Certified Surgical First Assistant-Operating Room-Day Shift

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• Position Summary
• •Responsible for assisting the surgeon in performing a safe surgical procedure to maximize patient outcomes.

• Education
• •Associate’s Degree from a surgical technology programs accredited through ARC/STSA, or an accredited Surgical First Assist training program (NBSTSA National Board of Surgical Technology and Surgical Assisting).

• Licenses and Certification
• •Basic Life Support (BLS) certificate and Certified Surgical First Assist (CSFA) and CSFA Certification within one year of employment and case log per NBTSA criteria.
• •Registered by the State of Illinois

• Experience and Skills
• •One year experience as a Surgical First Assist with at least 120 logged cases.

Role Specific Responsibilities

7-3:30 day shift, call required

Prepares rooms with appropriate instruments, sutures, supplies, and equipment necessary for area of specialty. Monitors and restocks supplies.

• •Completes skin preparation and draping
• •Opens sterile supplies and sets up for procedures.
• •Provides wound exposure through proper use of retractors so surgeon may clearly view operative site.
• •Through use of suction and sponges, provides a dry field of operation to permit optimum vision of tissue, viscera, vessels, etc.
• •Provides homeostasis by use of clamps, cautery, ligation, • May complete partial wound closure subcutaneous tissues and skin only under direct supervision of the surgeon.
• •Applies in application of special dressings such as circumferential elastic bandages and taping
• •Assists in maintaining correct count of instruments, sutures, and sponges.

• •Decontaminates instruments, supplies and equipment according to established policies and procedures; handles and stores instruments, equipment and supplies appropriately.
• •Communicates and interfaces with team members, patients, and medical staff to ensure high quality patient care.
• •Transports patients to and from Operating room suite; position patients according to type of surgery.
• •Performs biological and chemical monitoring in accordance with quality assurance standards.
• •Adheres to SIH organizational and department-specific safety, confidentiality, values, policies and standards.
• •Reports any unusual incidents to circulating nurse
• •Assists in identifying, collecting, and caring for specimens.
• •Assists in dismantling tables and instruments after procedure
• •Assembles special operating tables such as fracture tables, positioning devices
• •Provides knowledge of surgical anatomy, operative techniques related to the operative procedure.
• •Provides aid in exposure, hemostasis, closure, and other intraoperative duties, as well, as preoperative and postoperative duties under the direction and supervision of the surgeon.

Compensation (Commensurate with experience):

$30.57 To

$47.38 To access our Benefits Guide/Plan Information, please click the link below:

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