Certified First Assistant

United Surgical Partners International•Nashville, TN

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About The Position

Welcome to Saint Thomas Surgicare! Saint Thomas Surgicare is a dynamic, fast-paced Ambulatory Surgery Center dedicated to delivering exceptional quality care and an outstanding experience for patients and their families. At Saint Thomas Surgicare, we believe that health and compassionate care go hand in hand. Our mission is to treat every patient and their family as if they were our own-providing the highest level of care, every time, without exception. Certified First Assistant at Saint Thomas Surgicare A surgical first assistant plays a vital role in a successful surgical procedure. They are primarily in charge of assisting surgeons, such as by arranging and handing over tools, holding open incisions, and dressing surgical wounds. At USPI, we create relationships that create better care. We partner with physicians and healthcare systems to provide first-class ambulatory solutions throughout the United States. We are committed to providing surgical services in the most efficient and clinically excellent manner. USPI is committed to, and proud of, our inclusive culture. An inclusive culture, in our view, is respectful of differences and nurtures and supports the contributions of each individual, while also embracing and leveraging diversity. A diverse workforce, combined with an inclusive culture, makes USPI stronger and better able to meet the needs of our diverse patient and physician population.

Requirements

High School Diploma/GED
Completion of a Surgical Technician Program.
NBSTSA Surgical First Assistant Certification required.
Two years of Certified Surgical First Assistant experience in multiple specialties or an equivalent combination of education and experience is preferred.
Able to deal with problems involving a few concrete variables in standardized situations.
General familiarity with medical terminology as it pertains to anatomy and surgical procedures in an operating room.