Surgical First Assistant - Elite OR Tech & Patient Care

Community Health Systems, Inc.; Naples (FL); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Community Health Systems, Inc. is seeking a Surgical Technician First Assist to support the surgical team in Naples, FL. The role emphasizes maintaining a sterile field, providing instruments, and assisting with critical intraoperative tasks to ensure efficient procedures.

The position requires 1–3 years of acute care experience and CST/CSFA/CSA credentials, with BCLS. You will collaborate with surgeons, nurses, and anesthesia providers in a fast-paced operating room environment.

Qualifications

• 1-3 years of experience as a Surgical Technician or First Assist in an acute care setting.

Responsibilities

• Functions as a scrub person during surgical procedures, preparing and organizing sterile supplies and instruments, maintaining an organized sterile field, and providing necessary instruments and supplies to the surgical team.
• Performs first assistant duties, including providing exposure through instrument handling, retractors, suctioning, and sponging techniques as directed by the surgeon.
• Handles and dissects tissues, clamps blood vessels, coagulates bleeding points, and places drains as instructed by the surgeon.
• Assists with wound closure, including suturing subcutaneous layers and skin, applying staples, and dressing surgical sites per surgeon instructions.
• Ensures sterility and safety standards, conducting proper counting procedures with the RN circulator, following infection control protocols, and taking corrective actions if needed.
• Prepares and transports surgical instruments for decontamination, ensuring proper handling and sterilization for future use.
• Assists in post-procedure room turnover, ensuring procedural areas are properly cleaned and prepared for subsequent surgeries.
• Performs other duties as assigned.
• Maintains regular and reliable attendance.
• Complies with all policies and standards.

Skills

Surgical technique

Sterile field maintenance

Operative teamwork

Intraoperative adaptability

Patient positioning

Infection control

Job description

Community Health Systems, Inc. is seeking a Surgical Technician First Assist to support the surgical team in Naples, FL. The role emphasizes maintaining a sterile field, providing instruments, and assisting with critical intraoperative tasks to ensure efficient procedures.

The position requires 1–3 years of acute care experience and CST/CSFA/CSA credentials, with BCLS. You will collaborate with surgeons, nurses, and anesthesia providers in a fast-paced operating room environment.