Certified First Assistant

Position Overview

• A surgical first assistant plays a vital role in a successful surgical procedure.
• They are primarily in charge of assisting surgeons, such as by arranging and handing over tools, holding open incisions, and dressing surgical wounds.

• Cauterizing wounds and vessels
• Packing sponges in the body
• Positioning the patient to maintain circulation and access for the surgeon
• Placing clamps and sutures
• Closing skin with adhesives, sutures or staples, etc.
• Applying direct pressure on veins and tissue
• Performing or aiding in patient suction, drainage, and irrigation
• Hemostasis:
  The stopping of excess bleeding and blood flow
• Immobilizing patients on the operating table
• Possess a working knowledge of operating room procedures with respect to attire, infection control, sterile technique, maintaining integrity of the sterile field, and draping the surgical patient within the surgeon’s guidelines.
• Provide operating room support to physicians and surgeons, including assisting surgeons during procedures and passing required instruments during surgery.
• Comply with all HIPAA rules and regulations.
• Communicate effectively and courteously with visitors, physicians, and their office staff, patients, and employees. Maintain patient, physician, and employee privacy and confidentiality per policy.
• Comply with policies and procedures and adhere to safety guidelines to ensure a safe work and patient care environment.
• Serve as a resource to other members of the health care team.

• Competitive wages
• Opportunities to better yourself professionally
• Health, Dental & Vision Coverage
• 401(k) retirement plan
• Paid Time Off (PTO)
• Company Paid Holidays
• Employee Assistance Programs
• Health Savings Account / Flexible Spending Account
• Education Assistance
• Short Term Disability and Long Term Disability Insurance
• Travel Assistance when 100+ miles from home for business or vacation
• Free parking

At USPI, we create relationships that create better care. We partner with physicians and health care systems to provide first‑class ambulatory solutions throughout the United States. We are committed to providing surgical services in the most efficient and clinically excellent manner. USPI is committed to, and proud of, our inclusive culture. An inclusive culture, in our view, is respectful of differences and nurtures and supports the contributions of each individual, while also embracing and leveraging diversity.

A diverse workforce, combined with an inclusive culture, makes USPI stronger and better able to meet the needs of our diverse patient and physician population.

• High School Diploma/GED
• Completion of a Surgical Program
• NBSTSA Surgical First Assistant Certification is required
• Two years of Certified Surgical First Assistant experience in multiple specialties or an equivalent combination of education and experience is required
• Able to deal with problems involving a few concrete variables in standardized situations

• General familiarity with medical terminology as it pertains to anatomy and surgical procedures in an operating room

• Entry level

• Full‑time

• Administrative

• Hospitals and Health Care