Surgical First Assistant

4 weeks ago


Tucson, Arizona, United States Northwest Houghton Hospital Full time

About the Role:

The Surgical First Assistant at Northwest Houghton Hospital plays a vital role in the Operating Room, assisting the surgical team during operative procedures. This includes arranging and inventorying sterile set-ups, passing items to doctors and nurses as needed, and preparing and moving patients.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Assist in preparing rooms with appropriate instruments, sutures, supplies, and equipment.
  • Assist with opening of sterile supplies, sets up for procedures, and maintains an orderly surgical field.
  • Adequately prepares for procedures/surgeries and anticipates physician's needs during procedures/surgeries.
  • Accepts and properly identifies any medication or solution onto sterile field.
  • Handles specimens/cultures according to policy and performs sponge, instrument, and sharps counts according to policy.
  • Assists with care and maintenance of department equipment, instruments, and supplies and returns all to proper locations.

Credentialing Requirements:

Must be able to provide documentation of 100 cases/case logs as a first assistant in the past 2 years. Must be able to provide NPI # and current references. Must maintain competency through continuing education as required by the certifying agency.

About Northwest Houghton Hospital:

Northwest Houghton Hospital is a 52-bed, full-service hospital serving the community. With a cath lab, labor and delivery unit, intensive care, and neonatal intensive care units, full lab and radiology services, and four operating rooms supporting a broad array of specialties, Northwest Houghton Hospital offers a dynamic and challenging work environment.



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