Description

American Traveler is seeking a Surgical Tech - First Assist (CSFA) to support surgical procedures in a hospital surgical services department, with a focus on first assisting in cardiothoracic and general surgical cases.

Details

• Hospital-based surgical services department (OR setting)
• Day shift schedule, 8 hours per day, 5 days per week, 40 hours per week
• Surgical patient population including cardiothoracic and general surgical procedures
• First assisting role with responsibilities including instrument passing, suturing, vessel ligation, and saphenous vein harvesting (open and endoscopic)

Requirements

• Graduation from an accredited Surgical Technologist program or comparable military training required
• Completion of a Surgical First Assistant Program required
• NBSTSA Certified Surgical First Assist (CSFA) certification required
• BLS certification required
• 6 to 12 months of surgical technology experience preferred
• License required if applicable
• MM/DD of date of birth and last 4 digits of SSN required for consideration

Additional Information

• Assist the surgeon as chief assistant in the OR, including scrubbing into cases and maintaining the sterile field throughout each procedure
• Assist with case setup, including opening sterile supplies and confirming all instruments and supplies are available and properly sterilized
• Perform first assist duties such as clamping, cauterizing, ligating vessels, applying hemostatic agents and clips, and placing running or interrupted sutures on wound layers
• First assist in cardiothoracic and other surgical procedures, including saphenous vein harvesting (open and endoscopic) following completion of an approved course
• Alert the circulating nurse of any identified risks or deviations from standard operating procedures
• Assist with patient positioning, sterile draping, and circulating duties as needed
• Responsible for point-of-use instrument cleaning, breakdown for Central Sterile Processing, and adherence to instrument transport and return standards
• Notify appropriate leadership of any damaged instruments identified at the end of a case
• Assist with post-case cleaning to ensure the surgical suite is disinfected and ready for the next procedure
• Supervised by the department director and nurse manager; assignments received from the charge nurse or RN in charge of the room