Surgical Technician First Assist, CVOR - Operating Room

Job Details

Kettering Health Dayton | Dayton | Full-Time | First Shift

Responsibilities

The Surgical Technician (ST) First Assist assists in direct care to patients undergoing surgical intervention by selecting, setting up, and passing sterile instruments to the surgeon and assistants under the direction of the RN and the surgeon. This position requires on-call coverage. The Surgical Technician reports to the clinical manager and works with the Cardiothoracic and Cardiovascular team.

Key Tasks

• Position and Prepping patients
• Opening and closing surgical sites
• Dissecting tissue and removal of tissue
• Implanting Devices
• Altering tissue
• Provide hemostasis
• Suturing
• Applying/removing dressings, splints and casts
• Administering local and other topical agents as ordered
• Place IVs
• Other such procedures as requested and necessary
• Responsible for assisting in direct care to patients; surgical techs continually support surgeons and nurses by selecting, setting up, and passing of sterile instruments to the surgeon and assistants
• The Surgical Tech’s actions and communications should reflect Kettering Health Networks mission, vision, values, and policies in interactions with patients, families, and coworkers

Requirements

• Successful completion of examination for first assistant First Assistant certification
• Open heart experience is required
• High school diploma or equivalent
• Surgical experience preferred; with a minimum 4 years’ experience if not a graduate of an ST program
• Experience as a ST preferred
• If not certified ST, must obtain within a year of hire
• CPR certified
• Ability to multitask and work in fast pace environment
• Able to function independently as a surgical technician
• Customer service/communication skills
• Ability to teach others due to being a teaching facility
• On-call is required

Preferred Qualifications

On call required with a 30-minute response time. The position includes both first assisting and scrubbing cases; it is not an exclusively first-assist role.