Lead Surgical First Assist

About the Role

As a Lead Surgical First Assist with TriStar NorthCrest Medical Center, you can be part of an organization devoted to giving back. This is a full-time, day-shift position.

Responsibilities

• Contact Sales Representatives to ensure all trays, including implants, are available for scheduled cases.
• Contact surgeons regarding special needs for upcoming procedures.
• Contact new surgeons to generate preference cards for upcoming procedures, taking a proactive approach.
• Maintain and revise surgeon preference cards.
• Communicate with Central Sterile Manager to ensure all instruments and trays are correct and in best working order for surgeons.
• Communicate with OR Material Manager to ensure all supplies and equipment is available.
• Communicate with OR Business Analyst to ensure accuracy for OR charges of used supplies.
• Communicate with OR Scheduler regarding current and future procedures scheduled.
• Develop a strong two-way communication with Board Runner.
• Demonstrate knowledge of human growth and development, assessment, range of treatment and the care of patients appropriate to the age of the patients served.
• Demonstrate ability to perform technical skills and procedures.
• Promote customer service initiative.
• Demonstrate knowledge and policy regarding patient consents, diagnostic tests and patient data.
• Complete work within acceptable time limits, utilizing best use of time during shift.
• Demonstrate extensive knowledge of anatomy and physiology.
• Assist in preparing the operating room and perform assigned support duties during surgical procedures.
• Assist team members in selecting and preparing routine supplies, instruments, and equipment for surgical procedures.
• Act as a key role in completion of team-based communications and time out procedures.
• Assist the surgeon in the performance of any surgical procedure working under the surgeon's direction.
• Assist in returning supplies, equipment and instrumentation to proper locations following departmental procedures.
• Assist RN Circulator with positioning aids and other patient care items on the preference card per patient assessment.
• Assist team with transportation, skin preparation to operative sites, and other patient care needs.
• Share responsibility for patient safety at all times.
• Maintain an environment free of obstacles and hazards that could result in injury to personnel or patient.
• Maintain preference cards, updating to keep accurate and current data, including positioning, specific needs and medications.
• Follow through with assignments and inform supervisor if unable to complete tasks.
• Interact and communicate with surgeons and team to promote team-based behaviors.
• Help expedite turnovers to assist the surgeon with their schedule and enhance patient care and safety.
• Afford the surgeon the best possible exposure, retract tissue and expose area, clamp and tie to control hemostasis, maintain dry operative sites, and identify structures while maximizing exposure and retraction of sites.
• Demonstrate knowledge and skills of suture and stapling devices and techniques relating to wound closure and assist in closure of incisions.
• Perform proficiently tasks required by the surgeon pertaining to the particular surgical procedure once competency is completed.
• Assist the scrub nurse to maintain an accurate account of sponges, sharps, and instruments according to departmental policies and procedures.
• Regularly assist in the orientation and training of other personnel.
• Identify and transport patients as needed and assist with shaving the operative site when indicated.
• Secure all necessary x-rays when appropriate.
• Assist in cleaning rooms following procedures according to departmental policy.
• Perform all other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• Current certification from Certified First Assistant Program (CSA or CFA).
• Current BLS (within 30 days).
• 2–3 years experience required.
• 3 years' experience preferred.
• Basic Cardiac Life Support must be obtained within 30 days of employment start date.
• Surgical Assistant (SA) must be obtained within 90 days of employment start date.
• Certified Surgical Assistant (CSA), or Certified Surgical First Assistant (CSFA), or Surgical Assistant Certified (SA-C).
• No travel required.

Benefits

TriStar NorthCrest Medical Center offers a total rewards package that supports the health, life, career and retirement of colleagues. The available plans and programs include:

• Comprehensive benefits for medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, behavioral health and telemedicine services.
• Wellbeing support, including free counseling and referral services.
• Time away from work programs for paid time off, paid family leave, long- and short-term disability coverage and leaves of absence.
• Savings and retirement resources, including a 401(k) Plan with a 100% match on 3% to 9% of pay (based on years of service), Employee Stock Purchase Plan, flexible spending accounts, preferred banking partnerships, retirement readiness tools, rollover support and financial wellbeing counseling.
• Education support through tuition assistance, student loan assistance, certification support, dependent scholarships and a partnership with Galen College of Nursing.
• Additional benefits for fertility and family building, adoption assistance, life insurance, supplemental health protection plans, auto and home insurance, legal counseling, identity theft protection and consumer discounts.

Note: Eligibility for benefits may vary by location.

About TriStar NorthCrest Medical Center

TriStar NorthCrest Medical Center is a 109-bed acute care hospital in Springfield, Tennessee, dedicated to serving the healthcare needs of Robertson County and the surrounding areas. We offer a full array of services, including emergency care, orthopedics, cardiology, women's care and diagnostic imaging. Our mission is to enhance community and patient wellness through the teamwork of skilled and compassionate employees and physicians.

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 the delivery of charitable care, uninsured discounts, and other uncompensated expenses.

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