# Registered Nurse - First Assist at SSM Health > Open job at SSM Health in Fenton, United States. Workplace: On-site. Source: Nurse Jobs World, https://nursejobsworld.com/jobs/ssm-health-registered-nurse-first-assist-shrx08w Posted 3 November 2026. Last checked on the employer's career site: 7 November 2026. ## Facts - Company: [SSM Health](https://nursejobsworld.com/companies/ssm-health) - Location: Fenton, United States - Workplace: On-site - Employment type: Full-time - Local language: Not required - Not mentioned in the job post: salary, visa sponsorship, relocation, where you can apply from ## Job description **It's more than a career, it's a calling** MO-SSM Health St. Clare Hospital - Fenton **Worker Type:** Regular **Job Highlights:** Join a team where your work matters—every moment, every patient, every community. At SSM Health, you’ll be empowered to grow, supported to thrive, and inspired to make a lasting impact. **Department:** Surgery **Schedule:** Day Shift **Sign-On Bonus**: Ask your recruiter about sign-on bonus eligibility **Apply today. SSM Health – We bring out the incredible in you,** **everyday.** **Job Summary:** Provides direct assistance to surgeons before, during and after surgical procedures. **Job Responsibilities and Requirements:** PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES - Positions patient to give best exposure for surgical procedure, using stabilizing equipment when necessary, while maximizing patient comfort and safety. - Implements physicians orders to provide visualization of the operative site using appropriate method, including manipulation of tissue and materials, retraction, sponging, suctioning and irrigation. - Utilizes appropriate technique to achieve temporary and permanent hemostasis. - Assists with body plane closure, application of wound dressings and securing of drainage systems. - Applies the existing body of evidence-based practice and scientific knowledge in health care to nursing practice, ensuring that nursing care is delivered based on patient’s age-specific needs and clinical needs as described in the department's scope of service. - Works in a constant state of alertness and safe manner. - Performs other duties as assigned. EDUCATION - Completion of an RNFA program that meets the AORN standards for RN first assistant education program or RNFA education equivalency for CRNFA EXPERIENCE - Two years' registered nurse experience in an advanced surgical specialty PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS - Constant use of speech to share information through oral communication. - Constant standing and walking. - Frequent lifting/carrying and pushing/pulling objects weighing 0-25 lbs. - Frequent sitting, reaching and keyboard use/data entry. - Frequent use of vision and depth perception for distances near (20 inches or less) and far (20 feet or more) and to identify and distinguish colors. - Frequent use of smell to detect/recognize odors. - Frequent use of hearing to receive oral communication, distinguish body sounds and/or hear alarms, malfunctioning machinery, etc. - Occasional lifting/carrying and pushing/pulling objects weighing 25-50 lbs. - Occasional lifting/moving of patients. - Occasional bending, stooping, kneeling, squatting, twisting, gripping and repetitive foot/leg and hand/arm movements. - Occasional driving. - Rare crawling and running. REQUIRED PROFESSIONAL LICENSE AND/OR CERTIFICATIONS State of Work Location: Illinois - Basic Life Support HealthCare Provider (BLS HCP) - American Heart Association (AHA) - And - Registered Professional Nurse (RN) - Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation (IDFPR) - And - Certified Perioperative Nurse (CNOR) - Competency & Credentialing Institute (CCI) State of Work Location: Missouri - Basic Life Support HealthCare Provider (BLS HCP) - American Heart Association (AHA) - And - Registered Nurse (RN) Issued by Compact State - Or - Registered Nurse (RN) - Missouri Division of Professional Registration - And - Certified Perioperative Nurse (CNOR) - Competency & Credentialing Institute (CCI) State of Work Location: Oklahoma - Basic Life Support HealthCare Provider (BLS HCP) - American Heart Association (AHA) - And - Registered Nurse (RN) Issued by Compact State - Or - Registered Nurse (RN) - Oklahoma Board of Nursing (OBN) - And - Certified Perioperative Nurse (CNOR) - Competency & Credentialing Institute (CCI) State of Work Location: Wisconsin - Basic Life Support HealthCare Provider (BLS HCP) - American Heart Association (AHA) - And - Registered Nurse (RN) Issued by Compact State - Or - Registered Nurse (RN) - Wisconsin Department of Safety and Professional Services - And - Certified Perioperative Nurse (CNOR) - Competency & Credentialing Institute (CCI) **Work Shift:** Day Shift (United States of America) **Job Type:** Employee **Department:** 4403000113 Surgery **Scheduled Weekly Hours:** 40 _SSM Health is an Equal Opportunity Employer. SSM Health provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, protected veteran status, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law._ [Read our notice of non-discrimination](https://www.ssmhealth.com/privacy-notices-terms-of-use/non-discrimination?_ga=2.205881493.704955970.1667719643-240470506.1667719643) ## How to apply Apply on the job page, https://nursejobsworld.com/jobs/ssm-health-registered-nurse-first-assist-shrx08w: its Apply button opens the employer's own application page. ## More jobs from SSM Health - [Licensed Practical Nurse - Long Term Care](https://nursejobsworld.com/jobs/ssm-health-licensed-practical-nurse-long-term-care-pdw1ndd): SSM Health, Fond du Lac, United States. On-site. 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