Surgical Assistant II - Liberty Labor and Delivery - Part Time
Listed on 2026-01-12
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Healthcare
Medical Assistant, Surgical Tech
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Job Description
Primary responsibility involves performance of specific tasks, as a Surgical Assistant, during surgical procedures to permit the surgeon to perform an efficient and safe operation. Assists with identifying anatomy within the operative field. Maintains positive customer relations. Shall demonstrate competency and posses the technical skills appropriate for his/her assigned cases and utilizes that knowledge in assisting others. Performs various duties within his/her scope of responsibility and is accountable to the manager of the Surgical Assistants.
Job Description
Primary responsibility involves performance of specific tasks, as a Surgical Assistant, during surgical procedures to permit the surgeon to perform an efficient and safe operation. Assists with identifying anatomy within the operative field. Maintains positive customer relations. Shall demonstrate competency and posses the technical skills appropriate for his/her assigned cases and utilizes that knowledge in assisting others. Performs various duties within his/her scope of responsibility and is accountable to the manager of the Surgical Assistants.
Responsibilities
General Duties
Clinical skills performed under direct supervision of the surgeon include:
Positioning the patient The surgeon shall convey the exact position that will give the best exposure for the surgical procedure. The surgical assistant will carry out his order. Consideration will be given to the patient’s comfort and safety providing visualization of the operative site; utilizing appropriate techniques to assist with Hemostasis; utilizing appropriate technique to assist with closure of body planes;
selecting and applying appropriate wound dressings; provide assistance in securing drainage systems to tissue.
Providing visualization of the operative site by the following:
- Appropriate placement and securing of retractors with or without padding.
- Packing with sponges
- Digital manipulation of tissue
- Suctioning, irrigating, or sponging
- Manipulation of suture materials (e.g. loops, tags, running suture).
- Proper use of body mechanics to prevent obstruction of the surgeon’s view.
- Utilizing running or interrupted subcutaneous sutures with absorbable or non absorbable material.
- Utilizing subcuticular closure techniques with or without adhesive skin closure strips.
- Closing skin method indicated by surgeon (suture, staples, etc.)
Selecting and applying appropriate wound dressings, including the following:
- Liquid or spray occlusive materials
- Absorbent material affixed with tape or circumferential wrapping.
- Immobilizing dressing (soft or rigid.)
Acts independently in surgery and on-call with regards to the harvesting of veins, radial artery, tendons, bone, skin, and plastic closure on plastic cases.
Provides expert assistance on all major surgical cases, under direct supervision of a surgeon.
Stays abreast of all new technologies as it relates to specialty areas.
Communication
Appropriately communicates to the physician all pertinent information related to procedure and changes in the patient’s condition.
Communicates the plan of care with all team members, utilizing handoff processes when relieved during procedures.
Completes Incident/Accident reports involving patient and/or personnel in a timely manner.
Maintain a professional rapport with physician’s customer’s coworker’s superiors and members of other departments.
Leadership
Demonstrates leadership skills such as the ability to…
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