Surgical First Assistant Seasonal

Community Health Systems; Naples (FL); On-site; USD 42,000 - 64,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Premium pay during peak season

Job summary

Community Health Systems in Naples, FL seeks a Seasonal Surgical First Assistant to support the surgical team during procedures in the operating room with evenings shifts and a 45-minute call requirement. This role emphasizes sterile field maintenance, instrument handling, and rapid response to intraoperative needs to ensure patient safety and optimal outcomes.

Required 1-3 years as Surgical Technician/First Assist in acute care, CST/CSFA/CSA certification, and BCLS; ACLS preferred.

Qualifications

• 1-3 years of experience as a Surgical Technician or First Assist in an acute care setting.
• CST - Certified Surgical Technologist or CSFA/CSA certification required.
• BCLS - Basic Life Support required; ACLS preferred.

Responsibilities

• Scrub person during procedures, preparing sterile supplies and instruments and supplying the surgical team.
• Perform first assistant duties including exposure, instrument handling, suctioning, and sponging as directed.
• Handle tissues, clamp vessels, control bleeding, place drains, and assist with wound closure per surgeon instructions.
• Maintain sterility and safety standards, conduct counting procedures, and ensure infection control.
• Prep and transport instruments for decontamination and assist in room turnover after procedures.

Job description

Surgical First Assistant Seasonal

What We Offer Our Seasonal Staff:

• PREMIUM Higher Seasonal Pay Rates: Maximize your earnings with boosted, top-tier pay during the peak season.
• Sunny Naples, FL Location: Work in paradise and soak up Florida’s coastal sunshine all winter long.
• Winter Peak Season: Jump straight into high-demand placement starting January 11, 2027.
• Flexible Surgical Role: Work as a Surgical First Assistant and assist as a Surgical Tech as needed.
• Preferred Qualifications: NBSTSA certifications and recent robotics experience preferred.
• The Seasonal Upgrade: Combine peak-season pay with a Physicians Regional team culture that makes you actually look forward to your shifts.

Shift

• Operating Room
• Evenings
• 45-Minute Call Required
• Seasonal

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.