Surgical First Assistant — Hands-On OR Support

AdventHealth; Shawnee (KS); On-site; USD 4,041,000 - 7,515,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Benefits from Day One: Medical, Dental

Paid Time Off from Day One

403-B Retirement Plan

4 Weeks 100% Paid Parental Leave

Career Development

Whole Person Well-being Resources

Mental Health Resources and Support

Pet Benefits

Job summary

AdventHealth Shawnee Mission in Kansas seeks a Surgical Assistant to position patients for optimal exposure, assist with anesthesia coordination, and maintain sterile operating room conditions. This full-time role requires CPR and CSA/CSFA certifications and offers a competitive pay range.

You will scrub in, assist with hemostasis, set up retractors, and support the surgeon throughout procedures while ensuring patient safety and comfort. A strong teamwork mindset is essential.

Qualifications

• Knowledge of Anatomy (Required).
• Assist the surgeon in the Surgical Procedures (Required).
• Prepares and maintains surgical area (Required).
• Performs technical responsibilities for optimal patient care (Required).
• Serves as a resource person (Required).
• Able to precept and act as resource person and preceptor in multiple surgical specialties (Required).
• Ability to prepare surgical suites with appropriate instruments, resources, and supplies based on surgeon preference cards (Required).
• Strong physician/surgeon relationship skills and team mentality (Required).
• Up-to-date knowledge of patient rights and ability to respect cultural, psychosocial, and spiritual values (Required).
• Up-to-date knowledge of applicable regulatory, compliance, and accreditation standards and requirements (Required).
• Ability to communicate appropriately and effectively with patients and their family, hospital staff, nurses, physicians, and other health care professionals (Required).
• Must be able to read, write and speak conversational English (Required).
• Basic computer skills and knowledge of Microsoft Office (Required).
• Proficient in a minimum of 2 surgical specialties (Preferred).

Responsibilities

• Positions patients for optimal surgical exposure while ensuring comfort and safety.
• Pads pressure points and guards against nerve damage to prevent injury.
• Collaborates with anesthesia personnel to maintain the patient's temperature within the desired range.
• Utilizes equipment necessary for common surgical positions, including fracture tables, head and body stabilizers, and C-arm extensions.
• Evaluates patients post-procedure for any positioning-related damage and reports abnormalities to the surgeon.
• Provides visualization of the operative site through proper placement and securing of retractors, packing with sponges, and digital manipulation of tissue.
• Assists with hemostasis by clamping, cauterizing, tying, ligating vessels, and applying hemostatic agents.
• Participates in volume replacement or auto-transfusion techniques as needed.
• Assists with closure of body planes using various suturing techniques and materials as directed by the surgeon.
• Selects and applies appropriate wound dressings and secures drainage systems to tissue.
• Prepares and maintains the surgical area, including scrubbing for procedures, setting up the operating room, and cleaning instruments and equipment post-procedure.
• Performs operative shave prep, scrub, urinary catheterization, and other patient care tasks as assigned by the RN.
• Performs other duties as assigned

Skills

Anatomy knowledge

Assist surgeon

Surgical prep

Communication

English proficiency

Microsoft Office

Precepting

Regulatory knowledge

Education

Associate

High School Diploma

Technical/Vocational School

Job description

AdventHealth Shawnee Mission in Kansas seeks a Surgical Assistant to position patients for optimal exposure, assist with anesthesia coordination, and maintain sterile operating room conditions. This full-time role requires CPR and CSA/CSFA certifications and offers a competitive pay range.

You will scrub in, assist with hemostasis, set up retractors, and support the surgeon throughout procedures while ensuring patient safety and comfort. A strong teamwork mindset is essential.