CSFA - Certified Surgical First Assistant Day Shift

Building

Location:

32nd Avenue Building Department:3013400 SURGERY - 32ND HOSP

Job Description:

Essentia Health is seeking a Surgical Technologist First Assist to serve in the operating room at our 32nd Avenue Building in Fargo, North Dakota. This CSFA works 6:30 am to 5:00 pm, four days per week. Weekday, weekend, and holiday call rotations are required. A $15,000 sign-on bonus and relocation assistance are available.

Education

Qualifications:

Graduate of a surgical assisting program accredited through ARCST or graduate of an accredited school of surgical technology.

About Essentia Health:

At Essentia Health, we believe that when you love where you work, it shows in the care you provide. Driven by our mission to make a healthy difference in people’s lives, our clinical and support teams come together every day to deliver high-quality, compassionate care to the communities we are privileged to serve. Here, you’ll find an award-winning culture built around genuine work-life balance, long-term stability, and the resources you need to continually grow your career.

See why Essentia Health is truly like nowhere else:  Choose Essentia Health Fargo?

Step into a high-caliber surgical environment at Essentia Health-Fargo, a CMS 5-Star rated hospital and designated Level II Adult Trauma Center serving North Dakota and northwestern Minnesota. Here, surgical professionals play a vital, respected role across an extensive procedural mix—from advanced robotic and minimally invasive cases to cardiothoracic, neuro, ortho spine, and acute trauma interventions. You’ll collaborate with a close, surgeon-led team that values your technical expertise, fosters real peer-to-peer mentorship, and invests in your clinical growth.

Outside the operating room, you’ll discover why the Fargo-Moorhead area consistently ranks among the Midwest’s most livable communities—offering an energetic downtown arts and dining scene, easy commutes, affordable cost of living, and a thriving college-town culture that makes planting roots effortless.

What You'll Do:

Provides assistance to the surgeon to ensure quality patient care during the operative procedure. Assists the surgeon with exposure, hemostasis, suturing, dressing and other duties as delegated. May also work as a Surgical Technologist.

Employees scheduled 24+ hours weekly enjoy these benefits:

Health Insurance and HSA or FSA accounts

Dental and Vision insurances

Supplemental insurances- critical illness, accident, & hospital indemnity

Paid short-term disability, long-term disability, and basic life insurance

Supplemental Life and Accidental Death & Dismemberment insurance

Tuition Reimbursement PTO accrual and 7 paid holidays per year

Paid parental leave after one year Adoption assistance after one year Bereavement & Jury Duty (all regularly scheduled employees)
All employees, including casual, enjoy these benefits:

Take Charge (employee wellness program)
Guidance Resources (free confidential counseling)
Employee discount program
401(k) retirement account (traditional & Roth)401(k) matching & discretionary contributions (subject to service requirements)

Licensure/Certification

Qualifications:

Unlicensed assistive person (UAP) in the state of North Dakota upon hire.

Certified Surgical First Assist (CSFA) with the NBSTSA (National Board of Surgical Technology and Surgical Assisting) upon hire.

Current Basic Cardiac Life Support (BCLS) certification or ability to become certified within 3 months from date of hire.

FTE:1

Possible Remote/Hybrid Option:

Shift Rotation:

Day Rotation (United States of America)
Shift Start Time:6:30 am Shift End Time:5:00 pm Weekends:

Rotation Holidays:

Yes Call Obligation:

Yes Union:

Union Posting Deadline:

Compensation Range:$36.01 - $54.02

Employee Benefits at Essentia Health:
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