Certified Surgical First Assistant – Dynamic OR Support

SCA Health; Forney (TX); On-site; USD 52,000 - 58,000; Full time

Job summary

SCA Health is hiring a Surgical Tech Certified First Assistant to join our operative teams, supporting the surgeon preoperatively and intraoperatively with tissue handling, instrument control and hemostasis for optimal patient outcomes.

Ideal candidates are graduates of an accredited Surgical Assistant or Surgical Tech program, hold CSA/SA-C/CST/CFA certification, and have at least one year of surgical tech experience; licensure in Illinois is required.

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

Skills

Surgical experience

Education

Accredited Surgical Assistant Program graduate

Surgical Tech Program graduate

CSA/SA-C/CST/CFA certification

Illinois surgical assistant license

CPR Certification

Job description

SCA Health is hiring a Surgical Tech Certified First Assistant to join our operative teams, supporting the surgeon preoperatively and intraoperatively with tissue handling, instrument control and hemostasis for optimal patient outcomes.

Ideal candidates are graduates of an accredited Surgical Assistant or Surgical Tech program, hold CSA/SA-C/CST/CFA certification, and have at least one year of surgical tech experience; licensure in Illinois is required.