Surgical First Assistant: Precision Support in the OR

Woodland-Heights-Medical-Center; Lufkin (TX); On-site; USD 58,000 - 94,000; Full time

Job summary

Woodland-Heights-Medical-Center is seeking a Surgical Technician First Assist to support surgeons during operations, maintain sterile fields, and supply instruments. You will help with tissue retraction, exposure, and critical intraoperative tasks to ensure efficient procedures and safe patient care.

Responsibilities include scrub duties, instrument handling, tissue dissection, vessel control, drains, and wound closure per surgeon instructions.

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 and maintains sterile supplies.
• Performs first assistant duties including exposure, instrument handling, suctioning and sponging.
• Handles and dissects tissues, clamps vessels, coagulates bleeding, and places drains as directed.
• Assists with wound closure and dressings following surgeon instructions.
• Ensures sterility and safety, conducts counting procedures, and follows infection control.
• Prepares and transports instruments for decontamination and sterilization.
• Assists in post-procedure room turnover and maintains readiness for next surgeries.
• Maintains regular and reliable attendance and complies with policies.

Skills

Surgical technique

Aseptic principles

Sterile field maintenance

Intraoperative responsiveness

Team collaboration

Job description

Woodland-Heights-Medical-Center is seeking a Surgical Technician First Assist to support surgeons during operations, maintain sterile fields, and supply instruments. You will help with tissue retraction, exposure, and critical intraoperative tasks to ensure efficient procedures and safe patient care.

Responsibilities include scrub duties, instrument handling, tissue dissection, vessel control, drains, and wound closure per surgeon instructions.