Successful completion of the CNOR and RNFA certification exam required.

Must have current or compact RN licensure in the state of North Carolina. Experienceģ years of experience in Perioperative Nursing is required. Completion of a RNFA program that includes didactic and supervised clinical practice, is based on AORN's core curriculum for the RNFA. Must be a graduate of an accredited school of Nursing. Required Qualifications at this Level Education The CRNFA does not concurrently function as the Scrub Nurse. To provide a qualified CRNFA to the operating surgeon during the operative procedure and comprehensive nursing management of care during the Perioperative phase. To provide preoperative patient management in collaboration with other health care providers, including, but not limited to: preoperative evaluations, communicate/collaborate regarding the patient plan of care, writing preoperative orders according to established protocols intraoperative surgical first assisting, including, but not limited to using instruments/medical devices, providing exposure, handing and/or cutting tissues, providing hemostasis, and suturing postoperative patient management in collaboration with other health care providers in the immediate postoperative period including, but limited to writing postoperative orders/operative notes according established protocols, participating in postoperative rounds, and assisting with discharge planning.

Duties and Responsibilities of this Level The RNFA will provide patient care for all ages and/or provide leadership and direction to the perioperative team where needed. The role will help expedite surgical productivity, support the education of surgical residents, 2nd assist where needed, and first assist the Surgeons when surgical Residents are not available. The scope of practice includes preoperative patient care management, intraoperative surgical first assisting and postoperative patient care management. The Certified Registered Nurse First Assistant will support the continuity of care for Perioperative patients. ~ Printer-Friendly Version ~ General Description of the Job Class To see if there are current openings for any of the job descriptions listed on this web site, please search Duke Jobs.

First assistant registered nurse