Surgical Assistant

3 weeks ago


Chesapeake, Virginia, United States Chesapeake Regional Medical Center Full time

Surgical Assistant Role at Chesapeake Regional Medical Center

The Surgical Assistant is a vital member of the surgical team, responsible for assisting surgeons in all phases of surgery. This role is designed to increase the productivity of surgeons by alleviating the need for a second physician to assist in a surgical procedure.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Determine specific equipment needed for the procedure and request extra instruments, supplies, and equipment as needed.
  • Ensure equipment is functioning properly prior to use with a patient.
  • Obtain supplies for the circulator as needed.
  • Determine if there is a conflict in the specific equipment needs between scheduled cases.
  • Review surgical permit to confirm specific procedures and special equipment needs and position.
  • Check/confirm with the surgeon as needed.
  • Assist in the transfer of the patient from the table to the stretcher.
  • Maintain awareness of environment to ensure that the surgeon hears communication involving patient status, equipment change, and sponge, needle, and instrument counts.
  • Observe intraoperative changes and react appropriately.
  • Serve as the First Assistant to the surgeon by performing the following:
    • Demonstrating competency in patient transport, surgical positioning, surgical asepsis, materials/instrument count, pneumatic tourniquet, Electrocautery, specimen preparation and transport, flash sterilization, chemical disinfection, CO2 laser safety, and urethral catheterization.
    • Demonstrating competency in equipment such as fracture table, contraves microscope, hip positioners, shoulder positioner, Mayfield attachments, and spinal frames.
    • Demonstrating competency in tools such as drills, saws, compression instruments, mallets, stapling, clipping, and cutting instruments, cameras, endoscopes, and microscopes.
    • Demonstrating competency in setting up equipment such as A.M.S.C.O. Fracture Table, microscopes, tourniquets, Montreal Frame, and hand table.

Requirements:

  • Successful completion of a Surgical Assistant program.
  • Actively practiced within the 12 months prior to application for employment.
  • Familiarity with prosthetic devices and care, medical terminology, surgical anatomy, care practices for surgical instruments and supplies, various surgical procedures, application of castings and dressing materials, safety principles, and how to operate biomedical equipment.
  • Board certification exam.
  • BLS certification.


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