Certified Surgical First Assistant - Ambulatory Surgery Center OR - Days
Core
Advanced trained and certified individual who actively assists the surgeon in completing operations safely by providing exposure, maintaining hemostasis, and performing technical functions.
Role type
Certified Surgical First Assistant (CSFA)
Builds
Surgical procedures in an Ambulatory Surgery Center
Domain
Healthcare / Surgical Technology
Deliverable
physical/clinical work
Required skills
CSFA certification, State Board of Medicine registration, BLS, HCP, ACLS preferred, Surgical Technologist experience preferred, High School Diploma or equivalent, Graduate of accredited Surgical Technology Program or Master of Surgical Assisting Degree
Preferred skills
Experience at Level 1 or 2 Trauma Center, experience in cardiac, robotics, vascular, orthopedics, neurosurgery, or transplant surgery
Technologies
None stated
Responsibilities
Make incisions and close surgical sites, manipulate or remove tissues, implant surgical devices or drains, suction the surgical site, place catheters, clamp or cauterize vessels or tissue, apply dressings to surgical site, work all three shifts including weekends and holidays, take call for routine or high acuity cases
Seniority
Entry to Mid-level, hands-on IC