Surgical First Assistant PRN

Community Health Systems; Naples (FL); On-site; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive PRN pay

Competitive Weekend Shift Differential

Pathway to full-time opportunities

Job summary

A healthcare provider in Florida is seeking a Surgical First Assistant to provide support to surgeons during surgical procedures. This role requires proficiency in surgical techniques, maintaining a sterile field, and assisting with critical surgical tasks. Candidates must have at least 1-3 years of relevant experience and necessary certifications, including CST and CSFA. The position offers competitive PRN pay and the possibility for full-time employment. Join a dedicated team that prioritizes patient outcomes and safety.

Qualifications

• 1-3 years of experience as a Surgical Technician or First Assist in an acute care setting required.
• Knowledge of infection control standards and patient safety guidelines.

Responsibilities

• Function as a scrub person during surgical procedures.
• Perform first assistant duties, including providing exposure and retraction.
• Assist with wound closure and post-procedure room turnover.

Skills

Proficiency in surgical techniques

Strong knowledge of surgical anatomy

Effective communication skills

Attention to detail

Ability to anticipate surgeon needs

Education

CST - Certified Surgical Technologist

Certified Surgical First Assistant (CSFA)

BCLS - Basic Life Support

Job description

Surgical First Assistant PRN

Our Benefits:

• Earn competitive PRN pay

• Competitive Weekend Shift Differential

• Pathway to full-time opportunities

• Location: Sunny Naples, Florida

Shift:

• PRN

• Days

Job Summary

The Surgical Technician First Assist provides direct support to surgeons during surgical procedures, ensuring efficient operative and invasive procedures by maintaining the sterile field, providing necessary instruments and supplies, and assisting in critical surgical tasks. This role requires advanced technical skills to support the surgical team, including positioning patients, retracting tissues, controlling bleeding, suturing, and applying dressings. The Surgical Technician First Assist collaborates with surgeons, nurses, and other surgical team members to ensure optimal patient outcomes and post-operative care.

Essential Functions

• 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.

Qualifications

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

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Proficiency in surgical techniques, aseptic principles, and sterile field maintenance.

• Strong knowledge of surgical anatomy, instrumentation, and procedural workflows.

• Ability to anticipate surgeon needs and respond quickly to intraoperative changes.

• Strong attention to detail in surgical counting procedures, patient positioning, and procedural safety.

• Effective communication and teamwork skills, ensuring smooth collaboration with surgeons, nurses, and anesthesia providers.

• Knowledge of infection control standards, regulatory compliance, and patient safety guidelines.

• Ability to work in a fast‑paced, high‑pressure surgical environment, demonstrating composure and professionalism.

Licenses and Certifications

• CST - Certified Surgical Technologist required and

• Certified Surgical First Assistant (CSFA) through NBSTSA required or

• Certified Surgical Assistant (CSA) through NSAA required

• BCLS - Basic Life Support required

• ACLS - Advanced Cardiac Life Support preferred

Equal Employment Opportunity

This organization does not discriminate in any way to deprive any person of employment opportunities or otherwise adversely affect the status of any employee because of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, genetic information, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, citizenship, veteran status, or military or uniformed services, in accordance with all applicable governmental laws and regulations. In addition, the facility complies with all applicable federal, state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment. This applies to all terms and conditions of employment including, but not limited to: hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training. If you are an applicant with a mental or physical disability who needs a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application or hiring process, contact the director of Human Resources at the facility to which you are seeking employment; Simply go to http://www.chs.net/serving-communities/locations/ to obtain the main telephone number of the facility and ask for Human Resources.