Surgical Technologist First Assistant

4 weeks ago


Austin, Texas, United States Baylor Scott & White Health Full time
Job Summary

The Surgical Technologist First Assistant plays a vital role in the operating room, working in a dual capacity as a Certified Surgical Technologist (CST) and a First Assistant. This position assists surgeons and surgical teams during major surgical services and complex procedures, ensuring the highest level of patient care and safety.

Key Responsibilities

• Ensures appropriate supplies, equipment, and instrumentation are available, opened, and functioning properly for each procedure.

• Creates, corrects, and updates surgeon preference cards to reflect equipment, radiology, supplies, and specialty notes for current and future procedures.

• Pulls, opens, and sets up cases, coordinating with surgeons on specialty equipment and supply needs prior to procedure, and assists in constructing specialty instrument trays.

• Prepares the operating room according to surgical procedure schedules, arranging sterile setups of instrument table supplies and equipment required for specific procedures.

• Wraps instruments in preparation for gas or steam sterilization, performs quality control procedures on equipment, and reports any issues.

• Ensures cleanliness of the OR before and after surgery, scrubs for cases in major surgical services according to established procedures and standards, and educates and prepares surgical teams according to procedure.

• Assists the surgeon during surgical procedures, passing sterile supplies and equipment to surgeons and assistants, holding retractor devices, anticipating and responding to the surgical team's needs, tying off vessels and tissues, repairing incisions and lacerations, cutting and cauterizing tissues, stabilizing drains, applying wound dressings, and performing complex surgical techniques as needed and as directed by physician and in accordance with Texas scope of practice for surgical scrub tech first assistants.

Requirements

• Grad of an Accredited Program

• 4 Years of Experience

• Basic Life Support (BLS): BLS or BLS within 30 days of hire or transfer.

• Cert Surgical First Asst (CSFA), Cert Surgical Technologist (CST): Certified Surgical Technologist (CST) or CSFA (Certified Surgical First Assistant) required from NBSTA or NCCT.

Benefits

Baylor Scott & White Health offers a competitive benefits package, including immediate eligibility for health and welfare benefits, 401(k) savings plan with dollar-for-dollar match up to 5%, tuition reimbursement, and PTO accrual beginning Day 1. Benefits may vary based upon position type and/or level.

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