Surgical First Assistant PRN

United Surgical Partners International; Frederick (MD); On-site; USD 52,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

Prince Frederick Surgery Center in Frederick, MD seeks a Surgical First Assistant to join a weekday-only schedule. You will support surgeons by passing instruments, holding incisions, and assisting with wound dressings in orthopedics, general surgery, ENT, and related specialties.

Requirements include High School Diploma/GED, Surgical Technician program completion, NBSTSA CSFA certification, and ideally two years of CSFA experience.

Qualifications

• Two years of Certified Surgical First Assistant experience preferred across multiple specialties.
• General familiarity with medical terminology as it pertains to anatomy and surgical procedures in an operating room.

Responsibilities

• Assist surgeons by arranging and handing over tools during procedures.
• Hold incisions and dress surgical wounds as directed by the surgical team.

Skills

Surgical terminology

Surgical assistance

Education

High School Diploma/GED

Surgical Technician Program

NBSTSA Surgical First Assistant Certification

Job description

Prince Frederick Surgery Center is hiring a Surgical First Assistant!

Position requires weekdays only -- no holidays, weekends, nights or calls

Welcome to Prince Frederick Surgery Center

At Prince Frederick Surgery Center, we believe health and care are inseparable. We focus on offering a high-quality, service-oriented environment for your surgical procedure. Our technology allows surgeons to perform procedures in the specialty areas of Orthopedics, Interventional Pain, General Surgery, ENT, Plastic Surgery, and Podiatry

Surgical First Assistant at Prince Frederick Surgery Center

A surgical first assistant plays a vital role in a successful surgical procedure. They are primarily in charge of assisting surgeons, such as by arranging and handing over tools, holding open incisions, and dressing surgical wounds

Qualifications

• High School Diploma/GED
• Completion of a Surgical Technician Program.
• NBSTSA Surgical First Assistant Certification required.
• Two years of Certified Surgical First Assistant experience in multiple specialties or an equivalent combination of education and experience is preferred.
• Able to deal with problems involving a few concrete variables in standardized situations. Other skills and abilities:
• General familiarity with medical terminology as it pertains to anatomy and surgical procedures in an operating room.

Hourly Wage Range: $38.03 - $47.54 per hour. Wages are determined based upon a number of factors including, but not limited to, an individual’s qualifications and experience.

Who We Are

At USPI, we create relationships that create better care. We partner with physicians and healthcare systems to provide first-class ambulatory solutions throughout the United States. We are committed to providing surgical services in the most efficient and clinically excellent manner.

USPI is committed to, and proud of, our inclusive culture. An inclusive culture, in our view, is respectful of differences and nurtures and supports the contributions of each individual, while also embracing and leveraging diversity. A diverse workforce, combined with an inclusive culture, makes USPI stronger and better able to meet the needs of our diverse patient and physician population.

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