Rn, first assist lead

Essential Responsibilities: Representative Functions or Duties: Pre-operative: Performs pre-operative assessment and evaluation if required. Collaborates with the surgical team on plan of care. Coordinate and communicate with circulator regarding equipment and implant needs for case, assist in obtaining. Plan for upcoming surgical cases in OR specialty. View upcoming schedules for instrument, equipment, staffing, implant, tissue and/or vendor needs. Responsible for organizing and communicating case needs to appropriate person or department. Reviews and updates surgical preference cards for specialty. This may be delegated to other team members. Representative Functions or Duties: Intra-operative: Provides knowledge based technical assistance to the surgeon and operating room team during the operative procedure according to AORN standards, licensure, state regulation and facility/practice protocols, including: Use of instruments and medical devices. Providing surgical exposure. Handling and/or cutting tissue. Providing hemostatis, clamp, cut, and ligate tissue as directed by the surgeon. Suturing as directed by the surgeon. Acts as a clinical resource for the specialty. Helps facilitate issues during surgical cases. Responds to urgent/emergent needs of the department. Representative Functions or Duties: Post-Operative: Apply post-op splints and/or braces. During Anesthesia emergence, bring stretcher into room. Help