Surgical Assistant Jobs

About The Position

Requirements

• Associate’s Degree from a surgical technology programs accredited through ARC/STSA, or an accredited Surgical First Assist training program (NBSTSA National Board of Surgical Technology and Surgical Assisting).
• Basic Life Support (BLS) certificate
• Certified Surgical First Assist (CSFA) and CSFA Certification within one year of employment and case log per NBTSA criteria.
• Registered by the State of Illinois
• One year experience as a Surgical First Assist with at least 120 logged cases.

Responsibilities

• Prepares rooms with appropriate instruments, sutures, supplies, and equipment necessary for area of specialty.
• Monitors and restocks supplies.
• Completes skin preparation and draping.
• Opens sterile supplies and sets up for procedures.
• Provides wound exposure through proper use of retractors so surgeon may clearly view operative site.
• Through use of suction and sponges, provides a dry field of operation to permit optimum vision of tissue, viscera, vessels, etc.
• Provides homeostasis by use of clamps, cautery, ligation.
• May complete partial wound closure subcutaneous tissues and skin only under direct supervision of the surgeon.
• Applies in application of special dressings such as circumferential elastic bandages and taping.
• Assists in maintaining correct count of instruments, sutures, and sponges.
• Decontaminates instruments, supplies and equipment according to established policies and procedures; handles and stores instruments, equipment and supplies appropriately.
• Communicates and interfaces with team members, patients, and medical staff to ensure high quality patient care.
• Transports patients to and from Operating room suite; position patients according to type of surgery.
• Performs biological and chemical monitoring in accordance with quality assurance standards.
• Adheres to SIH organizational and department-specific safety, confidentiality, values, policies and standards.
• Reports any unusual incidents to circulating nurse.
• Assists in identifying, collecting, and caring for specimens.
• Assists in dismantling tables and instruments after procedure.
• Assembles special operating tables such as fracture tables, positioning devices.
• Provides knowledge of surgical anatomy, operative techniques related to the operative procedure.
• Provides aid in exposure, hemostasis, closure, and other intraoperative duties, as well, as preoperative and postoperative duties under the direction and supervision of the surgeon.

Benefits

• Compensation (Commensurate with experience): $30.57 To $47.38