Certified Surgical First Assistant

Job overview

Certified Surgical First Assistant This is an onsite position in Nashville, TN, with a salary range of $0.0 - $0.0 USD per year. TriStar Southern Hills Medical Center is part of HCA Healthcare. This role exists to assist the healthcare team in the operating room, managing pre-operative and intra-operative patient care, including using instruments, providing exposure, handling tissue, providing hemostasis, and suturing.

What you'll do

• Prepare the surgical site to include shaving, marking, application of surgical scrub/paint.
• Apply positioning aids, tourniquet cuff, etc.
• Provide hemostasis by: injection, touches cautery to instrument held by physician, uses electrocautery on tissue, uses bipolar cautery, clamping/tying.
• Assist surgeon in utilizing/manipulating special equipment, i.e., video camera and equipment, etc.
• Perform skin closure by staples or suture as directed and supervised by surgeon.
• Insert and suture drains as directed and supervised by surgeon.
• Apply dressings, gauze, splints, and casts.
• Administer subcutaneous postoperative injections of local anesthetics when directed by the surgeon.

What we're looking for

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Experience

Minimum of 3 years of related experience highly preferred

Skills & competencies

surgical first assistant

nashville tn

tristar southern hills medical center

full-time

day shift

no weekends

no on-call

no travel

Benefits & perks

• Medical, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance, 401(k) match, Employee Stock Purchase Plan, Tuition Assistance

About the employer

TriStar Southern Hills Medical Center is hiring for this role. Industry: Psychiatric and Substance Abuse Hospitals. Sector: 62.