AdventHealth
Surgical Tech First AssistantDavenport, FL
AdventHealth, Davenport, Florida, United States, 33836
Surgical First Assistant
AdventHealth Heart of Florida was founded in 1966 with a mission to extend the healing ministry of Christ to help families, friends and neighbors in West Florida heal in body, mind and spirit. Challenging ourselves to provide whole-person care ever since has helped us gain recognition by the Joint Commission, the American Heart Association and the American Diabetes Association. We invite you to elevate your career in health care at AdventHealth Heart of Florida, where we specialize in cardiology, mother/baby and orthopedics. Learn more about our open positions and start your career today. Every day, our fellow team members show up to work, unified by one shared mission: Extending the Healing Ministry of Jesus Christ. As a faith-based health care organization, our story is one of hope as we strive to heal and restore the body, mind and spirit. Though our facilities are spread across the country, this unwavering belief binds us together. Across every office, exam and patient room, we're committed to providing individualized, holistic care. This is our Christian mission, and it inspires us to help make communities healthier and happier. The Surgical First Assistant provides aid in exposure, hemostasis, closure, and other intraoperative technical functions that help the surgeon carry out a safe operation with optimal results for the patient. The Surgical First Assistant also performs pre-operative and post-operative duties to better facilitate proper patient care. These functions are performed during the operation under the direction and supervision of the surgeon and in accordance with hospital policy and appropriate laws and regulations. Collaborates as part of the OR team to ensure efficient and timely room set up and turnover. Adheres to the Florida Hospital Corporate Compliance Plan and to all rules and regulations of all applicable local, state and federal agencies and accrediting bodies. Actively participates in outstanding customer service and accepts responsibility in maintaining relationships that are equally respectful to all. The value you'll bring to the team: Maintains familiarity with common positions related to the surgical procedure and uses the equipment necessary to provide the positions. The surgeon conveys the exact position that gives the best exposure for the surgical procedure. The Surgical First Assistant carries out the surgeons order in collaboration and conjunction with the RN. Considers the patients comfort and safety. Provides visualization of the operative site by the following: Appropriate placement and securing of retractors, with or without padding, packing with sponges, digital manipulation of tissue, suctioning, irrigating, or sponging, manipulation of suture materials (e.g., loops, tags, running sutures), proper use of body mechanics to prevent obstruction of the surgeons view. Utilizes appropriate techniques to assist with hemostasis. Ensures all safety measures related to use of electrocautery are implemented intraoperatively. Utilizes appropriate techniques to assist with closure of body planes. Selects and applies appropriate wound dressings and provides assistance in securing drainage systems to tissue. Qualifications: Completion of a training program for surgical first assisting, documented on the job first assist training in a hospital setting or documented experience as a surgeon Current certification by the National Board of Surgical Technology and Surgical Assisting (NBSTSA) as a Certified Surgical First Assistant (CSFA), or through the National Surgical Association as a Certified Surgical Assistant (CSA), American Board of Surgical Assistants (ABSA), OR proof of previous experience as a surgeon. BLS This facility is an equal opportunity employer and complies with federal, state and local anti-discrimination laws, regulations and ordinances.
AdventHealth Heart of Florida was founded in 1966 with a mission to extend the healing ministry of Christ to help families, friends and neighbors in West Florida heal in body, mind and spirit. Challenging ourselves to provide whole-person care ever since has helped us gain recognition by the Joint Commission, the American Heart Association and the American Diabetes Association. We invite you to elevate your career in health care at AdventHealth Heart of Florida, where we specialize in cardiology, mother/baby and orthopedics. Learn more about our open positions and start your career today. Every day, our fellow team members show up to work, unified by one shared mission: Extending the Healing Ministry of Jesus Christ. As a faith-based health care organization, our story is one of hope as we strive to heal and restore the body, mind and spirit. Though our facilities are spread across the country, this unwavering belief binds us together. Across every office, exam and patient room, we're committed to providing individualized, holistic care. This is our Christian mission, and it inspires us to help make communities healthier and happier. The Surgical First Assistant provides aid in exposure, hemostasis, closure, and other intraoperative technical functions that help the surgeon carry out a safe operation with optimal results for the patient. The Surgical First Assistant also performs pre-operative and post-operative duties to better facilitate proper patient care. These functions are performed during the operation under the direction and supervision of the surgeon and in accordance with hospital policy and appropriate laws and regulations. Collaborates as part of the OR team to ensure efficient and timely room set up and turnover. Adheres to the Florida Hospital Corporate Compliance Plan and to all rules and regulations of all applicable local, state and federal agencies and accrediting bodies. Actively participates in outstanding customer service and accepts responsibility in maintaining relationships that are equally respectful to all. The value you'll bring to the team: Maintains familiarity with common positions related to the surgical procedure and uses the equipment necessary to provide the positions. The surgeon conveys the exact position that gives the best exposure for the surgical procedure. The Surgical First Assistant carries out the surgeons order in collaboration and conjunction with the RN. Considers the patients comfort and safety. Provides visualization of the operative site by the following: Appropriate placement and securing of retractors, with or without padding, packing with sponges, digital manipulation of tissue, suctioning, irrigating, or sponging, manipulation of suture materials (e.g., loops, tags, running sutures), proper use of body mechanics to prevent obstruction of the surgeons view. Utilizes appropriate techniques to assist with hemostasis. Ensures all safety measures related to use of electrocautery are implemented intraoperatively. Utilizes appropriate techniques to assist with closure of body planes. Selects and applies appropriate wound dressings and provides assistance in securing drainage systems to tissue. Qualifications: Completion of a training program for surgical first assisting, documented on the job first assist training in a hospital setting or documented experience as a surgeon Current certification by the National Board of Surgical Technology and Surgical Assisting (NBSTSA) as a Certified Surgical First Assistant (CSFA), or through the National Surgical Association as a Certified Surgical Assistant (CSA), American Board of Surgical Assistants (ABSA), OR proof of previous experience as a surgeon. BLS This facility is an equal opportunity employer and complies with federal, state and local anti-discrimination laws, regulations and ordinances.