Certified Surgical First Assistant

Sca-Health-; Cincinnati (OH); On-site; USD 55,000 - 73,000; Full time

Job summary

SCA Health in Cincinnati, OH is seeking a Surgical Tech Certified First Assistant. The role supports preoperative and intraoperative care as the first assistant in designated procedures under the surgeon, handling tissue, maintaining hemostasis and ensuring sterile technique.

Responsibilities include patient positioning, safety hazard identification, prepping, exposure, instrument handling, suctioning, suturing, wound closure, dressing application, and ongoing professional practice knowledge.

Qualifications

• Graduate of an Accredited Surgical Assistant Program.
• Graduate from Surgical Tech Program.
• Certification as a CSA, SA-C, or CST/CFA through their respective certifying bodies.
• Must be licensed to practice as a Surgical Assistant in Illinois.
• CPR Certification required.
• Must have one (1) year of Surgical Tech experience.

Responsibilities

• Safely positions patients for the surgical procedure and assists with transport to and from the operative suite.
• Assists surgeon in identifying patient and staff safety hazards.
• Surgical prepping and draping of patients for the surgical procedure.
• Provides exposure of the operative site by the appropriate use of retractors.
• Manipulates equipment and instruments to enhance the visual field.
• Suctions and sponges to maintain a dry surgical field resulting in an optimal visualization of the surgical field.
• Provides counter-traction of tissue utilizing various instruments.
• Assists with maintaining hemostasis to reduce potential for fluid volume deficits by clamping / ligating vessels, using electrocautery to tissue, applying manual direct pressure, assisting with use of pharmaceutical agents (e.g. topical thrombin) and other means as directed by the surgeon / physician.
• Ties and cuts sutures.
• Skillfully sutures all varieties of tissues / tissue planes with appropriate suture materials and suturing techniques. Assists in closure of wound or independently closes wound under the direction of the surgeon.
• Assists and independently applies dressing and tape at the end of the surgical procedure using proper aseptic / sterile techniques.
• Maintains current knowledge of procedures performed.

Education

Graduate from Accredited Surgical Assistant Program

Graduate from Surgical Tech Program

Certification CSA/SA-C/CST-CFA

Licensed Surgical Assistant (Illinois)

CPR Certification

1 year Surgical Tech experience

Job description

SCA Health in Cincinnati, OH is seeking a Surgical Tech Certified First Assistant. The role supports preoperative and intraoperative care as the first assistant in designated procedures under the surgeon, handling tissue, maintaining hemostasis and ensuring sterile technique.

Responsibilities include patient positioning, safety hazard identification, prepping, exposure, instrument handling, suctioning, suturing, wound closure, dressing application, and ongoing professional practice knowledge.