Certified Surgical Tech First Assist - Operating Room

Trinity Health•Langhorne, PA

17h•Onsite

About The Position

The Certified Surgical Assistant works during the pre-operative and post-operative phases under the supervision of the staff RN assigned to their given room and to the Charge RN and Patient Care Manager. The Certified Surgical Assistant works during the intra-operative, first assisting phase under the direct supervision and guidance of the surgeon. The role of the Certified Surgical Assistant is to provide skilled, competent, forward-looking, assistance to the surgeon and the surgical team throughout the surgical course. It is understood that this does not allow for any independent performance of a surgical procedure. Any surgical activities will only be performed as delegated tasks under the direct and immediate supervision of the responsible surgeon.

Requirements

Surgical Asst. Cert.
BLS - issued by the American Heart Association
Fingerprint Clearance
Child Abuse History Clearance

Responsibilities

Under surgeon supervision is able to apply casts and splints, maintain proper exposure of the surgical field, clam and ligate blood vessels, utilize appropriate manual and digital pressure to wounds or bleeding vessels.
Helps in the selection and placement of x-rays for reference and applies clips.
Functions independently in the area of wound packing, patient positioning, prepping and draping patient, hair removal with clippers, verifying patient allergies, room turnover and cleaning.
Demonstrates aseptic technique properly
Perform all forms of retraction under surgeon supervision.
Assists with laparoscopic procedures
Assists and anticipates needs of surgeon
Injects local anesthetic
Inserts Foley catheter
Works as scrub technician when needed
Recognizes and responds to adverse reactions
Maintains a therapeutic relationship with patients and family while providing care in a high stress environment with multiple priorities
Cares for and maintains dignity of deceased patients (post mortem, medical examiner/autopsy)
Collects data from schedule and utilizes surgeon’s preference cards for choice of materials necessary to carry out assignments
Maintains stock of OR room
Demonstrates consistent communication with charge RN
Utilizes available data to initiate and update physician’s preference cards
Acts as a resource to other members of the surgical team
Demonstrates the ability to respond quickly and efficiently in emergency situations
Recognizes changes in patient condition & responds appropriately
Re-prioritizes responsibilities during emergency situation in concert with Peri-operative team
Recognizes and reports signs of intra-operative complications and emergencies to circulating nurse
Initiates appropriate action if surgeon becomes incapacitated
Maintains hemostasis
Other duties as assigned.