Certified First Assist Tech

HCA Healthcare; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 75,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive benefits

Wellbeing support

Paid time off and family leave

Retirement plan and 401(k) match

Education and certification support

Additional protection and discounts

Job summary

HCA Healthcare, Inc. seeks a Certified First Assistant to support surgeons across varied procedures at St. David's Medical Center in Austin. You will assist in exposure homeostasis and a range of intraoperative tasks to help achieve safe operations and optimal patient outcomes.

The role requires CST/CSFA or TS-C certification, 6 months of surgical experience, and BLS. Provides comprehensive benefits and professional growth opportunities. Join a premier healthcare team in Central Austin.

Qualifications

• 6 months of experience in a surgical setting.
• High school graduate or GED equivalent.
• Completion of an accredited Surgical Technologist program.
• Basic Cardiac Life Support must be obtained within 30 days of employment start date.
• (TS-C) Tech in Surgery - Certified, or (CST) Certified Surgical Technologist.
• (CSA) Certified Surgical Assistant, or (CSFA) Certified Surgical First Assistant.

Responsibilities

• Assist surgeons as First Assistant.
• Assist in patient positioning.
• Prep the surgical site and drape patients within surgeon’s guidelines.
• Place the pneumatic tourniquet and urinary catheter.
• Maintain homeostasis by direct pressure and use of surgical instruments.
• Retract tissues per surgeon directive.
• Clamp, ligation and cut tissue per surgeon directive.
• Assist in placement and suturing of surgical drains.
• Close all wound layers per surgeon directive.
• Prepare ACL graft per surgeon directive.

Skills

First Assist

Patient positioning

Wound prep and draping

Surgical instrument handling

Education

HS Diploma or GED

Surgical Technologist program

Basic Life Support (BLS) within 30 days

TS-C / CST / CSA / CSFA certifications

Tools

Surgical instruments handling

Job description

Experience the HCA Healthcare difference where colleagues are trusted, valued members of our healthcare team. Grow your career with an organization committed to delivering respectful, compassionate care, and where the unique and intrinsic worth of each individual is recognized.

Job Summary and Qualifications

As a Certified First Assistant, you will provide aid in exposure homeostasis and other technical functions that help the surgeon carry out a safe operation with optimal patient results. You will be varied in the surgical operation, specialty area, and type of facility.

• You will assist surgeons as First Assist

• You will assist in patient positioning

• You will prep the surgical site and drape patients within surgeon’s guidelines

• You will place the pneumatic tourniquet and urinary catheter

• You will assist in maintaining homeostasis by direct pressure, use and application of appropriate surgical instruments, placement of ties and suture ligatures, application of chemical hemostatic agents, or any other measures

• You will assist in retracting tissues per surgeon directive

• You will clamp, ligation and cutting of tissue per surgeon directive

• You will assist in placement and suturing of surgical drains

• You will close all wound layers per surgeon directive

• You will prepare ACL graft per surgeon directive

What qualifications you will need:

• 6 months of experience

• High school graduate or GED equivalent

• Completion of an accredited Surgical Technologist program

• Basic Cardiac Life Support must be obtained within 30 days of employment start date

• (TS-C) Tech in Surgery - Certified, or (CST) Certified Surgical Technologist

• (CSA) Certified Surgical Assistant, or (CSFA) Certified Surgical First Assistant

Benefits

• 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 (https://careers.hcahealthcare.com/pages/employee-benefits-and-rewards)

Note: Eligibility for benefits may vary by location.

St. David's Medical Center (http://www.stdavids.com/locations/st-davids-medical-center) , part of St. David's HealthCare, is a comprehensive medical facility with three locations: St. David's Medical Center, Heart Hospital of Austin (http://www.stdavids.com/locations/heart-hospital-of-austin) , and St. David's Georgetown Hospital (http://www.stdavids.com/locations/st-davids-georgetown-hospital) . Located in Central Austin, St. David's Medical Center features a 371-bed acute care hospital and a 64-bed rehabilitation hospital, offering a wide range of inpatient and outpatient services.

The hospital provides a full spectrum of women's services, including a renowned Level IV maternity unit, maternal-fetal medicine, and a high-risk maternal and neonatal transport team. It also boasts the region's largest Level IV Neonatal Intensive Care Unit and offers outpatient breast imaging services through Solis Mammography, which is situated on-site. Additionally, the facility includes a 24-hour emergency department and a comprehensive stroke center.

St. David's Medical Center specializes in treating high-acuity surgical patients, offering complex procedures such as spine surgeries, total joint replacements, advanced surgical oncology, bariatric surgery, and general surgery. It is also home to the esteemed Texas Cardiac Arrhythmia Institute. The hospital has earned accreditation from the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) as a Magnet hospital, the highest and most prestigious distinction a healthcare organization can achieve for nursing practice and quality patient care.

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.

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HCA Healthcare Co-Founder

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