Description

American Traveler is seeking a Certified Surgical First Assist (CSFA) with 3 years of CST experience for an acute care OR position in a rural community hospital setting.

Details

• Acute care hospital OR setting with 7 surgical suites
• Average of 5-25 cases per day covering a wide variety of specialties due to rural community hospital setting
• Common cases include general surgery, orthopedic/sports medicine (specifically total joints), plastics and cosmetics, podiatry, cataracts/eye procedures, and OB/GYN/Women's Health (non-cancer related)
• Role requires comfort transitioning between scrubbing and assisting
• Cerner EMR used
• Schedule consists of 5 8-hour shifts per week, 0645-1515, with 36 guaranteed hours
• Late stay rotations required 1-2x per week, typically Monday-Friday
• Weekend on-call required 1-2x per month, consisting of 24-hour call shifts (Sat 0645-Sun 0645, Sun 0645-Mon 0645)
• Holiday call rotation may be required, including the day before and day of the holiday, with adjacent weekend coverage in some cases
• Call response time is 30 minutes
• May be required to float into OR scrub role, PACU, or sterile processing

Requirements

• Minimum of 3 years of CST experience required
• Experience with general surgery and orthopedic total joint procedures required
• Plastics experience preferred
• Experience in similarly sized facilities, Trauma Level 3/4, and/or Critical Access Hospitals required
• BLS certification (AHA or ARC) required
• Certified Surgical First Assist (CSFA) credential via NBSTSA required
• Graduate of an accredited surgical technologist program required
• NBSTSA-CST certification preferred
• Cerner EMR experience preferred
• License required if applicable

Additional Information

• Scrub for the OR and provide first assist support across a variety of surgical specialties
• Scheduling is managed by the facility manager, and flexibility is needed to help fill gaps in permanent staff scheduling
• Scrubs are provided by the facility and must not be worn outside the facility
• Candidates should arrive to the facility in presentable attire
• Unit-specific orientation includes 1-2 shifts with a preceptor and 1-2 call shifts with a preceptor
• Candidates must live within 100 miles of the facility