Certified Surgical First Assistant

Prime Healthcare; Weslaco (TX); On-site; USD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

Prime Healthcare is seeking a qualified CST/First Assistant to join their team at Knapp Medical Center in Weslaco, Texas. This full-time position requires a certification in Surgical Technology and five years of experience in an acute care operating room. Join a community dedicated to providing quality healthcare and making a difference.

You will report to the Clinical Supervisor in the Surgery department, ensuring an efficient surgical environment and collaborating with leadership to meet organizational goals.

Qualifications

• Five years’ experience in an acute care operating room in the scrub role, preferred.
• Current Basic Life Support (BLS) for Health Care Provider affirmation by American Heart Association.

Responsibilities

• Reports to the Clinical Supervisor Surgical Services in the Surgery department/unit.
• Provide a 24/7 high touch, high tech and efficient environment for surgical intervention.
• Leadership in all aspects of operations to achieve organizational goals.

Skills

Certification in Surgical Technology/Certified First Assistant

Proficient in Major Vascular, Thoracic, Open Heart, Orthopedics, OB/GYN, General

Basic computer skills

Education

Completion of a training program in a recognized First Assistant program

Job description

Overview

Join an award-winning team of dedicated professionals committed to our core values of quality, compassion, and community! Knapp Medical Center, a member of the Prime Healthcare Foundation, offers incredible opportunities to expand your horizons and be part of a community dedicated to making a difference.

Knapp Medical Center is an award-winning, not-for-profit hospital in Weslaco, Texas. With 227 beds, the community hospital specializes in emergency care, orthopedics, obstetrics and gynecology, wound care, surgery, cardiology, gastroenterology, critical care, and interventional radiology. Knapp serves as the only acute care hospital in the Mid-Valley area, as well as Weslaco's only Level III Trauma Center, Advanced Primary Stroke Center, and Level II Newborn Nursery. Knapp has been providing quality and compassionate healthcare to Mid-Valley residents for 60 years. More than 300 physicians serve on the hospital's medical staff. Knapp also serves as one of the largest employers in the Mid-Valley, employing more than 450 people. For more information, please call 956-968-8567 or visit www.KnappMed.org.

Responsibilities

• The position of CST/First Assistant reports to the Clinical Supervisor Surgical Services in the Surgery department/unit at Providence Medical Center.
• The mission of the Surgery Department is to provide a 24/7 high touch, high tech and efficient environment for our patients requiring elective, urgent or emergent surgical intervention.
• The Clinical Supervisor Surgery supports this mission by providing leadership in all aspects of operations and collaborating with all levels of leadership to achieve organizational goals.

Qualifications

• Certification in Surgical Technology/Certified First Assistant.
• Successful completion of a training program in a recognized First Assistant program.
• Five years’ experience in an acute care operating room in the scrub role, preferred.
• Must be proficient in the following specialties: Major Vascular, Thoracic, Open Heart, Orthopedics, OB/GYN, General.
• Current Basic Life Support (BLS) for Health Care Provider affirmation by American Heart Association.
• Basic computer skills.

Employment Status

Full Time

Shift

Nights

Equal Employment Opportunity

Company is an equal employment opportunity employer. Company prohibits discrimination against any applicant or employee based on race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin, age (subject to applicable law), disability, military status, genetic information or any other basis protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws. The Company also prohibits harassment of applicants or employees based on any of these protected categories. Know Your Rights: https://www.eeoc.gov/sites/default/files/2022-10/EEOC_KnowYourRights_screen_reader_10_20.pdf