Surgical Assistant

Cleveland Clinic; Ardara; On-site; EUR 61,301 - 87,573; Full time

Job summary

Cleveland Clinic Union Hospital in Dover, OH is seeking a Surgical Assistant to join a high‑caliber OR team. You will scrub, prepare equipment, and assist the surgeon across multiple service lines while ensuring sterile technique and patient advocacy.

This PRN role offers on‑call and weekend coverage with opportunities to enhance perioperative skills within a renowned health system and state‑of‑the‑art facilities.

Qualifications

• Associate’s Degree required.
• Graduate of an accredited Surgical Assistant program.
• CSFA certification within the first year of hire.
• BLS Certification through the AHA or American Red Cross.
• Two years of peri-operative practice in an acute care facility.

Responsibilities

• Anticipate surgeon and team needs for the surgical procedure.
• Apply knowledge of OR procedures including attire, infection control and compliance.
• Prepare for procedures by performing safety checks and equipment review.
• Assist in surgery: retract tissue, maintain hemostasis, and use appropriate instruments.
• Ensure sterile field integrity, manage wound closure and drain placement as needed.
• Perform any other duties related to the surgical procedure as directed by the surgeon.

Education

Associate’s Degree

Graduate of an accredited Surgical Assistant program

CSFA certification within first year of hire

BLS Certification (AHA or Red Cross)

Two years peri-operative practice in an acute care facility

Job description

Job Title

Surgical Assistant

Location

Dover

Facility

Union Hospital

Department

OR-Cleveland Clinic Union Hospital

Job Code

Q2501M

Shift

Days + Call

Schedule

6:30am-7:30pm/7:00am-3:30pm

Job Details

Join Cleveland Clinic Union Hospital and experience world class healthcare at its best. Located in Dover, Ohio, the award‑winning not‑for‑profit Union Hospital serves the communities of eastern Ohio. Here, you will be part of a talented, compassionate, and driven team of caregivers, work with state‑of‑the‑art technology and provide stellar patient care.

Union Hospital offers a wide range of surgical services. Whether patients require minimally invasive procedures or major surgeries, this surgical team is dedicated to providing patients with excellent care in a safe, family‑friendly environment. As a Surgical Assistant on the team, you will assist with critical procedures and tasks related to specific training, score, and orientation. Some of your day‑to‑day tasks will include working across a variety of service lines, scrubbing in, determining equipment needed for each procedure, and cauterizing, clamping and cutting tissue. In this role, you will act as a patient advocate, ensuring sterile technique to prevent infections and that every qualifying measure is done. Due to this being a PRN role, you will be able to experience a great work‑life balance while still having the opportunity to enhance your skills at an elite healthcare organization such as Cleveland Clinic.

APRN caregiver in this position works varying days from 6:30AM – 7:30PM or 7:00AM – 3:30PM, with on‑call and rotating weekend and holiday requirements.

Responsibilities

• Anticipate the needs of the surgeon and other team members with respect to the requirements for the surgical procedure.
• Use knowledge of OR procedures with respect to attire, infection control and compliance practices.
• Prepare for the procedure or surgery by participating in the performance of the safety check/universal protocol, determining the specific equipment needed, reviewing permits to confirm procedures and special needs, assisting in moving and positioning the patient, selecting x‑rays for reference, inserting and removing Foley urinary bladder catheter and draping the patient.
• Support the Surgeon during the procedure or surgery by retracting tissue and organs, maintaining hemostasis by direct pressure, use of appropriate instrumentation, placing ties or ligatures or applying chemical hemostatic agents, using electrocautery mono and bi‑polar, clamping and ligating and cutting tissue.
• Maintain integrity of the sterile field, closing all wound layers, inserting drainage tubes, applying wound dressing and assisting with resuscitation or any other events in the OR.
• Perform any other duties or procedures incident to the surgical procedure deemed necessary and directed and supervised by the surgeon.

Minimum Qualifications

• Associate’s Degree
• Graduate of an accredited Surgical Assistant program
• Certified Surgical First Assistant (CSFA) offered by the National Board of Surgical Technology and Surgical Assisting (NBSTSA) within the first year of hire
• Basic Life Support (BLS) Certification through the American Heart Association (AHA) or American Red Cross
• Two years of peri‑operative practice in an acute care facility

Preferred Qualifications

• Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) Certification through the American Heart Association (AHA) or American Red Cross
• Surgical Technologist experience

Physical Requirements

• Requires full range of body motion including handling and lifting patient, manual and ginger dexterity and eye‑hand coordination.
• Requires standing and walking for extended periods of time.
• Requires corrected vision and hearing to normal range.
• Requires working under stressful conditions and irregular hours.
• Exposure to communicable diseases and/or body fluids.
• Able to safely transport patients on stretchers to bed using good body mechanics.
• Works extended hours as necessary.

Personal Protective Equipment

• Follows standard precautions using personal protective equipment as required.

Equal Employment Opportunity

The policy of Cleveland Clinic Health System and its system hospitals (Cleveland Clinic Health System) is to provide equal opportunity to all of our caregivers and applicants for employment in a drug‑free environment. All offers of employment are followed by testing for controlled substances.

Decisions concerning employment, transfers and promotions are made upon the basis of the best qualified candidate without regard to color, race, religion, national origin, age, sex, sexual orientation, marital status, ancestry, status as a disabled or Vietnam era veteran or any other characteristic protected by law. Information provided on this application may be shared with any Cleveland Clinic Health System facility.

Cleveland Clinic is pleased to be an equal employment opportunity employer.

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