Surgical Assistant Certified- Main Operating Room

Sentara Health; Williamsburg (VA); On-site; USD 75,000 - 105,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Sign-on bonus up to $15,000

Medical, Dental, Vision plans

Tuition Assistance – $5,250/year

Student Debt Pay Down – $10,000

401k/403b with Employer Match

Paid Time Off & Sick Leave

Life Insurance

Discretionary bonus potential

Job summary

Sentara Williamsburg Regional Medical Center in Williamsburg, VA is hiring a Certified Surgical Assistant for a full-time role with required call. Shifts include Day and 12-hour evening options, with a 24-hour call duty each 6 weeks and proximity requirement for on-call readiness.

The role supports a 6-OR main facility delivering general, gynecology, urology, orthopedics, and upcoming neurology services, with robotics and Leapfrog A rating.

Qualifications

• Interdisciplinary communication as part of daily operating room collaboration.
• Trade/CAAHEP pathway required for Surgical Assistant role.

Responsibilities

• Assist the surgeon with equipment setup, table positioning, and visualization of the surgical site.
• Provide retraction, control bleeding with cauterization, and assist with suturing and wound closure.

Skills

Interdisciplinary communication

Education

Trade School Graduate – Surgical Assistant

CAAHEP-accredited Surgical Assistant Program

Job description

Overview:

City/State

Williamsburg, VA

Work Shift

Multiple shifts available

Overview:

Sentara Williamsburg Regional Medical Center is hiring a Certified Surgical Assistant in Williamsburg, VA! This is a full-time position with required call.
Sign On Bonus up to $15,000 available for Qualified Candidates

Shifts Times Available:

Full-Time Day shift- 7am to 3pm or 7am to 7pm (12-hour)

Full-Time Second Shift- 11am to 11pm (12-hour)

Call Requirements:

one overnight shift per week and one full weekend (24-hour shifts) per 6-week schedule. Due to trauma center designation, must be within 30 minutes of the facility for call. On Call rooms are available on site but not guaranteed.

Sentara Williamsburg Regional Medical Center Main OR is a magnet recognized site that provides advanced imaging and smart operating rooms. It is one of the few hospitals in the nation that has achieved a consecutive Leapfrog A safety rating. The Main Operating Room has 6 OR suites and will add neurology service line to their existing lines of General, GYN, Urology and Orthopedics. This 50-person team averages around 4,200 cases annually and offers robotic surgery. This regional medical center is expected to obtain Trauma center certification in 2026.

The Certified Surgical Assistant anticipates the needs of the surgical team, the Surgical Assistant assists the surgeon with tasks such as selecting equipment, set up of various tables and positioning equipment, providing retraction for visualization of surgical site, cauterization of bleeding vessels, suturing and closure of incision, instillation of medications, application of surgical dressings, splints, and casts. In addition to intraoperative duties, the surgical assistant also performs preoperative and postoperative duties to better facilitate proper patient care. The surgical assistant uses effective interdisciplinary communication to facilitate optimal patient outcomes.

Education

• TS – Trade School Graduate – Surgical Assistant or
• Graduate of CAAHEP (Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs) accredited Surgical Assistant Program

Certification/Licensure

• Licensed Surgical Assistant – Virginia
• Certified Surgical Assistant (CSA) - Certifications - National Commission for the Certification of Surgical Assistants (NCCSA) OR
• Certified Surgical First Assistant (CSFA) - Certifications - National Board of Surgical Technology and Surgical Assisting (NBSTSA)
• Basic Life Support (BLS) - Certification - American Heart Association (AHA)

Experience

• 1 year of Operating room experience strongly preferred
• Participates in departmental improvement efforts to include quality improvement projects, conducting in-services, etc. preferred
• Uses effective interdisciplinary communication to facilitate optimal patient outcomes Preferred

Benefits: Caring For Your Family and Your Career

• Medical, Dental, Vision plans
• Adoption, Fertility and Surrogacy Reimbursement up to $10,000
• Paid Time Off and Sick Leave
• Paid Parental & Family Caregiver Leave
• Emergency Backup Care
• Long-Term, Short-Term Disability, and Critical Illness plans
• Life Insurance
• 401k/403B with Employer Match
• Tuition Assistance – $5,250/year and discounted educational opportunities through Guild Education
• Student Debt Pay Down – $10,000
• Pet Insurance
• Legal Resources Plan
• Colleagues may have the opportunity to earn an annual discretionary bonus if established system and employee eligibility criteria is met

Sentara Williamsburg Regional Medical Center, a Certified Primary Stroke Center, has 145 licensed beds and features the latest healthcare technologies, serving the region with the life-saving capabilities of an ultra-modern medical center.

The hospital offers a full range of medical care from emergency heart catheterization to all-inclusive obstetrics care where patients can stay in one room. The hospital also provides advanced imaging and “smart” operating rooms. Sentara Williamsburg Regional Medical Center has also achieved Magnet® recognition, the nation's highest honor for excellence in nursing. We improve health every day, come be a part of the community.

Sentara Health is an equal opportunity employer and prides itself on the diversity and inclusiveness of its close to an almost 30,000-member workforce. Diversity, inclusion, and belonging is a guiding principle of the organization to ensure its workforce reflects the communities it serves.

In support of our mission “to improve health every day,” this is a tobacco-free environment.

For positions that are available as remote work, Sentara Health employs associates in the following states: Alabama, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Indiana, Kansas, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Minnesota, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, and Wyoming.