Surgical Assistant – Ambulatory Surgery Center

Cleveland Clinic

11d • Onsite

About The Position

At Cleveland Clinic Health System, we believe in a better future for healthcare. And each of us is responsible for honoring our commitment to excellence, pushing the boundaries and transforming the patient experience, every day. We all have the power to help, heal and change lives — beginning with our own. That’s the power of the Cleveland Clinic Health System team, and The Power of Every One. Job Details Join Cleveland Clinic Akron General's Bath Health and Wellness Center and become part of a top healthcare system in Akron. This patient-friendly facility offers a variety of primary care, emergency care and specialty services along with Lifestyles, a medically based fitness program and facility. Akron General's Bath Health and Wellness Center offers a wide range of surgical services. Whether patients require minimally invasive procedures or major surgeries, this surgical team is dedicated to providing patients with excellent care in a safe, family-friendly environment. As a Surgical Assistant on the team, you will assist with critical procedures and tasks related to specific training, score and orientation. A caregiver in this position works days Monday – Friday from 7:00 a.m. – 3:30 p.m.

Requirements

• Associate’s Degree
• Graduate of an accredited Surgical Assistant program
• Certified Surgical First Assistant (CSFA) offered by the National Board of Surgical Technology and Surgical Assisting (NBSTSA) within the first year of hire
• Basic Life Support (BLS) Certification through the American Heart Association (AHA) or American Red Cross
• Two years of peri-operative practice in an acute care facility
• Requires full range of motion; manual and finger dexterity and eye-hand coordination.
• Requires standing and walking for extensive periods of time.
• Requires corrected hearing and vision to normal range.
• Requires some exposure to communicable disease or bodily fluids.
• Medium Work - Exerting 20 to 50 pounds of force occasionally, and/or 10 to 25 pounds of force frequently, and/or greater than negligible up to 10 pounds of force constantly to move objects.
• Follows standard precautions using personal protective equipment as required.
• You will be required to comply with this program, which will include obtaining an influenza vaccination on an annual basis or obtaining an approved exemption.

Nice To Haves

• Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) Certification through the American Heart Association (AHA) or American Red Cross
• Laser Safety Course
• Operating Room Experience

Responsibilities

• Assist with critical procedures and tasks related to specific training, score and orientation.
• Anticipate the needs of the surgeon and other team members with respect to the requirements for the surgical procedure.
• Use knowledge of OR procedures with respect to attire, infection control and compliance practices.
• Prepare for the procedure or surgery by participating in the performance of the safety check/universal protocol determining the specific equipment needed, reviewing permits to confirm procedures and special needs, assisting in moving and positioning the patient, selecting x-rays for reference, inserting and removing Foley urinary bladder catheter, and draping the patient.
• Support the Surgeon during the procedure or surgery by retracting tissue and organs, maintaining hemostasis by direct pressure, use of appropriate instrumentation, placing ties or ligatures, applying chemical hemostatic agents, using electrocautery mono and bi-polar, clamping and ligating and cutting tissue.
• Maintain integrity of the sterile field, closing all wound layers, inserting drainage tubes, applying wound dressing and assisting with resuscitation or any other events in the OR.
• Perform any other duties or procedures incident to the surgical procedure deemed necessary and directed and supervised by the surgeon.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: Associate degree