Surgical First Assistant Certified

TriStar Health; Nashville (TN); On-site; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical coverage

Dental & Vision

401(k) match

Education assistance

Life & disability insurance

Employee discounts

Telemedicine + AirMed

Fertility & adoption support

Job summary

TriStar Summit Medical Center, part of HCA Healthcare, is hiring a Certified Surgical First Assistant for a 11:00 am - 7:00 pm shift. You will work closely with surgeons in a high-volume operating room, supporting robotic and traditional procedures across multiple specialties.

The role requires NBSTSA First Assistant certification, BCLS within 30 days, and at least 1 year of experience. TriStar Summit offers comprehensive benefits and a collaborative, patient-focused environment.

Qualifications

• Basic Cardiac Life Support must be obtained within 30 days of employment start date.
• Certification as a First Assistant through NBSTSA - REQUIRED.
• High School Diploma/GED required.
• 1 Year of experience required.

Responsibilities

• Scrub and assist the surgeon during procedures.
• Position the patient to provide the necessary exposure for the procedure, as well as the surgeon preference.
• Provide intraoperative skills such as visualization, trocar insertion, hemostasis, tissue handling, placement and securing of wound drains.
• Knowledge of and using all open, laparoscopic, and robotic equipment necessary for a procedure.
• Proficiency in technical skills including clamping, cauterizing, suturing, inserting, manipulating, retracting, cutting, and ligating tissue as necessary.
• Utilizing suturing techniques to close the incision at the end of the procedure.
• Providing postoperative care such as applying dressings, patient transfer and monitoring for complications.
• Collaborating with others to provide continuity of care.

Skills

BCLS within 30 days

1 Year Experience

Education

NBSTSA First Assistant Certification

High School Diploma/GED

Job description

This position is 11:00 am - 7:00 pm shift

Are you passionate about the patient experience? At HCA Healthcare, we are committed to caring for patients with purpose and integrity. We care like family! Jump-start your career as a Certified Surgical First Assistant today with TriStar Summit Medical Center.

Benefits

TriStar Summit Medical Center, offers a total rewards package that supports the health, life, career and retirement of our colleagues. The available plans and programs include:

• Comprehensive medical coverage that covers many common services at no cost or for a low copay. Plans include prescription drug and behavioral health coverage as well as free telemedicine services and free AirMed medical transportation.
• Additional options for dental and vision benefits, life and disability coverage, flexible spending accounts, supplemental health protection plans (accident, critical illness, hospital indemnity), auto and home insurance, identity theft protection, legal counseling, long-term care coverage, moving assistance, pet insurance and more.
• Free counseling services and resources for emotional, physical and financial wellbeing
• 401(k) Plan with a 100% match on 3% to 9% of pay (based on years of service)
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan with 10% off HCA Healthcare stock
• Family support through fertility and family building benefits with Progyny and adoption assistance.
• Referral services for child, elder and pet care, home and auto repair, event planning and more
• Consumer discounts through Abenity and Consumer Discounts
• Retirement readiness, rollover assistance services and preferred banking partnerships
• Education assistance (tuition, student loan, certification support, dependent scholarships)
• Colleague recognition program
• Time Away From Work Program (paid time off, paid family leave, long- and short-term disability coverage and leaves of absence)
• Employee Health Assistance Fund that offers free employee-only coverage to full-time and part-time colleagues based on income.

Note: Eligibility for benefits may vary by location.

Come join our team as a Certified Surgical First Assistant. We care for our community! Just last year, HCA Healthcare and our colleagues donated 13.8 million dollars to charitable organizations.

Job Summary and Qualifications

Our Surgical Service teams are a committed, caring group of colleagues. We have a passion for creating positive patient interactions. We offer a vast array of robotic surgical technology including gynecology, general, thoracic, urology, spine and joint replacement. Services offered at Summit include Gynecology, urology, neurology, spine, orthopedics, general, ENT, plastics and vascular. As a Surgical Tech you will work directly with the surgeon in the operating room. You may scrub and assist the physician during procedures. If you are dedicated to caring for the well-being of others, this could be your next opportunity.

Your responsibilities and tasks may include:

• Communicating the surgeon’s preferences and specific patient needs to surgical team
• Positioning the patient to provide the necessary exposure for the procedure, as well as the surgeon preference
• Providing intraoperative skills such as visualization, trocar insertion, hemostasis, tissue handling, placement and securing of wound drains
• Having knowledge of and using all open, laparoscopic, and robotic equipment necessary for a procedure
• Proficiency in technical skills required during a surgical procedure, including, but not limited to: clamping, cauterizing, suturing, inserting, manipulating, retracting, cutting, and ligating tissue as necessary
• Utilizing appropriate suturing techniques, according to surgeon preference, to close the incision at the end of the procedure
• Providing postoperative skills in patient care such as applying dressings to surgical wounds, patient transfer and transport, transfer of care, and monitoring for immediate complications
• Collaborating with others to provide continuity of care

What qualifications you will need:

• Basic Cardiac Life Support must be obtained within 30 days of employment start date
• Certification as a First Assistant through NBSTSA - REQUIRED
• High School Diploma/GED required
• 1 Year of experience required

TriStar Summit is a 234-bed comprehensive facility. We serve Davidson, Wilson and surrounding counties. We include a Level III Trauma Center. We offer a full array of acute care services. These include cardiology, oncology, orthopedics/spine, rehabilitation and women’s services. We are an Accredited Chest Pain Center with PCI. We are a Primary Stroke Center. TriStar Summit is a leading provider of emergency heart and stroke care.

"The great hospitals will always put the patient and the patients family first, and the really great institutions will provide care with warmth, compassion, and dignity for the individual." - Dr. Thomas Frist, Sr. HCA Healthcare Co-Founder

We are an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.