Certified Surgical First Assist

Job Summary and Responsibilities

As our Surgical Tech, you'll be an integral surgical team member, providing skilled assistance for safe, efficient procedures critical to patient outcomes.Every day you will prepare the OR (instruments, equipment, supplies) and assist surgeons/nurses by anticipating needs, passing instruments, and maintaining the sterile field. You'll count items, handle specimens, assist with patient positioning, and adhere strictly to aseptic technique.To be successful, you will demonstrate meticulous attention to detail, strong sterile technique knowledge, and the ability to anticipate needs in a fast-paced environment. Excellent communication and a steadfast commitment to patient safety are essential.

• Shares data with team and supports team with surgeon. Gets procedure questions asked and helps to set up for correctprocedures.Makes clinical decisions based on experience, patient population data, and intuition, promotes the development of clinical decision making of all team members.
• Advocates patient rights from the patient/family perspective: provides counsel and acts as a resource to resolve issues.
• Provides validation of clinical decision for other staff members, seeks validation from others for complex patients or unfamiliar situations.
• Collaborates with the health care team and other disciplines to meet the desired outcomes.
• Communicates effectively and works cooperatively with others. Has respect for and understanding of other clinical disciplines. Uses an integrated approach toward patient outcomes.
• Demonstrates effective communication skills and seeks out opportunities to improve communication among healthcare team members/patients/families.Works to implement practice initiatives in a positive and productive manner.

Job Requirements

Required

• 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
• 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.

Where You’ll Work

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 3,400 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 9,000 physicians, 60,000 employees, and 400 care centers, including hospitals, urgent and occupational care, imaging and surgery centers, home health, and primary care clinics. Headquartered in San Francisco, Dignity Health is dedicated to providing compassionate, high-quality, and affordable patient-centered care with special attention to the poor and underserved. You can also follow us on Twitter and Facebook.

Salary : $43 - $60