Certified Surgical Assistant

Job Description

Job Description

The Certified Surgical Assistant / First Assistant supports surgeons, registered nurses, and anesthesia providers in the operating room to deliver safe, efficient, and compassionate patient care. This role assists with surgical preparation, scrubbing, instrumentation, room turnover, supplies, and other perioperative duties while maintaining accuracy, confidentiality, teamwork, and professionalism in a fast-paced surgical environment.

About Us:

We are a patient-focused surgical team dedicated to providing high-quality care in a collaborative, efficient, and supportive environment. Our team values professionalism, teamwork, compassion, and attention to detail, and we are looking for a skilled Certified Surgical Assistant who takes pride in supporting excellent surgical outcomes and a positive patient experience. We are open Monday-Friday, no weekends or holidays.

Key Responsibilities:

· Prepare operating rooms by ensuring required supplies, equipment, and instruments are ready for each case.

· Assist with room turnover, restocking, case preparation, and support for other operating rooms as needed.

· Scrub for surgical procedures, maintain sterile technique, assist surgeons with various procedures by positioning, prepping, retracting, suctioning, suturing, tying.

· Assist with gowning, draping, specimen handling, medication verification/labeling, and surgical field organization.

· Communicate effectively with surgeons, circulators, anesthesia providers, and team members to support safe and efficient procedures.

· Operate designated equipment as assigned and follow all facility policies, procedures, and safety standards.

Qualifications:

· Graduate of an approved surgical assisting program and certified by examination through the National Surgical Assistant Association.

· Minimum one year of current Certified Surgical Assistant experience in an operating room setting required.

· Total joint experience  required .

· Knowledge of sterile technique, surgical instrumentation, surgeon preferences, procedures, and equipment.

· Skilled in suturing, retracting, and closing surgical incisions.

· Strong communication, organization, accuracy, and multitasking skills.

· Ability to accurately count sponges, sutures, sharps, and instruments and read preference cards, charts, and instructions.

· Completion of annual mandatory in-services required.

Work Location: In person

Independent Free Standing, busy, multi-specialty Ambulatory Surgery Center.

Company Description

Independent Free Standing, busy, multi-specialty Ambulatory Surgery Center.