Certified First Assist

HCA Healthcare; Brentwood (TN); On-site; USD 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

HCA Brentwood Surgery Center is seeking a Certified First Assist to work under the operating surgeon as a first/second assistant, helping with exposure, hemostasis, and other technical tasks to ensure safe, efficient outcomes.

Responsibilities include restocking and room turnover, patient positioning, skin prep, draping, and coordinating with the surgical team. Requires CSFA credential, CSA certification, and BLS/BCLS certifications.

Qualifications

• Graduate of a CAAHEP-accredited program in surgical assisting.
• Attain the CSFA credential.
• Certification as a CSA.
• BLS certification required.
• BCLS certification upon employment (online cert not acceptable).

Responsibilities

• Assist the surgeon intraoperatively as first/second assistant.
• Provide exposure, hemostasis, suction and sponging as needed.
• Restock and change over rooms between cases.
• Communicate needs with the surgeon prior to the case.
• Assist with patient positioning, skin preparation and surgical draping.
• Support anesthesia regarding patient temperature and safety during procedures.

Skills

BLS certification

Education

CSFA credential

CSA certification

CAAHEP-accredited program in surgical assisting

BCLS Certification

Job description

Last year our HCA Healthcare colleagues invested over 156,000 hours volunteering in our communities. As a Certified First Assist with Brentwood Surgery Center you can be a part of an organization that is devoted to giving back!

Job Summary And Qualifications

As a Certified First Assist, you will work under the direction of the operating surgeon. You will function as first/second assistant to the surgeon during the operative procedure, providing aid in exposure, hemostasis, and other technical functions to ensure safe and efficient outcomes. You will be responsible for restocking and changing over rooms between cases.

What you will do in this role:

• You will demonstrate the necessary practical, technical and/or specialized knowledge and skills required in accordance with ASA (Association of Surgical Assistants) and other regulatory standards
• Communicate with the surgeon prior to the case to ascertain specific needs
• You will share information with the remainder of the surgical team in a timely manner
• You will assisting with patient positioning, skin preparation, and surgical draping according to the surgeon’s protocol
• You will anticipate the needs of the surgeon in order to expedite the procedure, while minimizing the patient’s exposure to surgical and anesthetic stress
• You will ensure the temperature of the patient is discussed with anesthesia personnel in compliance with desired temperature ranges
• you will assist the surgeon by providing retraction and aiding exposure of the operative site
• Facilitate hemostasis of the surgical site by performing suction, irrigation and sponging during a surgical procedure
• You will assist with skin or external suturing and stapling under the surgeon’s direction

Qualifications for this role:

• You are a graduate of a CAAHEP-accredited program in surgical assisting and attain the CSFA credential administrated by the National Board of Surgical Technology and Surgical Assisting
• BLS certification
• You have one year experience in an operating room setting, preferably in an ambulatory surgery center
• You are a Certified Surgical Assistant (CSA)
• You have a valid BCLS Certification upon employment***online certification not acceptable.

Benefits

Brentwood Surgery Center, offers a total rewards package that supports the health, life, career and retirement of our colleagues.

• Comprehensive benefits for medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, behavioral health and telemedicine services
• Wellbeing support, including free counseling and referral services
• Time away from work programs for paid time off, paid family leave, long- and short-term disability coverage and leaves of absence
• Savings and retirement resources, including a 401(k) Plan with a 100% match on 3% to 9% of pay (based on years of service), Employee Stock Purchase Plan, flexible spending accounts, preferred banking partnerships, retirement readiness tools, rollover support and financial wellbeing counseling
• Education support through tuition assistance, student loan assistance, certification support, dependent scholarships and a partnership with Galen College of Nursing
• Additional benefits for fertility and family building, adoption assistance, life insurance, supplemental health protection plans, auto and home insurance, legal counseling, identity theft protection and consumer discounts

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Note: Eligibility for benefits may vary by location.

Surgery Ventures powered by HCA Healthcare is proud to have a distinguished reputation as a provider of high quality, outpatient surgical care . We serve the Nashville area and Middle Tennessee. Our division has a unique opportunity of building and operating a new ambulatory surgery center, Brentwood Surgery Center. This new surgery centre is set to open in July 2021 in Brentwood, Tennessee. We have skilled and talented surgeons in the community who are committed to its success.

Brentwood Surgery Center will have 3 operating rooms and 2 procedure rooms. This state‑of‑the‑art facility will perform an array of outpatient surgery from multiple specialties. Our specialties include orthopedics, total joints, endoscopy, general surgery, GYN, and podiatry. Brentwood Surgery Center will be a CMS certified facility accredited with the Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care ("AAAHC").

HCA Healthcare has been named one of the World's Most Ethical Companies by Ethisphere Institute for over a decade. In recent years, HCA Healthcare spent an estimated $3.7 billion in cost for the delivery of charitable care, uninsured discounts, and other uncompensated expenses.

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HCA Healthcare Co-Founder

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