Surgical Tech - First Assistant

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Location: Carbondale, IL Shift: Days Time Type: Full Time Facility/Clinic Name: Memorial Hospital of Carbondale

Position Summary • Responsible for assisting the surgeon in performing a safe surgical procedure to maximize patient outcomes.

Education • 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).

Licenses and Certification • Basic Life Support (BLS) certificate and 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

Experience and Skills • One year experience as a Surgical First Assist with at least 120 logged cases.

Role Specific 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.

Compensation (Commensurate with experience):

$30.57

To

$47.38

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