Surgical Assistant, Senior

UVA Health • Culpeper, VA

7d

About The Position

Under the direct and indirect supervision of the attending physician and in a cohesive manner with all surgical staff functions in a surgical assist role, the Surgical Assistant Senior assists the team in providing quality individualized patient care during all phases of the patient' surgical experience. The staff member will be able to demonstrate the knowledge and skills necessary to provide services appropriate to the age of the patients served. The employee will be able to assess data reflective of the patient' status and interpret the information needed to identify each patient' requirements relative to his or her age, specific needs and to provides services as described in the department' policies and procedures.

Requirements

• High School Diploma or GED required.
• Graduate of a recognized first assist program with National Certification or RN required. Or, if a physician from another country and practicing in the United States as a First Assistant, this is acceptable.
• Minimum of 4 years of experience assisting preferred.
• Refer to the Life Support Training Policy for additional details.
• Certified Surgical First Assist or Registered Nurse First Assist required.
• Ability to successfully complete generic and department-specific skill validation and competency testing.
• Demonstrate effective and appropriate customer service skills, verbal and nonverbal communication techniques, interpersonal relationship skills, and time management skills.
• Scrub tech experience to be able to independently scrub Orthopedics, General, Vascular, Gynecological cases.
• Ability to independently cover scrub call as needed.

Nice To Haves

• N/A

Responsibilities

• Collaborates with the leadership team and UCIC to identify and resolve unit issues.
• Keeps co-workers and intra-op staff informed of any updates/issues.
• Follows written instructions as needed.
• Demonstrates the knowledge and skills necessary to provide services appropriate to the age of the patients served.
• Collects, organizes, and enters information into the patient scheduling application.
• Assists with various types of surgical operations providing technically skilled duties, serving as first assist.
• Demonstrates knowledge of instrumentation and sterile/aseptic technique.
• The incumbent may be asked to perform additional duties as assigned.

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: High school or GED
• Number of Employees: 1-10 employees