Thoracic Surgical Assistant - Full-Time OR Support

Trinity Health; Maywood (IL); On-site; USD 45,000 - 79,000; Full time

Job summary

Loyola Medicine, a member of Trinity Health, is a nationally ranked academic quaternary care system based in Chicago's western suburbs. The hospital network includes Loyola University Medical Center, Gottlieb Memorial Hospital, MacNeal Hospital and multiple primary and urgent care locations across Cook, Will and DuPage counties.

If you are a Surgical Assistant looking to join a regional healthcare leader delivering compassionate care, become part of the Loyola team and contribute to improving

Qualifications

• High school diploma required.
• Certification by the American Board of Surgical Assistants required.
• State license to practice as a Surgical Assistant in Illinois required.
• Basic Life Support (BLS) certification required.

Responsibilities

• Provides technical assistance under the surgeon's direct supervision to assist in operations.
• Positions patient, preps skin, harvests endoscopic veins and visualizes operative site.
• Assists with hemostasis, closure of body planes and dressing/splint selection.
• Assists with thoracic organ procurement when needed.

Education

High school Diploma

Certification by the American Board of Surgical Assistants

State of Illinois Surgical Assistant license

Basic Life Support certification

Job description

Loyola Medicine, a member of Trinity Health, is a nationally ranked academic quaternary care system based in Chicago's western suburbs. The hospital network includes Loyola University Medical Center, Gottlieb Memorial Hospital, MacNeal Hospital and multiple primary and urgent care locations across Cook, Will and DuPage counties.

If you are a Surgical Assistant looking to join a regional healthcare leader delivering compassionate care, become part of the Loyola team and contribute to improving