Licensed Surgical Assistant

Premier Medical Resources•Bellaire, TX

3h•Onsite

About The Position

Total Medical Surgical Assists is looking for a full-time Licensed Surgical Assistant to join our team! The Licensed Surgical Assistant (LSA) is responsible for supporting surgeons and the surgical team by performing approved first-assisting duties during operative procedures. This position assists with patient positioning, surgical exposure, retraction, hemostasis, tissue handling, suturing, wound closure, and other delegated functions within the LSA’s authorized scope of practice.

Requirements

Licensed Surgical Assistant
Maintains all licenses, certifications, credentials, health requirements, training, and clinical competencies required by the company and assigned facilities.
Successful completion of a background check and drug screening.

Nice To Haves

Qualified, credentialed, and required for saphenous vein harvesting.

Responsibilities

Performs surgical first-assisting duties under the direction of the operating surgeon and in accordance with applicable laws, facility requirements, and company policies.
Reviews assigned cases and prepares for procedures by confirming surgeon preferences, equipment needs, patient considerations, and planned operative techniques.
Assists with patient positioning, preparation, and draping while protecting patient safety, privacy, and anatomical alignment.
Provides surgical exposure through appropriate retraction, tissue handling, suctioning, sponging, and manipulation of tissues and organs.
Assists with hemostasis using approved techniques as directed by the surgeon.
Performs suturing, ligation, wound closure, dressing application, and other authorized first-assisting functions.
Performs saphenous vein harvesting when qualified, credentialed, and required for the assigned service line.
Anticipates the needs of the surgeon and surgical team and responds appropriately to changing intraoperative conditions.
Maintains the sterile field and promptly identifies and addresses breaks in sterile technique.
Confirms that instruments, sharps, specimens, and other surgical materials are handled in accordance with established procedures.
Communicates and collaborates effectively with surgeons, operating room personnel, facility staff, and company leadership.
Reports to assigned facilities and cases as scheduled and promptly communicates delays, scheduling conflicts, or changes in availability.
Adapts to changes in case schedules, surgeon needs, and facility coverage requirements.
Completes required clinical, case, timekeeping, billing, and administrative documentation accurately and within established timeframes.
Maintains all licenses, certifications, credentials, health requirements, training, and clinical competencies required by the company and assigned facilities.
Complies with infection-prevention practices, patient-safety standards, confidentiality requirements, and all applicable company and facility policies.
Reports patient-safety concerns, adverse events, service issues, and other concerns through the appropriate channels.
Uses supplies and resources responsibly and helps maintain a safe, efficient surgical environment.
Performs other related tasks as needed.