Certified First Assistant

Certified First Assistant

Experience the HCA Healthcare difference where colleagues are trusted, valued members of our healthcare team. Grow your career with an organization committed to delivering respectful, compassionate care, and where the unique and intrinsic worth of each individual is recognized.

Full time flexible/mixed schedule, which may include days, evenings, weekends, holidays, and participation in an on-call rotation as needed to support departmental and patient care needs.

Seeking a Certified First Assistant for our practice who provides clinical expertise to ensure all patients receive high-quality, efficient care. We are an amazing team that works hard to support each other and are seeking a phenomenal addition like you who feels patient care is as meaningful as we do. We want you to apply now.

What you will do in this role:

• Recognizes safety hazards and initiates appropriate corrective action.
• Applies principles of asepsis and infection control skillfully.
• Applies knowledge of surgical anatomy, physiology and operative relative to operative procedures wherein the CFA assists.
• Performs positioning, prepping and draping the patient.
• Provides hemostasis by clamping blood vessels, coagulation bleeding pints, ligating vessels and by other means as directed by the surgeon.
• Provides exposure through appropriate use of instruments, retractors, suctioning and sponging techniques.
• Proficient in endovascular vein harvesting for revascularization. Supports the education of EVH in current CV surgery team.
• Handles tissue as directed by the surgeon.
• Performs wound closure as directed by the surgeon; sutures the peritoneum, fascia, subcutaneous tissue and skin.
• Anticipates the surgeon's needs based on a knowledge and application of the surgical process and assists with retracting and suturing.
• Assists with transferring the patient to and from the operating room.
• Coordinates the OR schedule for the practice.
• Responsible for orienting and mentoring new employees.
• Demonstrates flexibility to work with all surgeons
• Serves as a liaison between operating surgeons and OR for special needs for cases, i.e. equipment, new procedures, etc.
• Must read and understand and adhere to all Physician Services policies and procedures.
• Practices and adheres to the Code of Conduct and Mission and Values statements.

What Qualifications you will need:

• Graduate from accredited surgical technology or assisting program
• Minimum of 3 years of experience as a First Assistant preferred.
• Current Certification as a CSFA through the National Board of Surgical Technology and Surgical Assisting

HCA Florida Gainesville Surgical Group, offers a total rewards package that supports the health, life, career and retirement of our colleagues. The available plans and programs include:

• Comprehensive benefits for medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, behavioral health and telemedicine services
• Wellbeing support, including free counseling and referral services
• Time away from work programs for paid time off, paid family leave, long- and short-term disability coverage and leaves of absence
• Savings and retirement resources, including a 401(k) Plan with a 100% match on 3% to 9% of pay (based on years of service), Employee Stock Purchase Plan, flexible spending accounts, preferred banking partnerships, retirement readiness tools, rollover support and financial wellbeing counseling
• Education support through tuition assistance, student loan assistance, certification support, dependent scholarships and a partnership with Galen College of Nursing
• Additional benefits for fertility and family building, adoption assistance, life insurance, supplemental health protection plans, auto and home insurance, legal counseling, identity theft protection and consumer discounts

Supporting HCA Healthcare's 186 hospitals and 2,400+ sites of care, Physician Services plays a crucial role as the main entry point for patients looking for high-quality healthcare within the HCA Healthcare system. With a focus on meeting the needs of our patients at all access points, Physician Services is dedicated to implementing innovative, physician-driven, value-added solutions to assist physicians in providing high-quality, patient-centered care, aligning with our mission to care for and enhance human life.

HCA Healthcare has been recognized as one of the World's Most Ethical Companies® by the Ethisphere Institute more than ten times.  In recent years, HCA Healthcare spent an estimated $3.7 billion in costs for the delivery of charitable care, uninsured discounts, and other uncompensated expenses.

If you find this opportunity compelling, we encourage you to apply for our Certified First Assistant opening. We promptly review all applications. Highly qualified candidates will be directly contacted by a member of our team. We are interviewing - apply today!

We are an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.