Surgical First Assistant: Sterile Field & Suturing Pro

Watson-Clinic; Lakeland (FL); On-site; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Watson-Clinic seeks a Surgical First Assistant to support the surgeon in the operating room and in the medical office. You will follow AORN guidelines, maintain sterility, protect the sterile field, and assist in transferring patients to the OR table.

The role includes intraoperative duties such as retracting tissues, suturing, using stapling devices, placing drains, assisting with local anesthesia, graft prep, dressing changes, and routine office procedures.

Responsibilities

• Maintain sterility of supplies and the sterile field.
• Assist in instrument handling, suturing, and knot tying.
• Position patient and assist with transfer to the OR table; verify patient identity.
• Retract tissues, use suction and cautery as directed; coordinate suturing moves.
• Assist with intraoperative positions, drains, grafts, and dressing changes.
• Provide intraoperative local anesthesia injections and assist office procedures as needed.

Job description

Watson-Clinic seeks a Surgical First Assistant to support the surgeon in the operating room and in the medical office. You will follow AORN guidelines, maintain sterility, protect the sterile field, and assist in transferring patients to the OR table.

The role includes intraoperative duties such as retracting tissues, suturing, using stapling devices, placing drains, assisting with local anesthesia, graft prep, dressing changes, and routine office procedures.