Licensed Surgical Assistant — Neuro/Spine (LSA)

APS Health; Dallas (TX); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

401K with company matching

Employee Stock Option Plan (ESOP)

Paid state license and dues

CME allowance and 3 paid CME days

Generous PTO and life/work balance

Job summary

AP Health seeks an experienced Licensed Surgical Assistant (LSA) for our Dallas/Frisco teams. This surgical-only role requires 2+ years in orthopedics spine or neurosurgery with Texas licensure and NCCPA board certification.

On-site with comprehensive benefits, you will function as a first assistant in the operating room and participate in on-call rotations. The position emphasizes operative care, patient positioning, draping, suturing, and tissue retraction under surgeon supervision.

Qualifications

• 2+ years of experience as a surgical first assistant in neuro/spine surgery
• Texas State License
• NCCPA board certification
• Active BLS and ACLS

Responsibilities

• Functions as a Surgical First Assistant in the Operating Room
• Positions and drapes the patient under the direction of the surgeon
• Suturing and retracting of all tissue layers
• Assists in intra-operative care of the patient by performing technical duties as assigned
• Rotating on-call responsibilities

Skills

Surgical First Assistant

Job description

AP Health seeks an experienced Licensed Surgical Assistant (LSA) for our Dallas/Frisco teams. This surgical-only role requires 2+ years in orthopedics spine or neurosurgery with Texas licensure and NCCPA board certification.

On-site with comprehensive benefits, you will function as a first assistant in the operating room and participate in on-call rotations. The position emphasizes operative care, patient positioning, draping, suturing, and tissue retraction under surgeon supervision.