Job Summary and Responsibilities

As our RNFA, you will champion excellence across multiple ORs and PACU bays, bridging frontline care with strategic leadership to redefine surgical outcomes.

Every day, you will inspire and empower our perioperative nursing team, translating organizational goals into action that elevates patient experience, strengthens community engagement, and ensures world-class care. You'll fiercely advocate for your staff, channeling their insights into innovation and growth.

To thrive in this pivotal role, you will embody confident leadership, master tough conversations with grace, and shine as an educator at heart. Your exceptional communication will transform every interaction into a powerful opportunity to elevate understanding and propel our services to new heights.

Promote the mission, vision, and values of the organization.Assess patients at intervals in accordance with facility or health care organization policies and procedures.Participate in preoperative assessment and planning for surgical patients specific to RNFA activities (eg, anatomical exposure, wound closure) in collaboration with perioperative team members.Develop an individualized perioperative patient plan of care.Implement the plan of care 

10% SIGN ON BONUS FOR QUALIFIED EXTERNAL APPLICANTS

Job Requirements

Required

Other Successful completion of an RNFA program that meets the AORN standards for RN first assistant education programs. and Minimum of 5 years of Operating Room experience., upon hire andRegistered Nurse: CA, upon hire andBasic Life Support - CPR, upon hire andAdvanced Cardiac Life Support, upon hire andPediatric Advanced Life Support, upon hire andCertified Nurse Operating Room, upon hire orClinical Nurse Specialist Perioperative Cert, upon hire orRegistered Nurse Practitioner: CA, upon hire

Preferred

Previous RNFA experience

Please be advised that this location requires quarterly American Heart Association (AHA) Resuscitation Quality Improvement (RQI) competency certification post-hire.  This ongoing competency is required through resources internal to the facility; outside RQI competency resources are not acceptable for CommonSpirit Health compliance requirements.

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Where You'll Work

Mercy Medical Center, a Dignity Health member, has been building a rich history of care in our community for more than 100 years. We have grown from a small one-story wooden structure into a major healthcare provider with a new 186-bed main campus, offering the latest in facility design and technology. Mercy also operates Outpatient Centers, a Cancer Center and several rural clinics.

Wherever you work throughout our system, you will find faces of experience with dedication to high quality, personalized care. Joining our 1,300 employees, 230 physicians and many volunteers, you can help carry out our commitment to providing our community with the excellence they have come to associate with Mercy Medical Center.

One Community. One Mission. One California 

Unless directed by a Collective Bargaining Agreement, applications for this position will be considered on a rolling basis. CommonSpirit Health cannot anticipate the date by which a successful candidate may be identified.