Surgical Technologist First Assistant

Position Summary

Essential Functions and Responsibilities

• Prepares operating rooms, ensuring all equipment and supplies are properly disinfected, assembled, and in working order.
• Ensures the preparation and maintenance of the sterile field in operating room.
• Prepares patient's skin for surgery; moves and positions patients in the operating room; monitors vital signs and observes status.
• During surgery performs scrub functions including passing sterile surgical equipment to surgeons, may cut sutures, track items used, perform instrument counts, collect and label specimens taken, and help dress a patient's wounds. May transport patient after procedure.
• Ensures operating rooms are clean, sterile, and stocked prior to next procedure.
• Performs clerical duties such as ordering supplies, maintaining logs, pulling up and/or entering patient information, doing inventory, and supporting the administrative and clerical staff as needed.
• Delivers compassionate support, attention, and assistance to patients and families.
• Maintains safe and clean working environment and protects patients and employees by adhering to infection-control, hazardous waste, and other policies and protocols.
• Performs other related duties as required and directed.

Lead Duties and Responsibilities (If classified in a Lead Role)

• Assists in quality control and performance improvement activities.
• Contributes to performance feedback, hiring decisions.
• Ensures standards are met (quality, timeliness, customer service, etc.).
• Evaluates and tests new procedures/processes.
• Orients and/or trains new staff.
• Problem solving capabilities.
• Subject matter expert/technical leadership.
• Work flow/distribution of work.
• Affirms compliance with all regulatory and other agency requirements, laws, and statutes pertaining to the operation of the department.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Completion of an accredited surgical technology training program.
• Certified Surgical Technologist and Certified Surgical Technologist First Assistant (CSTFA) by the National Board of Surgical Technology and Surgical Tech First Assisting (NBSTSA).
• One (1) month of job-related experience and/or training.
• BLS certification and Canadian equivalent.

Additional Information

• Schedule: Full-time
• Requisition ID: 26003893
• Daily Work Times: VARIABLE
• Hours Per Pay Period: 80
• On Call: Yes
• Weekends: Yes