Registered Nurse First Assist Senior - Colorectal
Alexandria, Louisiana
RN
Posted Aug 20
- Shift
- 8-hour days
- Hours a week
- 40
- Unit
- OR
What the listing says
Role
- Schedule
- 8-hour days · 5 a week · 40 hours
- Weekends
- No weekends
- Term
- Permanent
- Setting
- Hospital
- Accepts
- RN
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About this role
Summary
A Registered Nurse First Assist Senior is a nursing professional who renders direct patient care as part of the preoperative role by functioning as first assistant to the surgeon, and who assesses, plans, implements, coordinates, monitors and evaluates patient care activities.
Responsibilities
- Practices an expanded role of preoperative nursing and has acquired knowledge and skills and judgment necessary to assist the surgeon through organized instruction and supervised practice. Interprets diagnostic studies, promotes positive health behaviors and skills through education and counseling.
Requirements
- Associate's Degree in Nursing
- RN License in state of employment or compact
- BLS
Work
Schedule
8AM - 5PM Monday-Friday
Work Type
Full Time
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Requirements
- Associate's Degree in Nursing
- RN License in state of employment or compact
- BLS
Place
- City
- Alexandria, Louisiana
- Median rent
- $931/mo
- Local household income
- $47,113/yr
- Metro price level
- 14% below the national average
rent and tenant-paid utilities · Census ACS 2024
all local households, not nurse pay · Census ACS 2024
Alexandria area index 85.7, where 100 is the national average.
Alexandria sits at the geographic heart of Louisiana, where the Red River threads through piney woods and Cajun prairie. Nurses relocating here find a central hub for central Louisiana healthcare, easy drives to both Baton Rouge and Shreveport, and a laid-back blend of Southern charm, riverfront strolls, and weekend festival culture.
Cost figures from U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis · 2024 metro Regional Price Parities · Census ACS 2024.
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