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Full-time: Certified Surgical First Assistant
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Northridge Surgery Center is seeking an experienced Certified Surgical First Assistant to join our team. Our center performs a broad range of outpatient surgical procedures. Our mission is to care for every patient and their family as if they were our own. Each patient, each family, each and every time.
Position Overview:
Anticipates the needs of the surgical team. Establishes and maintains a sterile field during surgical procedures in the operating room. Reporting Relationship: Reports to Clinical Director/Administrator
Essential Job Duties and Responsibilities:
·Ensures sterility of all supplies and instruments during setup of surgical procedures.
·Assists circulating nurse and surgical team in maintaining a sterile environment.
·Assists circulating nurse in gathering necessary surgical supplies and equipment.
·Is responsible for doing sponge, needle, and instrument count pre-operatively and intra-operative with the circulating nurse.
·Gowns and gloves surgeons and assistants.
·Assists in keeping physician preference cards accurate/updated.
·Retains all specimens to be sent to pathology, confirming the source/name of the specimen with the surgeon.
·Transports all surgical equipment to appropriate cleaning areas. Assists in sterile supply with cleaning and reprocessing of instrument sets.
·Interacts appropriately and effectively with all patients/others regardless of age or ethnic background.
·Uses Standard Universal Precautions, appropriate hand hygiene, personal protective equipment, and safe practices to ensure personal safety and a safe environment.
·Assists with environmental hazard and infection control surveillance and participates in emergency preparedness drills.
·Follows all equipment and safety guidelines and is responsible for knowledgeable use and care of equipment.
·Serves as a resource to other members of the health care team.
·Attends in-services, conferences, and meetings as required.
·Communicates effectively and courteously with visitors, physicians, and their office staff, patients, and employees. Maintains patient, physician, and employee privacy and confidentiality per policy.
·Maintains designated certifications such as CPR, as offered by the center.
·Acts in accordance with the vision, mission, and business philosophy of the Center.
·Complies with Policies & Procedures and adheres to safety guidelines to ensure a safe work and patient care environment.
What We Offer
As a valued member of USPI, your health and well‑being are important to us. We are proud to provide you and your dependents with valuable and significant benefits. USPI knows the value of well-rounded, balanced employees, which is why we offer a variety of additional benefits to help manage life’s daily stresses.
·Competitive wages
·Opportunities to better yourself professionally
·Health, Dental & Vision Coverage
·401(k) retirement plan
·Paid Time Off (PTO)
·Company Paid Holidays
·Employee Assistance Programs
·Health Savings Account/ Flexible Spending Account
·Education Assistance
·Short Term Disability and Long Term Disability Insurance
·Travel Assistance when 100 miles from home for business or vacation
·Free parking
Who We Are
At USPI, we create relationships that create better care. We partner with physicians and health care systems to provide first class ambulatory solutions throughout the United States. We are committed to providing surgical services in the most efficient and clinically excellent manner.
USPI is committed to, and proud of our inclusive culture. An inclusive culture, in our view, is respectful of differences and nurtures and supports the contributions of each individual, while also embracing and leveraging diversity. A diverse workforce, combined with an inclusive culture, makes USPI stronger and better able to meet the needs of our diverse patient and physician population.
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Required Skills:Position Qualifications:
To perform this job successfully, an individual shall be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skills, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Education and/or Experience
Full Time
Business Services
$96k-119k (estimate)
03/02/2024
06/04/2024
uspi.org
Palm Harbor, FL
100 - 200
Business Services
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