Certified Surgical First Assistant
1 week ago
The Certified Surgical First Assist performs in the expanded role as a CST First Assistant to the Surgeon, by performing positioning, prepping and draping of patient, providing hemostasis, providing wound exposure and handling of sutures and tissue under the direction and supervision of the operating surgeon.
Key Responsibilities- Acts as a member of the operating room team by assisting with the room preparation, setup and clean up.
- Assists with patient positioning to provide access to the operative site while maximizing patient safety and comfort.
- Establishes and maintain a surgically clean environment to reduce the potential for patient infection through the application of the principals of asepsis.
- Initiate appropriate intra operative behaviors unique to first assisting.
- Graduate of an approved specific discipline OR successful completion of a surgical assistant training program during the applicant's service as a member of any branch of the armed forces of the United States.
- Minimum 3 years of relevant work experience.
- Certification from one of the listed issuers below:
- CSFA - Certified Surgical First Assistant - National Board of Surgical Technology and Surgical Assisting (NBSTSA)
- CSA - Certified Surgical Assistant - National Surgical Assistant Association (NSAA)
- CSA- Certified Surgical Assistant - National Commission for Certification of Surgical Assistants (NCCSA)
- Surgical Equipment Knowledge (Intermediate)
- Procedures Knowledge (Intermediate)
- Operating Room Care (Intermediate)
- Environmental Sterility & Safety (Intermediate)
- Inventory Management (Novice)
- Surgical Technology (Intermediate)
- Equipment Maintenance (Intermediate)
- Independently performs non-routine tasks that significantly impact team and other related teams.
- Gathers and analyzes data to solve problems that arise with little or no precedent.
- Applies advanced job knowledge and has developed a breadth of skills in other areas.
- Supporting Colleagues
- Delivering Excellent Services
- Ensuring High Quality
- Managing Resources Effectively
- Fostering Innovation
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