Certified Surgical First Assist (CSFA)

UNC Health Care; Patton Park (NC); On-site; USD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare organization in North Carolina is looking for a Surgical Assistant to perform technical duties during surgeries, ensuring optimal patient care. The ideal candidate will be a Certified First Assistant with current BLS certification. Working primarily on site, this full-time role requires collaboration with surgeons and the care team for successful patient outcomes.

Qualifications

• Current Certification as CSFA with NBSTSA required.
• BLS for Healthcare Provider certification needed by start date.

Responsibilities

• Administers surgical patient care under physician's direction.
• Performs intraoperative technical duties.
• Stages and inspects surgical equipment for sterility.
• Collaborates with the care team to define expected patient outcomes.

Skills

Current Certified First Assistant (CSFA)

Basic Life Support (BLS)

Job description

Overview

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Summary

The Surgical Assistant performs intraoperative technical duties under the direction and supervision of a surgeon, delivering preoperative and postoperative services to facilitate proper patient care. The Surgical Assistant also provides aid in exposure, hemostasis, and closure, allowing the surgeon to carry out operations with optimal results. Suturing fascia may be performed under direct supervision of the physician; subcutaneous and skin tissue closure may be performed in the absence of the physician.

Responsibilities

• Administers surgical patient care under the direction of a physician.
• Performs intraoperative technical duties under the direction and supervision of a surgeon. Provides aid in exposure and hemostasis. Utilizes appropriate techniques to assist with closure of body planes as well as skin closure. Carries out positioning of the patient as directed by the surgeon.
• Stages and uses equipment, supplies and instrumentation in the surgical setting. Inspects all packaging for sterility. References preference cards to ensure proper supplies and instruments are available based on scheduled procedure.
• Identifies and pursues expected patient outcomes in collaboration with the interdisciplinary care team.

Qualifications

• Current Certified First Assistant (CSFA) with the National Board of Surgical Technology and Surgical Assisting (NBSTSA)
• Basic Life Support (BLS) for Healthcare Provider certification required by first date of clinical care

Preferred

• Two (2) years of perioperative experience working in a clinical role
• Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) certification

Code: 01.6600.2805

Job Details

• Legal Employer: Pardee - HCHC
• Entity: Pardee UNC Health Care
• Organization Unit: Operating Room
• Work Type: Full Time
• Standard Hours Per Week: 1.00
• Work Assignment Type: Onsite
• Work Schedule: Day Job
• Location of Job: PARDEEHOSP
• Exempt From Overtime: Exempt: No