Cert Surgical First Assistant Job Albany area,Oregon USA,Healthcare

Facility: Samaritan Albany General Hospital

Location: Albany, OR

Schedule: Shift 1.0 (80 hrs/pp) - Day

Department: AGH Surgery Main OR

Remote Status: No

Salary Range: $36.32 - $53.34

Starting Bonus: Starting bonus and/or relocation available to new employees. Previous experience may be required. Employment commitment to Samaritan is required.

JOB SUMMARY/PURPOSE

Assists the surgeon during operative and other invasive procedures. Provides aid in exposure, hemostasis, closure, and other intraoperative technical functions that assist the surgeon in performing safe and efficient surgical interventions with the goal of optimal results for the patient. Performs functions during the operation under the direction and supervision of the surgeon and in accordance with hospital policy, Medical staff Rules and Regulations, and appropriate laws and regulations.

In addition to intraoperative duties, provides support to the entire surgical team to facilitate comprehensive perioperative interventions for safe and efficient patient care processes.

DEPARTMENT DESCRIPTION

The surgical operating room (SOR) staff provide intraoperative care to surgical and procedural sedation patients. The SOR staff provide service for the patient population of pediatrics, adolescents, adults, and elderly patients. The SOR staff work with a variety of provider specialties in caring for people being discharged the same day or for those patients who are being admitted to the hospital.

EXPERIENCE/EDUCATION/QUALIFICATIONS

High school diploma or equivalent required.

Current Certified Surgical First Assistant (CSFA) or equivalent certification required.

KNOWLEDGE/SKILLS/ABILITIES

Computer Literacy: Knowledge of electronic equipment, computer hardware, and software relative to access and use of employee program responsibilities.

Critical Thinking: Ability to analyze, proactively plan, prepare, organize, prioritize, and make effective clinical decisions.

Time Management: Able to perform multiple tasks simultaneously and thrive in a dynamic fast-paced, often stressful environment.

Communication/Teamwork: Ability to share, instruct, and assist other members of the surgical team and other hospital department leaders and staff.

Problem Solving: Ability to identify issues, research and review related information, employ creativity and alternative thinking to develop and evaluate options and implement solutions.

Social Perceptiveness: Ability to work with a diverse population from pediatrics to geriatrics with a basic understanding of age-related differences.

Knowledge of Surgical Procedures: Knowledge of proper decontamination, washing, sorting, and reassembling of instruments, and knowledge of basic and specialty instrumentation for various surgical procedures.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

Rarely: (1 - 10% of the time)

Occasionally: (11 - 33% of the time)

Frequently: (34 - 66% of the time)

Continually: (67 – 100% of the time)

WALK - STAIRS

SIT LIFT (Waist to Eye: up to 54

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