Surgical First Assist
Surgical First Assist
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Job Description
Job Summary:
The Surgical First Assistant is an integral part of the team of medical practitioners providing surgical care to patients. The Surgical First Assistant will provide direct support to surgeons during operative procedures. The Surgical First Assistant will be responsible for assisting with preoperative planning intraoperative functions such as tissue handling wound exposure hemostasis suturing and postoperative duties to ensure optimal patient outcomes.
Hours:
- 1.0 FTE
- Monday through Friday
- Varied shifts
Essential Job Functions:
- Check supplies and equipment needed for surgical procedure
- Open sterile supplies and sets up sterile table with instruments equipment and medications/solutions needed for procedure
- Ensure compliance with Universal Protocol by initiating a pre-procedural Time Out to prevent wrong-site wrong-procedure and wrong-patient errors
- Anticipate additional supplies needed during the procedure
- Gown and glove surgeon and assistants
- Hold retractors or instruments as directed by the surgeon
- Sponge or suction operative site
- Apply electrocautery to clamps on bleeders
- Cut suture material as directed by the surgeon
- Connect drains to suction apparatus
- Prepare and apply sterile dressing
- Help in draping sterile field
- Pass instruments to surgeon during procedure
- Maintain highest standard of sterile technique during procedure
- Assist in prepping room for the next patient
- Keeps accurate records throughout the procedure and communicates them to circulator
- Properly label and care for specimens taken during surgery ensuring correct handling and documentation
- Perform appropriate counts with circulator prior to the operation and before incision is closed
- Clean and prepare instruments for terminal sterilization
- Assist other members of team with terminal cleaning of room
- Possess knowledge of surgeon and procedure specific instrumentation and equipment
- Anticipation of surgeon needs
- Assist with the safe and proper positioning of surgical patients
- Communication with a variety of people in a direct empathetic and articulate manner
- Adapt to unpredictable situations in the peri-operative setting
- Suturing of surgical wounds
- Participate in the departments on-call rotation and respond promptly to call-ins to ensure continuous patient care and surgical support as needed
- Utilize the organizations secure messaging platform in accordance with departmental protocols including but not limited to receipt and timely responses to communications related to on-call responsibilities
- Perform other duties as they are assigned
Knowledge Skills & Abilities:
- Medical Terminology
- Electronic Medical Records (EMR) systems
- Quality assurance and accreditation standards
- Understanding of HIPAA regulations patient confidentiality laws and patient rights
- Effective English communication in verbal and written format
- Quality work including attention to detail and accuracy
- Basic computer proficiency
- Carry out hospital customer service standards
- Capacity to work independently and as part of a multidisciplinary team
- Prioritize tasks effectively through managing workload based on urgency and importance
- Continuously learn and improve through staying up to date on job specific trends policies and new technologies
- Successfully demonstrate organization-wide performance review competencies
Qualifications:
- Demonstrates eligibility for employment in the U.S.
- Degree from an accredited Surgical First Assistant program required
- BLS certification is required upon hire
- Must possess a cell phone that interfaces the organizations secure message system
- Surgical First Assistant certification preferred
- Previous experience as a Surgical Technologist in a hospital environment is preferred
Benefits:
- Comprehensive health dental and vision insurance
- Health Savings Account with an employer contribution
- Company paid life insurance
- Free meals
- Free scrubs with laundry service
- PTO
- 401(k) retirement plan with 4% company match
- Tuition reimbursement
- Wellness reimbursement
Employment Type
Full-Time
