Surgical Tech First Assistant - Precision in the OR

Community Health Systems; Longview (TX); On-site; USD 60,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Community Health Systems is seeking a Surgical Technician First Assist to provide direct support to surgeons during procedures, maintaining sterile fields, and supplying instruments for efficient surgeries. The role requires advanced skills in positioning, tissue handling, and hemostasis to aid optimal patient outcomes.

Responsibilities include scrubbing, first-assist duties, tissue handling, wound closure, sterility enforcement, and aseptic technique while collaborating with nurses, surgeons,

Qualifications

• 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.

Responsibilities

• 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.

Skills

Aseptic technique

Surgical anatomy knowledge

Intraoperative communication

Team collaboration

Instrument handling

Patient positioning

Education

Certified Surgical Technologist (CST)

Certified Surgical First Assistant (CSFA)

Certified Surgical Assistant (CSA)

Basic Life Support (BCLS)

Job description

Community Health Systems is seeking a Surgical Technician First Assist to provide direct support to surgeons during procedures, maintaining sterile fields, and supplying instruments for efficient surgeries. The role requires advanced skills in positioning, tissue handling, and hemostasis to aid optimal patient outcomes.

Responsibilities include scrubbing, first-assist duties, tissue handling, wound closure, sterility enforcement, and aseptic technique while collaborating with nurses, surgeons,