Certified First Assist

HCA Healthcare; Nashville (TN); On-site; USD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive benefits

401(k) match

Education support

Tuition assistance

Life insurance

Employee stock purchase plan

Job summary

Centennial Surgery Center in Nashville, part of HCA Healthcare, seeks a Certified First Assist to work under the operating surgeon and support the team during procedures. Responsibilities include exposure, hemostasis, and room turnover, ensuring safe, efficient outcomes.

The role requires formal surgical assisting training and licensure. The position emphasizes collaboration with anesthesia, nurses, and physicians, with emphasis on patient safety and adherence to ASA standards.

Qualifications

• Graduate of a CAAHEP-accredited surgical assisting program and CSFA credential.
• BLS certification required.
• 1 year of OR experience; ambulatory surgery center preferred.
• Certified Surgical Assistant (CSA) credential.
• Valid BCLS certification on employment (online not acceptable).

Responsibilities

• Assist the surgeon as first/second assistant during operative procedures, including exposure and hemostasis.
• Communicate with the surgeon prior to cases to determine needs and relay information to the team.
• Assist with patient positioning, skin prep, and draping per protocol.
• Support rapid turnover by restocking and changing over rooms between cases.
• Aid in achieving efficient procedures while minimizing patient exposure to surgical and anesthetic stress.
• Assist with suction, irrigation, and sponging to facilitate hemostasis.
• Assist with skin or external suturing and stapling under surgeon guidance.

Skills

CSFA credential

BLS certification

CSA

BCLS Certification

Education

CAAHEP-accredited surgical assisting program

Job description

Do you have the career opportunities as a Certified First Assist you want with your current employer? We have an exciting opportunity for you to join Centennial Surgery Center which is part of the nation's leading provider of healthcare services, HCA Healthcare.

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

Centennial Surgery Center, offers a total rewards package that supports the health, life, career and retirement of our colleagues. The available plans and programs include:

• 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

Learn More About Employee Benefits

Note: Eligibility for benefits may vary by location.

Centennial Surgery Center located in the heart of downtown Nashville, Tennessee. We serve Middle Tennessee. “Music City” is a major center for Healthcare. We perform over 700 cases a month. Services in orthopedics, retina, urology, gynecology, plastics, podiatry, endoscopy, neurosurgery, and dental procedures are available. We are a part of the HCA Healthcare Ambulatory Surgery Division.

HCA Healthcare has been recognized as one of the World’s Most Ethical Companies® by the Ethisphere Institute more than ten times. 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.

“Bricks and mortar do not make a hospital. People do.”- Dr. Thomas Frist, Sr.

HCA Healthcare Co-Founder

We promptly review all applications. Highly qualified candidates will be contacted for interviews.

We are an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.