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Certified Registered Nurse First Assistant

Pulse Point Staffing
Watertown, NY Full Time
POSTED ON 7/7/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 11/4/2026

Job Overview
Join our dynamic healthcare team as a Certified Registered Nurse First Assistant (CRNFA), a vital role dedicated to providing exceptional perioperative care and assisting surgeons during complex procedures. In this energetic position, you will collaborate closely with surgical teams in a fast-paced hospital environment, ensuring patient safety, optimal surgical outcomes, and seamless operative experiences. Your expertise in advanced nursing practices and surgical assistance will directly impact patient recovery and satisfaction. This paid role offers an exciting opportunity to utilize your clinical skills in a challenging yet rewarding setting, fostering professional growth and mastery in surgical nursing.

Responsibilities

Review and prepare surgical plans and patient history preoperatively● Prepare surgical field and assist in patient positioning and prepping ● Ensure availability and sterility of surgical instruments and supplies ● Assist in draping the surgical site ● Communicate surgical plan with RN and certified surgical tech ● Provide exposure of operative site using retractors and tools intraoperatively ● Control bleeding by clamping, ligating, or cauterizing blood vessels ● Handle tissues, cut sutures, and perform wound closure ● Suction, irrigate, or sponge operative site as needed ● Assist with robotic, laparoscopic, and minimally invasive procedures ● Monitor patient vital signs under surgeon or anesthesiologist direction ● Apply surgical dressings and assist patient transfer to recovery postoperatively ● Ensure all instruments and materials are accounted for ● Document operative procedures and observations accurately ● Participate in postoperative patient assessments and wound care

Pay: $90,750.00 per year

Benefits:

  • Life insurance

Education:

  • Associate (Preferred)

License/Certification:

  • Certified Registered Nurse First Assistant (Preferred)
  • Nurse Practitioner (NP) (Preferred)
  • PA-C (Preferred)

Work Location: In person

Salary : $90,750

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