Surgical Assistant - Full Time

Advocate Health Care; Libertyville (IL); On-site; USD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

Advocate Health Care in Libertyville, IL is seeking a certified Surgical Assistant to perform first or second assisting in the OR. Certification as Surgical Assistant and CPR are required; prior OR experience as a Surgical Tech is highly preferred.This full-time role involves on-call duties nights, weekends, and holidays, manual lifting up to 35 pounds, and maintaining a sterile operating room while supporting the surgeon and team.

Qualifications

• Certification as Surgical Assistant is required.
• CPR Certification is required.
• Previous OR experience as a Surgical Tech is highly preferred.
• Must be willing to work with exposures to body fluids, waste and chemicals, radiation, hazardous materials, anesthesia gases and life threatening diseases.
• On-call availability (nights, weekends, holidays).
• Ability to work in high-stress environments and respond quickly to emergencies.

Responsibilities

• Functions as Surgical First or Second Assistant for operative procedures.
• Assist in gathering supplies, preparing the room, and draping the patient.
• Maintain sterile OR environment using aseptic technique.
• Ensure that equipment and supplies are available and functional.
• Assist in training Surgical Technologists and new Surgical Assistants.
• On-call availability including nights, weekends, holidays.
• Must work in high-stress environments and respond quickly to emergencies.
• Recognize needs across age groups and adjust care accordingly.

Skills

Surgical Assistant Certification

Surgical Tech experience

CPR Certification

Job description

Scheduled Hours: Full Time; Day/PM Shifts and rotating call

Position Requirements

Certification as Surgical Assistant

Previous OR Experience As a Surgical Tech Highly Preferred

CPR Certification

Certification as Surgical Assistant within 30 days of hire

Must be willing to work with exposures to body fluids, waste and chemicals, radiation, hazardous materials, anesthesia gases and life threatening diseases.

On-call availability (nights, weekends, holidays)

Flexibility to deal with changing environments.

Ability to respond quickly to emergencies.

Work in a high stress situations.

Ability to respond to fire and other codes (e.g., evacuate patients.)

This position will need to recognize the needs and behaviors of a variety of age groups of patients treated, i.e., understand child growth and development, normal patterns of adolescent behavior and look for signs of normal aging prior experience with various age groups is preferred.

Purpose

Functions as Surgical First or Second Assistant to the surgeon for complex and basic operative or invasive procedures. Responsible for performing a variety of procedures or may specialize in a surgical specialty where appropriate. Performs responsibilities of a Surgical Technologist if required but preferably not at the same time while functioning as a first assist.

Accountabilities

• Provide first or second assisting for specified surgical procedures as needed and assigned for patients of all ages.
• Participates in the preparatory steps of surgery; assists operating team in gathering supplies, opening room for cases, assists in lifting, transferring, positioning, preparing and draping the patient.
• Anticipates and responds to the needs of the Surgeon, by ensuring all required supplies are available for procedures prior to incision, recognizing individual preferences.
• Provide assistance in preparation and maintenance of sterile O.R. environment utilizing aseptic techniques.
• Ensure that appropriate equipment and supplies are available and functional for the O.R. suite.
• Acts as a resource and assists in the training of Surgical Technologists and new Surgical Assistants. Participates in department and facility work teams and assists with special projects as needed.
• If position has direct patient care or direct patient contact the following lifting requirement supersedes any previous lifting requirement effective 06/01/2015. Ability to lift up to 35 pounds without assistance. For patient lifts of over 35 pounds, or when patient is unable to assist with the lift, patient handling equipment is expected to be used, with at least one other associate, when available. Unique patient lifting/movement situations will be assessed on a case-by-case basis.