Surgical Assistant - Marshall Oral Surgery

Job Responsibilities:

• Helps prepare the operating room by setting up surgical instruments and equipment, sterile drapes, and sterile solutions.
• Assembles both sterile and nonsterile equipment, as well as adjusts and checks it to ensure it is working properly.
• Prepares patients for surgery by washing, shaving, and disinfecting incision sites.
• Transports patients to the operating room, helps position them on the operating table, and covers them with sterile surgical drapes.
• Checks patient charts.
• Assists the surgical team with putting on sterile gowns and gloves.
• Passes instruments and other sterile supplies to surgeons and surgeon assistants during surgery.
• Holds retractors, cuts sutures, and helps count sponges, needles, supplies, and instruments.
• Observes patient vital signs.
• Helps prepare, care for, and dispose of specimens taken for laboratory analysis and helps apply dressings.
• Operates sterilizers, lights, or suction machines and helps operate diagnostic equipment.
• Maintain all required privileges in accordance with hospital regulations.
• Performs other duties as assigned or requested.

EDUCATION: Surgical technologist training from community/junior college, vocational school, hospital, or the military required. Must have a professional certification from the Liaison Council on Certification for the Surgical Technologist. Continuing education or reexamination is required to maintain certification every four years.

EXPERIENCE: Minimum two years of experience in multispecialty surgical unit, preferably in an oral surgery setting setting.

Internal applicants must call HR at ext. 11653 to determine eligibility before applying.