Certified Surgical First Assist - $20k Bonus

Vanderbilt Health-posted 4 months ago
Full-time • Mid Level
Nashville, TN
5,001-10,000 employees
Hospitals
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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. May perform as a Surgical Technologist when not First Assisting. Join the impactful teams in our Perioperative Services Departments! Exciting openings are listed below. Orthopedic Team - Adult elective, urgent, and emergent care. Gold Team - Urology, Thoracic, and Robotics.

  • 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 principles of asepsis.
  • Initiate appropriate intra operative behaviors unique to first assisting.
  • The responsibilities listed are a general overview of the position and additional duties may be assigned.
  • 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.
  • Registration with the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners.
  • Certification from one of the listed issuers: 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).
  • $20,000 taxable sign-on bonus, distributed in 4 equal payments over two years.
  • Relocation bonus of up to $10,000 (taxable) for relocation expenses, payable within 45 days of hire.
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