Certified Surgical First Assist

Overview

As the community’s only not-for-profit faith-based healthcare system; Dignity Health Nevada has been guided by the vision and core values of the Adrian Dominican Sisters for more than 70 years.

As the Henderson and Las Vegas communities grow Dignity Health-St. Rose Dominican facilities and its more than 3400 employees will continue the Sisters’ mission of serving people in need.

St. Rose Dominican is a member of Dignity Health one of the nation’s largest healthcare systems a 22-state network of more than 9000 physicians 60000 employees and 400 care centers including hospitals urgent and occupational care imaging and surgery centers home health and primary care clinics.

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Responsibilities

Position Summary :

Certified Surgical First Assist provides aid in exposure hemostasis closure and other intraoperative technical functions that help the surgeon carry out a safe operation with optimal results for the patient.

• In addition to intraoperative duties the surgical assistant also performs preoperative and postoperative duties to better facilitate proper patient care.
• The surgical assistant performs these functions during the operation under the direction and supervision of the surgeon and in accordance with hospital policy and appropriate laws and regulations.
• This position is represented by SEIU, Local 1107 and is covered by the terms and conditions of the applicable collective bargaining agreement.

Qualifications

Minimum :

• Completion of CAAHEP accredited first assist program and / or evidence of preceptorship of 140 operative cases as surgical first assist and / or evidence of previous experience in the role of a Certified First Assist.
• Certified Surgical Technologist with a minimum of 2 years of experience.
• Completion of an Accredited Surgical First Assist Program with Certification as a Surgical First Assist.
• Current Certified Surgical Technologist with completion of a CAAHEP accredited first assist program.
• CT CPRBLS AHA-Basic Life Support-Natl
• CT CSFA Certified Surgical 1st Assist-Natl
• CT ORT Certified Surgery Tech-Natl
• Both the Certified Surgical Technologist and Certified Surgical First Assist certification(s) must be provisioned through the NBSTSA.
• Please be advised that this location requires quarterly American Heart Association (AHA) Resuscitation Quality Improvement (RQI) competency certification post-hire.

This ongoing competency is required through resources internal to the facility; outside RQI competency resources are not acceptable for CommonSpirit Health compliance requirements.

Preferred :

• 4 years Certified Surgical Technologist.
• Surgical First with experience to include but not limited to Robotic, Surgical, General, Neurosurgery, Spinal, Orthopedic;

Cardiovascular Thoracic, GYN, and Urology.

• CST and CSFA certification(s) provisioned through the NBSTSA preferred but may be grandfathered in compliance with current Nevada Revised Statues.
30+ days ago