Certified Surgical First Assistant — Intraoperative Support

St. David's HealthCare; Austin (TX); Vor Ort; USD 70.000 - 100.000; Vollzeit

Benefits dieser Stelle

Comprehensive benefits

Wellbeing support

401(k) Plan with match

Zusammenfassung

St. David's Medical Center, part of St. David's HealthCare, seeks a Certified First Assist Tech to support surgeons in exposure homeostasis and other technical tasks during operations. You will be versatile across surgical specialties and facilities, aiding in patient positioning, site prep, and instrument handling.

The role emphasizes collaboration with the surgical team, precise draping, and adherence to surgeon directives to ensure optimal patient outcomes.

Qualifikationen

• 6 months of experience
• High school graduate or GED equivalent
• Completion of an accredited Surgical Technologist program
• Basic Cardiac Life Support must be obtained within 30 days of employment start date
• (TS-C) Tech in Surgery - Certified, or (CST) Certified Surgical Technologist
• (CSA) Certified Surgical Assistant, or (CSFA) Certified Surgical First Assistant

Aufgaben

• Assist surgeons as First Assistant
• Assist in patient positioning
• Prep the surgical site and drape patients within surgeon's guidelines
• Place the pneumatic tourniquet and urinary catheter
• Maintain homeostasis by direct pressure and use of surgical instruments
• Retract tissues per surgeon directive
• Clamp, ligate and cut tissue per surgeon directive
• Place and suture surgical drains
• Close all wound layers per surgeon directive
• Prepare ACL graft per surgeon directive

Kenntnisse

First Assist

Surgical Assistance

Patient positioning

Sterile technique

Communication

Teamwork

Ausbildung

High school graduate or GED

Surgical Technologist program

Tools

Basic Cardiac Life Support

Jobbeschreibung

St. David's Medical Center, part of St. David's HealthCare, seeks a Certified First Assist Tech to support surgeons in exposure homeostasis and other technical tasks during operations. You will be versatile across surgical specialties and facilities, aiding in patient positioning, site prep, and instrument handling.

The role emphasizes collaboration with the surgical team, precise draping, and adherence to surgeon directives to ensure optimal patient outcomes.