First Assistant Certified - Main OR - Full Time

Williamson Health; Murfreesboro (TN); On-site; USD 60,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Williamson Health in Murfreesboro, TN seeks a capable Surgical First Assistant to join our operating room team. The role requires on-call responsiveness and prior first assist or scrub tech experience, with strong perioperative care skills and the ability to work under pressure.

The candidate will collaborate with surgeons to ensure timely, safe patient care, maintain sterile fields, manage patient positioning, and support OR efficiency while adhering to policy and cost-containment measures.

Qualifications

• High school graduate required.
• Must respond to hospital within 30 minutes for on-call requirements.
• Previous First Assist or scrub tech experience required.
• Perioperative care knowledge and practice essential.
• Ability to communicate in English, both oral and written.
• Ability to stand for long periods and lift/carry heavy loads.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with surgical team to coordinate delivery of patient care.
• Provide emotional and psychosocial support to patients and families.
• Maintain sterile field and aseptic technique; correct any break in sterile technique.
• Anticipate patient positioning needs and assist surgeon as required.
• Help control OR environment (temperature, humidity, traffic) and maintain sanitation policies.
• Handle, transport, and prepare medications and solutions per policy; ensure accurate patient charges.
• Demonstrate cost containment through judicious use of supplies.

Skills

On call readiness

First Assist experience

Perioperative care

Under pressure

Communication (English)

Patient handling

Heavy lifting

Education

High school diploma

Tools

Amsco Autoclave

Omnicell System

Operating room equipment

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