Certified Surgical First Assist, L&D

Position: Certified Surgical First Assist, L&D - $20k Bonus
** Discover Vanderbilt University Medical Center**:  Located in Nashville, Tennessee, and operating at a global crossroads of teaching, discovery, and patient care, VUMC is a community of individuals who come to work each day with the simple aim of changing the world. It is a place where your expertise will be valued, your knowledge expanded, and your abilities challenged. Vanderbilt Health is committed to an environment where everyone has the chance to thrive and where your uniqueness is sought and celebrated.

It is a place where employees know they are part of something that is bigger than themselves, take exceptional pride in their work and never settle for what was good enough yesterday. Vanderbilt’s mission is to advance health and wellness through preeminent programs in patient care, education, and research.
** Organization:
** Labor and Delivery
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* Job Summary:

** The Certified Surgical First Assist performs in the expanded role as a CST First Assistant to the Surgeon, by performing positioning, prepping, and draping of patient, providing hemostasis, providing wound exposure and handling of sutures and tissue under the direction and supervision of the operating surgeon. Provides technical services and assists in operating room, Endoscopy Suite, and Sterile Processing as assigned and directed.

May perform as a Surgical Technologist when not First Assisting. Registration with the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners is required.
Shift Details:  - Full-time, Days, 3x12's  - Holidays, some weekend, and Call is required. Details to be discussed further during interview process.
Sign-on Bonus:  
• This full-time position offers a $20,000 (taxable) bonus to be paid over 24 months.

• The sign-on bonus is not applicable to current VUMC staff or former staff who have worked for VUMC in the past twelve months.
Relocation Bonus:  
• Up to $10,000 (taxable) to be paid within 45 days of hire, based on relocation mileage.

• Must relocate from greater than 100 miles to be eligible.

• This bonus is not applicable to current VUMC staff or former staff who have worked for VUMC in the past twelve months.
Vanderbilt Tullahoma-Harton Hospital’s Labor and Delivery Department provides compassionate, high-quality maternity care through a dedicated team of obstetric and neonatal professionals. The unit features private labor and delivery rooms, postpartum care, a newborn nursery, and a Level II NICU, with support from Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital specialists. Staff benefit from a collaborative environment, structured orientation, and opportunities for growth, while patients receive personalized, family-centered care with access to advanced services for high-risk pregnancies and newborns..
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* Key Responsibilities:

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* • Assists the surgical team during the operative procedure.  
• Knowledge of sterile technique and maintenance of sterility of surgical field.  
• Ability to circulate all operative cases independently.  
• Ability to care for patient in PACU in the immediate postoperative period.  
• Completes perioperative record accurately and completely.  
• Charges accurately for items used in the operating room.  
• Prepares rooms with appropriate instruments, sutures, supplies and equipment.  
• Assists the surgical team during operative procedures.  
• Consistently provides accurate and complete handoff communication to any healthcare provider according to hospital policy.
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* Qualifications:

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* Required:

** Graduate of an approved specific discipline OR successful completion of a surgical assistant training program during the applicant's service as a member of any branch of the armed forces of the United States.
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* Required:

** Minimum 1 years of relevant work experience.
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* Required:

** Registration with the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners.
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** CST or TS-C Certification and one of the certifications listed below:  + CSFA - Certified Surgical First Assistant - National Board of Surgical Technology and Surgical Assisting (NBSTSA)  + CSA - Certified Surgical Assistant - National Surgical Assistant Association (NSAA)  + CSA
- Certified Surgical Assistant - National Commission for Certification of…