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Location Carbondale, Illinois
Shift: Day Shift
Time Type: Full Time
Facility/Clinic Name Memorial Hospital
Responsible for assisting surgeons during intraoperative procedures. Privileges under the direct supervision of the surgeon include the following:
Principal Accountabilities
• Standards of Performance: Respect, Integrity, Compassion, Collaboration, Stewardship, Accountability, Quality
Education
• Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing
Licenses and Certification
• Current Illinois Registered Nurse License
• Certification (CNOR) for Certified First Assist
Experience and Skills
• Technical Experience: 2 years of OR experience
Roles and Responsibilities
o Assist surgeon with gowning, gloving, prepping and draping.
o Facilitate safe positioning of patient according to the surgeon’s preference, patient’s anatomical and physiological limits, and surgical procedure to be performed.
o Assist surgeon with passing instruments or suture and basic assisting.
o Provides exposure, assists in achieving homeostasis with surgeon’s supervision.
o Provides manipulation and dissection and / or removal of tissues, aids in implanting, securing, and/or removal of devises and drains.
o Performs layered closure of surgical sites utilizing appropriate techniques according to individual surgeon preference.
o Applies appropriate dressing material specific to procedure.
o Applies splints or casts specific to procedure and/ or injury.
o Assesses skin integrity and assists in transfer of patient post- operative.
o Special Requests (based on training and experience)
Compensation (Commensurate with experience):
$38.78 - $60.11
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Southern Illinois Healthcare (SIH) is a not-for-profit health system serving the southernmost counties of Illinois with four hospitals, a comprehensive cancer center, Level II Trauma Center and more than 30 outpatient and specialty practices. Based in Carbondale, Ill., SIH is the region’s largest private employer with 4,000 employees and the largest provider of charity care, unreimbursed care and community benefits.
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