Certified OR First Assistant
Company: Clarksville Surgicenter
Location: Clarksville
Posted on: May 3, 2024
Job Description:
Description Certified OR First Assistant15,000 sign-on bonus for
external hiresSchedule: Monday-Friday, Full TimeLast year our HCA
Healthcare colleagues invested over 156,000 hours volunteering in
our communities. As a(an) Certified OR First Assistant with
Clarksville Surgicenter you can be a part of an organization that
is devoted to giving back!BenefitsClarksville Surgicenter, offers a
total rewards package that supports the health, life, career and
retirement of our colleagues. The available plans and programs
include:
- Comprehensive medical coverage that covers many common services
at no cost or for a low copay. Plans include prescription drug and
behavioral health coverage as well as free telemedicine services
and free AirMed medical transportation.
- Additional options for dental and vision benefits, life and
disability coverage, flexible spending accounts, supplemental
health protection plans (accident, critical illness, hospital
indemnity), auto and home insurance, identity theft protection,
legal counseling, long-term care coverage, moving assistance, pet
insurance and more.
- Free counseling services and resources for emotional, physical
and financial wellbeing
- 401(k) Plan with a 100% match on 3% to 9% of pay (based on
years of service)
- Employee Stock Purchase Plan with 10% off HCA Healthcare
stock
- Family support through fertility and family building benefits
with Progyny and adoption assistance.
- Referral services for child, elder and pet care, home and auto
repair, event planning and more
- Consumer discounts through Abenity and Consumer Discounts
- Retirement readiness, rollover assistance services and
preferred banking partnerships
- Education assistance (tuition, student loan, certification
support, dependent scholarships)
- Colleague recognition program
- Time Away From Work Program (paid time off, paid family leave,
long- and short-term disability coverage and leaves of
absence)
- Employee Health Assistance Fund that offers free employee-only
coverage to full-time and part-time colleagues based on
income.Note: Eligibility for benefits may vary by location.Would
you like to unlock your potential with a leading healthcare
provider dedicated to the growth and development of our colleagues?
Join the Clarksville Surgicenter family! We will give you the tools
and resources you need to succeed in our organization. We are
looking for an enthusiastic Certified OR First Assistant to help us
reach our goals. Unlock your potential!Job Summary and
QualificationsAs a Certified First Assist, you will work under the
direction of the operating surgeon. You will function as
first/second assistant to the surgeon during the operative
procedure, providing aid in exposure, hemostasis, and other
technical functions to ensure safe and efficient outcomes. You will
be responsible for restocking and changing over rooms between
cases.What you will do in this role:
- You will demonstrate the necessary practical, technical and/or
specialized knowledge and skills required in accordance with ASA
(Association of Surgical Assistants) and other regulatory
standards
- Communicate with the surgeon prior to the case to ascertain
specific needs
- You will share information with the remainder of the surgical
team in a timely manner
- You will assisting with patient positioning, skin preparation,
and surgical draping according to the surgeon's protocol
- You will anticipate the needs of the surgeon in order to
expedite the procedure, while minimizing the patient's exposure to
surgical and anesthetic stress
- You will ensure the temperature of the patient is discussed
with anesthesia personnel in compliance with desired temperature
ranges
- You will assist the surgeon by providing retraction and aiding
exposure of the operative site
- Facilitate hemostasis of the surgical site by performing
suction, irrigation and sponging during a surgical procedure
- You will assist with skin or external suturing and stapling
under the surgeon's directionQualifications for this role:
- You are a graduate of a CAAHEP-accredited program in surgical
assisting and attain the CSFA credential administrated by the
National Board of Surgical Technology and Surgical Assisting
- BLS certification
- You have one year experience in an operating room setting,
preferably in an ambulatory surgery center
- You are a Certified Surgical Assistant (CSA)
- You have a valid BCLS Certification upon employment***online
certification not acceptable. is located in Clarksville, Tennessee.
We serve the northern Tennessee andsouthern Kentucky communities.
Our AAAHC accredited center performs 250 cases a month. Services
indental, gynecology, ophthalmology, orthopedic, ENT, and podiatry
procedures. As a member of Surgery Ventures powered by HCA
Healthcare, we follow our mission. Above all else, we are committed
to the care and improvement of human life.HCA Healthcare has been
recognized as one of the World's Most Ethical Companies - by the
Ethisphere Institute more than ten times. . In recent years, HCA
Healthcare spent an estimated $3.7 billion in cost for thedelivery
of charitable care, uninsured discounts, and other uncompensated
expenses."There is so much good to do in the world and so many
different ways to do it."- Dr. Thomas Frist, Sr.HCA Healthcare
Co-Founder Be a part of an organization that invests in you! We are
reviewing applications for our Certified OR First Assistant
opening. Qualified candidates will be contacted for interviews.
Submit your application and help us raise the bar in patient
care!We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at
our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion,
color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital
status, veteran status, or disability status.
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