suturing.
• You will provide hemostasis to reduce potential for postoperative infection and potential fluid volume deficit by clamping and/or ligating vessels using electrosurgical cautery, applying direct pressure, applying chemical agents that promote coagulation, and other means as directed by the surgeon.
• You will provide exposure of the operative site through the appropriate use of retractors and other instruments and through suctioning and sponging.
• You will use surgical instruments skillfully in ways consistent with their design and purpose as directed by the surgeon.
• You will handle all varieties of tissues appropriately to reduce potential for injury or compromised blood supply and suture tissues skillfully with the appropriate suture materials and suturing technique.

What qualifications you will need:

• Graduate of an accredited School of Nursing.
• Current compact state licensure as a Registered Nurse
  
• 2 years’ experience in a peri-operative role with experience in both scrub and circulating
• Current certification in CPR
• National certification in peri-operative nursing (CNOR)
• Successful completion of all didactic and clinical components within a course of study from a surgical first assisting program which has been approved by Frisbie Memorial Hospital. This program must meet the AORN Recommended Education Standards for RNFA programs.

Portsmouth Regional Hospital has provided quality healthcare services since 1882.  We give patients access to trained physicians and advanced technology. Our 275 bed hospital is one of the regions leading acute care facilities.  We serve the seacoast region’s residents in New Hampshire, Maine and Massachusetts. Portsmouth Regional Hospital is the only Level II Trauma Center on the Seacoast.  We are one of only three in New Hampshire to earn this important distinction. As part of HCA Healthcare, Portsmouth achieves high honors for quality patient care.  We hold several prestigious accreditations. These include accreditation as a Chest Pain Center with PCI from the Society of Chest Pain Centers, The Joint Commissions recognition as one of the Top Performers on Key Quality Measures™ and accreditation as a Primary Stroke Center.

At Portsmouth Regional Hospital, our care like family culture extends to our patients, our people and our community. We are committed to each other because when we join together, our patients are cared for in the safest and most compassionate way.

HCA Healthcare has been recognized as one of the World’s Most Ethical Companies® by the Ethisphere Institute more than ten times.   In recent years, HCA Healthcare spent an estimated 3.7 billion in cost for the delivery of charitable care, uninsured discounts, and other uncompensated expenses.

"The great hospitals will always put the patient and the patients family first, and the really great institutions will provide care with warmth, compassion, and dignity for the individual."- Dr. Thomas Frist, Sr.
HCA Healthcare Co-Founder

Join a family that cares about every stage in your career! We are interviewing candidates for our Cardiovascular OR First Assist opening. Apply today and a member of our Talent Acquisition team will reach out.

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.