First Assistant Certified - Main OR - Full Time

Williamson Health; Eagleville (TN); On-site; USD 55,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Williamson Health in Tennessee seeks a Surgical First Assistant to plan, implement, and evaluate patient care in the operating room. You will respond quickly to on-call demands, maintain sterile fields, and assist with a wide range of surgical specialties. Strong communication and the ability to work under pressure are essential.

The role requires high school diploma, prior First Assist or scrub tech experience, and the stamina for long shifts and heavy lifting with assistance.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent required.
• Must respond to hospital within thirty minutes for on-call requirements.
• Previous First Assist experience or scrub tech experience.
• Perioperative care experience and the ability to work under pressure.
• Ability to communicate effectively in English, written and spoken.

Responsibilities

• Collaborates with surgical team to coordinate timely patient care.
• Provides emotional and psychosocial support for patient and family.
• Maintains sterile field and aseptic technique, documents maintenance.
• Positioning based on patient and surgeon needs per policy.
• Controls OR environment and traffic, adheres to sanitation policies.
• Transports and prepares medications/solutions safely according to policies.
• Demonstrates cost-conscious use of supplies and accurate patient charges.
• Maintains position-specific qualifications and performs other duties.

Skills

First Assist experience

Perioperative care

Communication

On-call readiness

English proficiency

Education

High school diploma

Tools

Amsco Flash Autoclave

Omnicell Medication System

Network computer system

Job description

Plans, implements, and evaluates surgical patient care in a timely and accurate manner.

Position Requirements

• High school graduate.
• Must respond to hospital within thirty minutes for "on call" requirements.
• Previous First Assist experience or one year scrub tech experience
• Perioperative Care
• The ability to work well under pressure, to function dependently and independently and to be flexible in applying basic nursing knowledge to a variety of setting. Equipment for the following surgical specialties: general, AEM; genitourinary, lithotripsy; ophthalmologic/Phacoemulsification/I&A; plastic; orthopedic/Andrews table/total joint replacement/Captain's Chair/ spinal fixation cases; ENT; obstetric/gynecologic; vascular; oral; Amsco Flash Autoclave; Network computer system, Omnicell Medication System, AT&T Language Line.
• A surgical unit with patient population ranging from less than one year of age> ninety-nine plus years of age.
• Requires the ability to communicate in English orally and in writing.
• Requires prolonged standing and working for up to twelve hours a day.
• Constantly required to push/pull objects up to 175 lbs.
• Requires the ability to lift and turn patients, with assistance, up to 250 lbs.

Key Results

• Collaborates with appropriate surgical team members to effectively coordinate the delivery of patient care in a timely manner.
• Assists with providing emotional and psychosocial support for patient and family.
• Creates and maintains a sterile field by using principles of aseptic practice in varying situations, initiates corrective action when break in technique occurs, communicates/documents maintenance of sterile field.
• Anticipates and provides safe anatomical positioning based on the needs of the patient and surgeon in accordance to policy and procedure.
• Assists with control of the OR Suite environment (temperature, humidity, and sensory) maintain traffic patterns, and adheres to OR sanitation policies.
• Handles/ transports/ prepares medications/ solutions safely and in accordance with hospital and departmental policies and procedures.
• Demonstrates responsibility for cost containment using supplies judiciously and documents patient charges completely and accurately.
• Maintain position specific qualification
• Other duties as assigned