Surgical Tech Certified First Assist

Surgical Tech Certified First Assistant

At SCA Health, we believe health care is about people the patients we serve, the physicians we support and the teammates who push us forward. Behind every successful facility, procedure or innovation is a team of 15,000+ professionals working together, learning from each other and living out the mission, vision and values that define our organization.

As part of Optum, SCA Health is redefining specialty care by developing more accessible, patient-centered practice solutions for a network of more than 370 ambulatory surgical centers, over 400 specialty physician practice clinics and numerous labs and surgical hospitals. Our work spans a broad spectrum of services, all designed to support physicians, health systems and employers in delivering efficient, value-based care to patients without compromising quality or autonomy.

What sets SCA Health apart isn't just what we do, it's how we do it. Each decision we make is rooted in seven core values: clinical quality, integrity, service excellence, teamwork, accountability, continuous improvement, and inclusion.

Our values aren't empty words they inform our attitudes, actions and culture. At SCA Health, your work directly impacts patients, physicians and communities. Here, you'll find opportunities to build your career alongside a team that values your expertise, invests in your success, and shares a common mission to care for patients, serve physicians and improve health care in America.

Responsibilities:

• Safely positions patients for the surgical procedure and assists with transport to and from the operative suite
• Assists surgeon in identifying patient and staff safety hazards
• Surgical prepping and draping of patients for the surgical procedure
• Provides exposure of the operative site by the appropriate use of retractors
• Manipulates equipment and instruments to enhance the visual field
• Suctions and sponges to maintain a dry surgical field resulting in an optimal visualization of the surgical field
• Provides counter-traction of tissue utilizing various instruments
• Assists with maintaining hemostasis to reduce potential for fluid volume deficits by clamping / ligating vessels, using electrocautery to tissue, applying manual direct pressure, assisting with use of pharmaceutical agents (e.g. topical thrombin) and other means as directed by the surgeon / physician
• Ties and cuts sutures
• Skillfully sutures all varieties of tissues / tissue planes with appropriate suture materials and suturing techniques. Assists in closure of wound or independently closes wound under the direction of the surgeon.
• Assists and independently applies dressing and tape at the end of the surgical procedure using proper aseptic / sterile techniques
• Maintains current knowledge of procedures performed

Qualifications:

• Graduate of an Accredited Surgical Assistant Program
• Graduate from Surgical Tech Program
• Certification as a CSA, SA-C, or CST/CFA through their respective certifying bodies
• Must be licensed to practice as a Surgical Assistant in Illinois
• CPR Certification required
• Must have one (1) year of Surgical Tech experience.