RN-First Assistant
5 Star RecruitmentChicago, Illinois, United States
Posted January 6, 2026
38000 - 52000 USD
Full Time
About the Company
5 Star Recruitment specializes in connecting employers with top talent across a range of industries. Their core focus is on delivering tailored recruitment solutions that match candidates' skills and career aspirations with employers' strategic objectives. The firm differentiates itself through a rigorous screening process, a robust network of industry experts, and a commitment to building long‑term partnerships with both clients and candidates. By combining deep market knowledge with a personalized approach, 5 Star Recruitment consistently places the right people in the right roles, driving success for both organizations and individuals.
Job Description
A Registered Nurse First Assistant assists surgeons during operative procedures, performing advanced technical functions under the surgeon's supervision.
Requirements
- Conduct comprehensive patient assessments
- Provide pre surgical patient/family education and teaching
- Ensure proper surgical positioning, preparation, and draping of the patient
- Provide surgical field exposure: use of retractors, suction, sponges
- Achieve hemostasis: clamp, ligate vessels, use electrocautery, apply pressure
- Handle tissues appropriately, perform precise dissection (including vessel, muscle, fascia)
- Suture closures under supervision: peritoneum, fascia, subcuticular, skin
- Apply and manage surgical dressings
- Evaluate post operative patients for complications and provide teaching
- Document perioperative events in EMRs like Cerner, SurgiNet
- Coordinate and collaborate with surgeons, anesthesiologists, scrub and circulating nurses, and perioperative staff
- Provide leadership in the OR, uphold professional nursing standards, and mentor junior staff
- Participate in continuous quality improvement (CQI), research, performance evaluations, and in services
Benefits
- Generous Paid Time Off
- 401k Matching
- Retirement Plan
- Visa Sponsorship