UofL Health - Louisville, KY
posted about 1 month ago
About the position
The Surgical Services Department at Jewish Hospital consists of the following three areas: Main Hospital; Heart Hospital; and Outpatient Care Center, which includes the Hand Care Center. Surgical Services is open 24 hours a day and 365 days a year to ensure all surgeries, including emergencies, are completed and the community's health needs are met. Our service lines include Cardiothoracic, Vascular, Robotics, General, Colorectal, Urology, Transplant, Orthopedics, Neurosurgery, ENT, Dental, Plastics, Hands, and Oral Maxillofacial. In total, we have 30 operating rooms, 2 of which are considered Hybrid rooms equipped to perform endovascular, robotic, and cardiothoracic surgeries. Our staff take pride in offering excellent care to our patients, as well as their families.
Responsibilities
- Dissect tissue to open the chest (if privileges allow)
- Harvest native vessel(s) used for bypass or other conduit (endoscopic vein harvest preferred)
- Dissect vessel branches
- Suture and close tissue
- Suction primary and peripheral surgical sites
- Assist with placement of sutures, needle drives, etc. during sections of the operation involving multiple simultaneous suture lines
- Verify the identity of patient or operative site
- Assist with placement of catheters for temporary cardiopulmonary bypass
- Assist with temporary positioning of the heart, lungs, etc. to create surgery working space
- Suture tissue to close the chest (if privileges allow)
- Other surgical assistance as required by the surgeon
- Evening and/or weekend call coverage
- Other duties as assigned.
Requirements
- Graduation from an accredited surgical technician vocational or technical program/school.
- Graduation from a surgical first assistant program.
- Surgical First Assistant certification.
- Basic Life Support (BLS) through the American Heart Association (AHA).
- Minimum of 1 year surgical first assistant experience.
Nice-to-haves
- 3-5 years of surgical scrub technician experience.
Benefits
- Competitive Pay & Benefits Options
- Paid Vacation, Sick days, and Holidays
- Free tuition to UofL for Part- and Full-time employees for Child/Spouse/Domestic Partner
- 401K with Employer Match
