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Certified Surgical First Asst Operating Room
Full Time , Day Shift (1045-2315)
Consistently named best hospital, Lexington Medical Center dedicates itself to providing quality health services that meet the needs of its communities. Ranked #2 in the state and #1 in the Columbia metro area by U.S. News & World Report, Lexington Medical Center is the only hospital named one of the Best Places to Work in South Carolina.
The 607-bed hospital anchors a health care network that includes five community medical centers and employs nearly 8,000 health care professionals. The network includes a cardiovascular program recognized by the American College of Cardiology as South Carolina’s first HeartCARE CenterTM and an accredited Cancer Center of Excellence affiliated with MUSC Hollings Cancer Center for research and education. The network also features an occupational health center, the largest skilled nursing facility in the Carolinas, an Alzheimer’s care center and nearly 80 physician practices.
Job Summary
Allied health professionals who are an integral part of the team of medical practitioners providing surgical care to patients in the operating room. The CSFA practices within expanded role as first assistant during surgical interventions assuming responsibility for advanced surgical assisting skills. The CSFA works under the supervision of the registered nurse to facilitate the safe and effective conduct of invasive and minimally invasive surgical procedures. The CSFA practices in collaboration with and at the direction of the surgeon during the intraoperative phase of the perioperative experience. "Under the direction of the surgeon" means that the surgeon is within the facility and immediately available if needed. This individual works to ensure that the operating room environment is safe, that equipment functions properly and that the operative procedure is conducted under conditions that maximize patient safety. A CSFA possesses expertise in the theory and application of sterile and aseptic technique and combines the knowledge of human anatomy, surgical procedures, and implementation tools and technologies to facilitate a physician's performance of invasive therapeutic and diagnostic procedures.
Minimum Qualifications
Minimum Education: High School Diploma or Equivalent
Minimum Years of Experience: 2 Years of Diversified Operating Room Experience.
Substitutable Education & Experience (Optional): In lieu of 2 Years of Diversified Operating Room Experience, Consideration will be given to Licensed RNs approved by Presiding Leadership and Assigned Physician(s). For Approved Licensed RNs, these Candidates will need 2 Years of Clinical Experience
Required Certifications/Licensure: Graduate from a NBTSA (National Board of Surgical Technology and Surgical Assisting) accredited surgical assisting program;
Current CST certification or RN Licensure;
Current Certified Surgical First Assistant certification (CSFA);
Current CPR certification, BCLS.
Required Training: Demonstrated knowledge and skill in applying principles of asepsis and infection control;
Demonstrated knowledge of surgical anatomy, physiology and operative technique relative to operative procedures wherein the CSFA performs;
Demonstrated skills in behaviors that are unique to functioning as a first assistant.
Essential Functions
Duties & Responsibilities
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Equal Opportunity Employer
It is the policy of LMC to provide equal opportunity of employment for all individuals, and to remain compliant with applicable state and federal laws and regulations. LMC strives to provide a discrimination-free environment, and to recruit, select, on-board, and employ all employees without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, disability, national origin, veteran status, or pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions, including but not limited to, lactation. LMC endeavors to upgrade and promote employees from within the hospital where possible and consistent with the employee’s desires and abilities and the hospital’s needs.
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Full Time
Ancillary Healthcare
$68k-83k (estimate)
06/13/2024
10/09/2024
lexmed.com
COLUMBIA, SC
3,000 - 7,500
1971
Private
JOSEPH CAVANAGH
$500M - $1B
Ancillary Healthcare
Lexington Medical Center owns and operates a chain of hospitals that offers orthopedic, rehabilitation and cancer care treatment.
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