Certified Surgical First Assist

Banner Health; Glendale (CA); On-site; USD 80,000 - 105,000; Full time

Job summary

Banner Thunderbird Medical Center in Glendale, AZ is seeking a Certified Surgical First Assistant. This role assists the surgeon in intraoperative procedures, performs pre/postoperative duties, and contributes to high-quality patient care within a large hospital setting.

The position requires surgical technologist certification and state registration where applicable, with 2+ years OR experience preferred. Join a team of physicians and staff dedicated to safe, excellent care.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED required.
• Current basic life support certification.
• Current certification as a surgical technologist.
• Where applicable, registration with State Regulatory Agency.

Responsibilities

• Provides surgical assistance to surgeon for perioperative patient cases and prepares for procedures.
• Anticipates surgeon needs, maintains hemostasis, passes instruments, retracts tissue.
• Demonstrates aseptic technique and universal precautions; disposes of sharps and trash; assists with counting and cleaning.
• Assists with plan of care under physician direction; adheres to policies and regulatory requirements.
• Performs functions per policies and standards; delivers excellent service to customers.

Skills

Surgical assistance

Aseptic technique

Patient care

Team coordination

Education

High school diploma/GED

Surgical technologist certification

State regulatory registration (where applicable)

Job description

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.

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.

Primary City/State: Glendale, Arizona

Department Name: Surg-Hosp

Work Shift: Day

Job Category: Clinical Care

Location: 5555 W Thunderbird St Glendale, AZ

Schedule: 36/hrs week

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.

Our organization supports a drug-free work environment.

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