Per Diem OB First Assist - Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant

Description The OB First Assist collaborates with the surgeon and the healthcare team in performing a safe operation with optimal outcomes for the patient. The OB First Assist must have acquired the necessary knowledge, skill and judgement specific to clinical practice. The OB First Assist practices in collaboration with and at the direction of the surgeon in the operative phase of the labor experience. Apply knowledge of surgical anatomy, physiology and operative technique relative to operative procedures wherein the APP assists Apply principles of asepsis and infection control skillfully Assists in positioning, prepping, and draping of the patient, or performs these independently if directed by the surgeon Provides hemostasis by clamping blood vessels, coagulating bleeding points, ligati