Certified Surgical Tech - First Assist

Southern Illinois Healthcare; Carbondale (IL); On-site; USD 42,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

Memorial Hospital of Carbondale is hiring a Certified Surgical Tech - First Assist to support surgeons during procedures and ensure optimal patient outcomes. The role requires an Associate degree from an ARC/STSA-accredited program or NBSTSA Surgical First Assist training, with CSFA and BLS Certification.

Illinois registration is required upon hire. The successful candidate will have at least one year of experience as a Surgical First Assistant with 120+ logged cases and will work closely with

Qualifications

• Associate degree from ARC/STSA-accredited surgical technology program or NBSTSA Surgical First Assist program.
• CSFA certification and BLS required; CSFA within 1 year of employment and case log per NBSTSA criteria.
• Illinois state nursing/surgical tech registration is required.

Responsibilities

• Prepare rooms with instruments, sutures, supplies, and equipment for procedures.
• Maintain sterile supplies and assist in skin prep, draping, and exposure.
• Assist with suction, hemostasis, and wound closure under surgeon supervision.
• Transport patients to/from operating room and assist in specimen collection.
• Decontaminate instruments and ensure proper storage; communicate with team to ensure patient safety.

Skills

Surgical First Assist

CSFA certification

BLS certification

Education

ARC/STSA accredited program

NBSTSA Surgical First Assist program

Tools

Surgical instruments

Job description

Certified Surgical Tech - First Assist# SIH Careers## Certified Surgical Tech - First AssistApply: Memorial Hospital of Carbondale: Full time: Posted Yesterday: JR102763**Current SIH employees need to apply for positions through our internal job portal. Log in to Workday to apply through the Jobs Hub.****Position Summary** • Responsible for assisting the surgeon in performing a safe surgical procedure to maximize patient outcomes. **Education** • Associate’s Degree from a surgical technology programs accredited through ARC/STSA, or an accredited Surgical First Assist training program (NBSTSA National Board of Surgical Technology and Surgical Assisting).**Licenses and Certification** • Basic Life Support (BLS) certificate and Certified Surgical First Assist (CSFA) and CSFA Certification within one year of employment and case log per NBTSA criteria. • Registered by the State of Illinois**Experience and Skills** • One year experience as a Surgical First Assist with at least 120 logged cases.**Role Specific Responsibilities** • Prepares rooms with appropriate instruments, sutures, supplies, and equipment necessary for area of specialty. Monitors and restocks supplies. • Completes skin preparation and draping • Opens sterile supplies and sets up for procedures. • Provides wound exposure through proper use of retractors so surgeon may clearly view operative site. • Through use of suction and sponges, provides a dry field of operation to permit optimum vision of tissue, viscera, vessels, etc. • Provides homeostasis by use of clamps, cautery, ligation, • May complete partial wound closure subcutaneous tissues and skin only under direct supervision of the surgeon. • Applies in application of special dressings such as circumferential elastic bandages and taping • Assists in maintaining correct count of instruments, sutures, and sponges.• Decontaminates instruments, supplies and equipment according to established policies and procedures; handles and stores instruments, equipment and supplies appropriately. • Communicates and interfaces with team members, patients, and medical staff to ensure high quality patient care. • Transports patients to and from Operating room suite; position patients according to type of surgery. • Performs biological and chemical monitoring in accordance with quality assurance standards. • Adheres to SIH organizational and department-specific safety, confidentiality, values, policies and standards. • Reports any unusual incidents to circulating nurse • Assists in identifying, collecting, and caring for specimens. • Assists in dismantling tables and instruments after procedure • Assembles special operating tables such as fracture tables, positioning devices • Provides knowledge of surgical anatomy, operative techniques related to the operative procedure. • Provides aid in exposure, hemostasis, closure, and other intraoperative duties, as well, as preoperative and postoperative duties under the direction and supervision of the surgeon.**Compensation (Commensurate with experience):**$30.57To$47.38To access our Benefits Guide/Plan Information, please click the link below:http://www.sih.net/careers/benefits