Certified Surgical First Assist

Banner Health Corporate; Glendale (AZ); On-site; USD 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Banner Health Corporate is seeking a Certified Surgical First Assistant to support intraoperative procedures at Banner Thunderbird Medical Center in Glendale, AZ. You will assist the surgeon, prepare instruments, and participate in preoperative and postoperative patient care.

The role requires 2+ years OR experience, BLS certification, and surgical technologist certification with state registration where applicable. Join a large health system focused on quality and safety.

Qualifications

• 2+ years operating room experience with scrub proficiency in 2 surgical specialties.
• High school diploma or GED plus BLS certification and state registration where required.

Responsibilities

• Provides surgical assistance to the surgeon for perioperative cases and prepares instruments and supplies.
• Maintains hemostasis, passes instruments, retracts tissue, and uses appropriate instruments as directed.
• Demonstrates aseptic technique and universal precautions; disposes of sharps and counts instruments.
• Assists in planning patient care under physician direction and follows policies and standards.
• Performs functions per institutional procedures and delivers excellent service daily.
• Serves as First Assistant to the Surgeon in the OR and adheres to safety protocols.

Education

High school diploma/GED

Basic Life Support (BLS) certification

Surgical technologist certification

State regulatory registration (where applicable)

Job description

Primary City/State: Glendale, Arizona Department Name: Surg-Hosp Work Shift: Evening Job Category: Clinical Care Those who have joined the Banner mission come from all walks of life, united by the common goal: Make health care easier, so life can be better. If changing health care for the better sounds like something you want to be part of, we want to hear from you! As a Certified Surgical First Assist, at the direction of a surgeon, this assists in performing surgical procedures. This position is responsible for performing intraoperative technical functions. In addition, this position performs preoperative and postoperative duties to facilitate patient care. we offer a customer-focused and friendly work environment with career growth opportunities. You'll have the opportunity to work directly with patients and with an engaged group of physicians and staff. If you are ready to be challenged, work in a positive environment and contribute to making a change in people's lives, then we are the perfect team for you.

Location: 5555 W Thunderbird St Glendale, AZ Schedule: 3/12's evening shift 7:00pm-7:00AM Banner Health’s premier West Valley Level I Trauma for adults and Tertiary Care destination for all ages. Banner Thunderbird Medical Center (BTMC) and Banner Children’s Hospital at Thunderbird provide a preferred destination for surgical, oncological, cardiovascular, neuroscience, orthopedic, pediatric, and women and infant services achieved through best-in-class 5-star CMS rating to provide patients with high quality, safe care for the best possible experience. Our campus is one of the largest campuses in the Banner network with over 3000 employees. BTMC was voted Best of the Best in 2023 by Banner Health out of 30 hospitals. This is the most prestigious award one of our largest hospitals can receive for consistently meeting our annual targets. If you would like to contribute to truly leading edge caring, we invite you to bring your experience and skills to Banner Thunderbird.

POSITION SUMMARY

This position, at the direction of a surgeon, this assists in performing surgical procedures. This position is responsible for performing intraoperative technical functions. In addition, this position performs preoperative and postoperative duties to facilitate patient care.

CORE FUNCTIONS

• 1. Provides surgical assistance to surgeon for perioperative patient cases. Prepares for surgical procedures. Pulls appropriate instruments and supplies and ensures good working order of instruments. Reviews case carts for correct instruments and supplies. Troubleshoots malfunctioning equipment and makes minor adjustments or calls biomedical equipment staff. Checks schedule and plans ahead for upcoming surgical case needs.
• 2. Anticipates the surgeon's needs. Assists in maintaining hemostasis, passes instruments, retracts tissue, use and application of appropriate surgical instruments, placement of ties and suture ligatures, or any other measures as directed by surgeon. Contributes to excellent patient outcomes through timely, effective, efficient, equitable, and safe care.
• 3. Demonstrates the principles of aseptic technique and universal precautions throughout the procedure. Disposes of sharps and trash and places used supplies into case cart for processing. Participates in counting sharps, instruments and sponges. Prepares instruments for cleaning following each case.
• 4. Assists with the plan of care under the direction of a physician. Provides care based on physician orders in compliance with policies and procedures, standards of care, and regulatory agency requirements.
• 5. Performs all functions according to established policies, procedures, regulatory and accreditation requirements, as well as applicable professional standards. Provides all customers with an excellent service experience by consistently demonstrating our core and leader behaviors each and every day.
• 6. Serves as a First Assistant to a Surgeon in the operating room. This position follows safety procedures in regard to medication labeling, appropriate handling of specimens, appropriate handling of sharps, time-out procedure, radiation and laser safety, infection control, assembling and disassembling instruments. Internal customers are patients, surgeons, and nursing staff. External customers may include practicing physicians, patient families and vendors or sales reps.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

• High school diploma/GED or equivalent working knowledge and current basic life support certification also required is current certification as a surgical technologist. Where applicable must be registered with State Regulatory Agency.
• This position requires skills and abilities typically attained with 2 or more years of operating room experience and must be able to scrub proficiently on a minimum of 2 surgical specialties. The position requires manual dexterity and the ability to maintain professional decorum in highly stressful emergent situations. The position requires the ability to be conscientious, organized, and orderly and the ability to respond quickly to the needs of the surgeon and patient within the scope of practice. Must stay abreast of new developments in the field.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Graduation from an accredited school of surgical technology and First Assistant Certification is highly preferred. Additional related education and/or experience preferred.

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