Surgical Assistant - Certified

Location

Norfolk, VA

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Sentara is hiring a Cardiac Surgical Assistant I at Sentara Norfolk General's Heart Hospital, in Norfolk, Virginia.

Sign on Bonus up to $15,000 offered for qualified candidates. Relocation packages available!

Shift: Full Time, First Shift

Sentara Norfolk General/Sentara Heart Hospital is a comprehensive, Level 1 Trauma center located in Norfolk, VA. The Heart Hospital Cardiac Surgery program has dedicated CVOR rooms served by a dedicated cardiac OR team that perform high‑volume, complex open‑heart CABG, valve, aortic, and structural cases (TAVR). The center also serves as the regional hub for ECMO/MCS, heart transplant, and aortic dissection care.

The Certified Surgical Assistant anticipates the needs of the surgical team and assists the surgeon with tasks such as selecting equipment, setting up tables and positioning equipment, providing retraction for visualization of the surgical site, cauterizing bleeding vessels, suturing and closing incision, instilling medications, and applying dressings, splints, and casts. In addition, the surgical assistant performs preoperative and postoperative duties to better facilitate patient care, using effective interdisciplinary communication to support optimal outcomes.

• Surgical Assistant Trade School Degree REQUIRED

• Virginia Surgical Assistant License REQUIRED
• Basic Life Support (BLS) Certification REQUIRED

• Cardiac experience strongly preferred

• Medical, Dental, Vision plans
• Adoption, Fertility and Surrogacy Reimbursement up to $10,000
• Paid Time Off and Sick Leave
• Paid Parental & Family Caregiver Leave
• Emergency Backup Care
• Long‑Term, Short‑Term Disability, and Critical Illness plans
• Life Insurance
• 401(k)/403(b) with Employer Match
• Tuition Assistance – $5,250/year and discounted educational opportunities through Guild Education
• Student Debt Pay Down – $10,000
• Reimbursement for certifications and free access to complete CEUs and professional development
• Pet Insurance
• Legal Resources Plan

Colleagues may have the opportunity to earn an annual discretionary bonus if established system and employee eligibility criteria are met.

Sentara Norfolk General Hospital is a 525‑bed tertiary care facility home to the only Level I Adult Trauma Center and burn trauma unit in Hampton Roads, and serves as the primary teaching hospital for Eastern Virginia Medical School.

In addition to the high‑quality heart program at Sentara Heart Hospital, the facility hosts Nightingale Regional Air Ambulance and several other dedicated services. It is a recognized accredited Comprehensive Stroke Center and Magnet hospital for nursing excellence, specializing in heart and vascular, neurosciences, neurosurgery, urology, oncology, spine care, advanced imaging, behavioral health, maternity, and women's health, including a state‑of‑the‑art neonatal intensive care unit.

Sentara Health is an equal‑opportunity employer and prides itself on the diversity and inclusiveness of its over 30,000‑member workforce. Diversity, inclusion, and belonging is a guiding principle of the organization to ensure its workforce reflects the communities it serves.

In support of our mission “to improve health every day,” this is a tobacco‑free environment.

Sentara Health employs associates in the following states:
Alabama, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Indiana, Kansas, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Minnesota, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, and Wyoming.