Certified Surgical First Assist

Community Health Systems; Lufkin (TX); On-site; USD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Community Health Systems in Texas seeks a Surgical Technician First Assist to support surgeons during operations, maintain sterile fields, and hand instruments efficiently. The role requires advanced technical skills for patient positioning, tissue retraction, bleeding control, suturing, and wound dressings, with strong teamwork and safety focus.

Collaborate with surgeons, nurses, and anesthesia providers to ensure optimal outcomes and smooth post-operative care, following infection control

Qualifications

• 1-3 years of experience as a Surgical Technician or First Assist in an acute care setting.
• Proficiency in surgical techniques and aseptic principles.
• Ability to anticipate surgeon needs and respond rapidly during procedures.
• Strong attention to detail in sterile field maintenance and instrument handling.
• Excellent communication and teamwork with surgeons, nurses and anesthesia providers.

Responsibilities

• Functions as a scrub person, organizing sterile supplies and providing instruments.
• Performs first assistant duties, including exposure through instrument handling and suction.
• Handles and dissects tissues, clamps blood vessels, coagulates bleeding points, and places drains.
• Assists with wound closure, suturing, staples, and dressings per surgeon instructions.
• Ensures sterility and safety standards, counts with RN circulator, follows infection control.
• Prepares and transports instruments for decontamination and sterilization.
• Assists in post-procedure room turnover and prepares areas for next surgeries.
• Maintains regular attendance and complies with all policies.

Skills

Surgical techniques

Aseptic principles

Sterile field maintenance

Intraoperative decision making

Teamwork and communication

Infection control standards

Patient positioning

Education

Certified Surgical Technologist (CST)

Certified Surgical First Assistant (CSFA)

Certified Surgical Assistant (CSA)

BCLS - Basic Life Support

ACLS - Advanced Cardiac Life Support

Job description

Job Summary

The Surgical Technician First Assist provides direct support to surgeons during surgical procedures, ensuring efficient operative and invasive procedures by maintaining the sterile field, providing necessary instruments and supplies, and assisting in critical surgical tasks. This role requires advanced technical skills to support the surgical team, including positioning patients, retracting tissues, controlling bleeding, suturing, and applying dressings. The Surgical Technician First Assist collaborates with surgeons, nurses, and other surgical team members to ensure optimal patient outcomes and post-operative care.

Essential Functions

• Functions as a scrub person during surgical procedures, preparing and organizing sterile supplies and instruments, maintaining an organized sterile field, and providing necessary instruments and supplies to the surgical team.
• Performs first assistant duties, including providing exposure through instrument handling, retractors, suctioning, and sponging techniques as directed by the surgeon.
• Handles and dissects tissues, clamps blood vessels, coagulates bleeding points, and places drains as instructed by the surgeon.
• Assists with wound closure, including suturing subcutaneous layers and skin, applying staples, and dressing surgical sites per surgeon instructions.
• Ensures sterility and safety standards, conducting proper counting procedures with the RN circulator, following infection control protocols, and taking corrective actions if needed.
• Prepares and transports surgical instruments for decontamination, ensuring proper handling and sterilization for future use.
• Assists in post-procedure room turnover, ensuring procedural areas are properly cleaned and prepared for subsequent surgeries.
• Performs other duties as assigned.
• Maintains regular and reliable attendance.
• Complies with all policies and standards.

Qualifications

• 1-3 years of experience as a Surgical Technician or First Assist in an acute care setting required

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Proficiency in surgical techniques, aseptic principles, and sterile field maintenance.
• Strong knowledge of surgical anatomy, instrumentation, and procedural workflows.
• Ability to anticipate surgeon needs and respond quickly to intraoperative changes.
• Strong attention to detail in surgical counting procedures, patient positioning, and procedural safety.
• Effective communication and teamwork skills, ensuring smooth collaboration with surgeons, nurses, and anesthesia providers.
• Knowledge of infection control standards, regulatory compliance, and patient safety guidelines.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced, high-pressure surgical environment, demonstrating composure and professionalism.

Licenses and Certifications

• CST - Certified Surgical Technologist required and
• Certified Surgical First Assistant (CSFA) through NBSTSA required or
• Certified Surgical Assistant (CSA) through NSAA required
• BCLS - Basic Life Support required
• ACLS - Advanced Cardiac Life Support preferred

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Job Info

• Job Identification 166800
• Job Category Allied Health
• Posting Date 10/05/2026, 09:57 PM
• Job Schedule Full time
• Job Shift Day