Certified Surgical First Assistant - 1202 Ortho - Full-Time
About The Position
The Certified Surgical First Assistant (CSFA) will support the continuity of care for perioperative patients. The role will help expedite surgical productivity by assisting the surgeons intraoperatively. The CSFA will provide patient care for all ages and provide leadership and direction to the perioperative team where needed. The CSFA in surgery collaborates with the surgeon and the health care team in performing a safe operation with optimal outcomes for the patient. The CSFA practices in collaboration with and at the surgeon's direction during the intra- operative experience.
Requirements
- Certified Surgical Technologist (CST)
- Certified Surgical First Assist (CSFA)
- BLS certification from American Heart Association
- Sound clinical knowledge of technology and treatment applications
- Skills to educate/train staff
- Complies with AORN education standards for the CSFA
- Demonstrated knowledge of the surgeries in which the CSFA participates
- Sound clinical OR skills (scrubbing)
- Excellent interpersonal skills
- Organizational capability
- Ability to work independently and take initiative in addressing concerns and issues
- Proficient with computer-based applications such as MS Office, Adobe, registries/medical databases, and electronic health record
Nice To Haves
- 3 years of experience as a Surgical Technologist preferred
- 1 year of experience as a first assistant preferred
- SurgTech in school to become a CSFA may also apply.
Responsibilities
- Possesses and demonstrates competencies related to all aspects of perioperative care, including preoperative review of patient history and physical, preoperative tests results, and postoperative transfer of care and monitoring for complications.
- Serves as the first assistant in surgical procedures under the direct supervision of the operating surgeon/physician; handles all variety of tissue appropriately to reduce the potential for injury or compromised blood supply; uses surgical instruments properly, and employs principles of safe tissue handling.
- Maintains current knowledge of procedures performed
- Demonstrates advanced knowledge of normal and pathological anatomy and physiology
- Safely positions patients for the surgical procedure
- Performs surgical prepping and draping of patients for the surgical procedure
- Assists surgeon in identifying patient and staff safety hazards
- Provides exposure to the operative site
- Manipulates equipment and instruments to enhance the visual field
- Suctions and sponges to maintain a dry surgical field resulting in an optimal visualization of the surgical field
- Provides counter-traction of tissue utilizing various instruments
- Assists with maintaining hemostasis by clamping/ligating vessels, using electrocautery to tissue, applying manual direct pressure, assisting with use of pharmaceutical agents (e.g. topical thrombin) and other means as directed by the surgeon/physician
- Utilizes appropriate suturing techniques of tissues/tissue planes with appropriate suture materials
- Assists and independently close wound, approximate skin edges when utilizing skin staplers
- Assists and independently applies dressing, splint, cast or immobilizer at the end of the surgical procedure using proper aseptic/sterile techniques
- Demonstrates ability to administer local anesthetic
- Performs in a CST role when not needed as a first assistant
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
Associate degree
