Surgical First Assistant — OR Sterile Field Expert

JumpStart Games; Lakeland (FL); On-site; USD 75,000 - 105,000; Full time

Job summary

JumpStart Games is seeking a Surgical First Assistant to support operating room teams in Lakeland, Florida. The role requires strict adherence to aseptic technique, maintaining sterile fields, and assisting with intraoperative tasks under the surgeon's direction.

The candidate will prepare the surgical field, assist with the hand scrub, manage retractors, assist with closure and drainage devices, and perform related duties in a fast-paced clinical setting while ensuring patient safety.

Qualifications

• Hand scrub and aseptic technique per AORN guidelines.
• Maintains sterility of supplies and trays.
• Protects integrity of sterile field.

Responsibilities

• Provides correct sponging, direct pressure and clamping; operates suction equipment.
• Assists in gathering supplies and transferring patient to the OR table.
• Performs proper surgical scrub on the correct operative site; drapes for exposure.
• Retracts tissues as directed to maintain exposure and safety.
• Coordinates suturing and uses stapling devices as directed.
• Assists with intraoperative positions and other duties as assigned.

Skills

CPR certification

Aseptic technique

Surgical hand scrub

Sterile field management

Job description

JumpStart Games is seeking a Surgical First Assistant to support operating room teams in Lakeland, Florida. The role requires strict adherence to aseptic technique, maintaining sterile fields, and assisting with intraoperative tasks under the surgeon's direction.

The candidate will prepare the surgical field, assist with the hand scrub, manage retractors, assist with closure and drainage devices, and perform related duties in a fast-paced clinical setting while ensuring patient safety.