Surgical Tech First Asst

Baptist Health Arkansas; North Little Rock (AR); On-site; USD 39,000 - 47,000; Full time

Job summary

Baptist Health Arkansas is seeking a Surgical Assistant to support surgeons during procedures and perform selected significant tasks under professional supervision. The role involves handling instruments, maintaining hemostasis, and assisting in critical steps of surgery.

Must possess a high school diploma or equivalent, have completed a surgical first assistant program, and hold current certification. State registration as a Surgical Technician in Arkansas is required, with readiness to work in

Qualifications

• Must have current knowledge of surgical principles
• Must be able to perform basic surgical technology duties
• Certification and licensure as required for surgical assisting
• Arkansas registration as Surgical Technician is required

Responsibilities

• Assist physicians in surgery and perform specific significant surgical tasks under professional supervision.
• Handle and manage surgical instruments, equipment, and supplies; assist in maintaining hemostasis.
• Open and close surgical sites, place trocars, implants, and perform tissue dissection as directed.
• Apply dressings and manage postoperative drainage as needed.

Skills

Surgical principles

Basic surgical technology duties

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Surgical first assistant program completed

Certification in surgical first assisting

Arkansas Surgical Technician registration

Tools

Surgical equipment

Job description

Surgical Assistants assist physicians in surgery and may perform specific significant surgical tasks under “professional supervision”. (Significant surgical tasks include, but are not limited to: opening and closing surgical sites, placing trocars, tourniquet, exposure of the surgical site, harvesting grafts, dissecting tissue, removing tissue, implanting devices, altering tissues, assisting in maintaining hemostasis, equipment and supplies, including monopolar, bipolar, harmonic scalpel, ultrasonic, medications, sponges, clamping, ligating, and cutting tissue, closing all wound layers (fascia, subcutaneous, and skin), inserting drainage tubes and selecting and applying wound dressing ). Surgical Assistants may, under “professional supervision”, perform specific significant tasks which include, but are not limited to, applying and removing splints/casts, placing Foley catheters, IV’s, and administering local anesthesia, and other such procedures as requested and necessary.

Other information:

• EDUCATION: High school diploma or equivalent. Must have completed a surgical first assistant program and passed certification.
• EXPERIENCE, TRAINING, KNOWLEDGE: Must have current knowledge of surgical principles, and ability to perform basic surgical technology duties.
• CERTIFICATION, LICENSURE, BONDING: Must meet criteria for the National Surgical First Assistants Association exam and maintain current certification. Maintains current certification in BLS. Registered in the State of Arkansas as a Surgical Technician required.
• PHYSICAL WORKING CONDITIONS: Must be capable of lifting in the stocking of supplies. Works in a clean air conditioned environment with exposure to infectious diseases and toxic chemicals, with safety measures provided.

This job will be authorized80.00 hours bi-weekly.

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