SURGICAL TECH FIRST ASSIST

UnaSource Surgery Center; Troy (MI); On-site; USD 32,000 - 59,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

No Weekends/No Holidays

Medical, Dental, Vision

Job summary

UnaSource Surgery Center in Troy, MI is seeking a full-time Certified Surgical First Assistant (CSFA) to join our surgical team. The CSFA will work closely with surgeons to provide intraoperative assistance, including exposure, hemostasis, closure, and other technical functions while ensuring safe, high-quality patient care.

Requires ARC/STSA-accredited program and one year CSFA experience; orthopedic surgery experience preferred; on-site with comprehensive benefits.

Qualifications

• One year experience as a Certified Surgical First Assistant.
• ARC/STSA-accredited surgical assisting program (CAAHEP).
• Expertise in first assisting in surgery; sterile/aseptic technique.
• Knowledge of human anatomy and surgical procedures.
• Oral and written communication skills for team documentation.
• NSAA standards continue medical education; team collaboration.

Responsibilities

• Assist surgeons intraoperatively with exposure and hemostasis.
• Perform suturing and tissue handling; apply wound dressings.
• Position patients and transfer them; maintain OR sterile environment.
• Maintain infection control standards and document procedures.
• Anticipate surgeon needs and stay updated on new surgical tech.

Skills

CSTFA experience

Education

ARC/STSA accredited program

Job description

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SURGICAL TECH FIRST ASSIST

OPERATING ROOM Full Time Troy, MI, US

2 days ago Requisition ID: 1159

Salary Range: $23.50 To $43.00 Annually

UnaSource Surgery Center LLC is seeking a skilled and dedicated full-time Certified Surgical First Assistant (CSFA) to join our surgical team. In this role, the CSFA works closely with surgeons to provide essential intraoperative assistance, including exposure, hemostasis, closure, and other technical functions while ensuring safe, high-quality patient care.

REQUIRED EXPERIENCE

• One year experience as a Certified Surgical First Assistant.

REQUIRED EDUCATION

• Graduation from a surgical assisting program accredited through ARC/STSA, a collaborative effort of AST, ACS, and SASA, by CAAHEP.

PREREQUISITE SKILLS

• Expertise in the theory and application of First Assisting in surgery.
• Demonstrate competency with the application of sterile and aseptic technique.
• Knowledge of human anatomy, surgical procedures, and implementation tools and technologies to facilitate a physician's performance of invasive therapeutic and diagnostic procedures.
• Oral communication skills required to communicate appropriately and effectively with the entire surgical team.
• Written and computer skills are required for appropriate documentation.
• Certification by the National Board of Surgical Technology and Surgical Assisting preferred.
• Possess the skills necessary to function as an effective high performing team member.
• Must be able to demonstrate the knowledge and skills necessary to provide care appropriate to the age of the patients served in his/her area.
• Orthopedic surgical experience required.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

• Examples of CSTFA roles in the Intraoperative environment include:
• Using instruments/medical devices
• Providing exposure
• Handling and/or cutting of tissue
• Providing hemostasis
• Suturing
• Positioning the patient
• Applying wound dressing
• Transferring patients
• Maintains working knowledge of all operating room procedures with respect to attire, infection control, and individual requirements and recommended practices of compliance.
• Able to anticipate the needs of the surgeon and other team members with respect to the requirements of a particular surgical procedure.
• Keeps abreast of new technology with respect to surgical intervention and its pertinence to patient management.
• Maintains a quality standard of continuing medical education as described and set forth by NSAA standards.
• Will be assigned to first scrub surgical cases as well.
• BLS certification.

Comprehensive benefit package: *No Weekends/No Holidays*, Medical, Dental, Vision, Paid time off, Life Insurance, Short Term Disability and much more.

We value our employees’ time and efforts. Plus, we work to maintain the best possible environment for our employees, where people can learn and grow with the company. We strive to provide a collaborative environment where each person feels encouraged to contribute to our processes, decisions, planning and culture.