Technician - Surgical First Assistant

Overview

The Surgical Technician First Assistant, under the direction of a Registered Nurse, will provide patient care, in an atmosphere sensitive to each person’s physical, emotional, social, and spiritual needs. Functions within the standards, policies, procedures, and guidelines of the Organization. Under RN’s direction, sets up and maintains the surgical field and assists the surgeon during operative procedures. What you need to know: - Assists in meeting goals and initiatives for surgery department; such as, but not limited to room turnover and first-case on-time starts. - Assists in training/orientation of associates as directed by the Clinical Educator. - Safe Practice: Maintains a safe environment for the patient. - Maintains sterile techniques. Required skills & experience: - High school graduate or equivalent - Graduate of a Certified First Assistant (CFA) program through the Accreditation Review Committee on Education in Surgical Technology (ARC-ST) OR the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (CAAHEP) preferred.

Benefits

Company

This facility has always been the sole, full-service inpatient hospital in northeast central Ohio. But thanks to a recent expansion, it’s transformed into regional medical center with a long list of patient-centered facilities and services. Today it's home to a fully integrated cardiovascular center of excellence with open-heart capabilities, a Primary Stroke Center, a dedicated Women’s Health Center, a Maternity Pavilion that welcomes more than 4,500 new babies every year, an award-winning Network Cancer Program, the first Cyberknife® robotic radiosurgery center in central Ohio and a dedicated orthopedics and spine unit.