Certified First Assist

Certified First Assist

Do you want to join an organization that invests in you as a Certified First Assist? At Brentwood Surgery Center, you come first. HCA Healthcare has committed up to $300 million in programs to support our incredible team members over the course of three years.

Job Summary and Qualifications

As a Certified First Assist, you will work under the direction of the operating surgeon. You will function as first/second assistant to the surgeon during the operative procedure, providing aid in exposure, hemostasis, and other technical functions to ensure safe and efficient outcomes. You will be responsible for restocking and changing over rooms between cases.

What you will do in this role:

• Demonstrate the necessary practical, technical and/or specialized knowledge and skills required in accordance with ASA (Association of Surgical Assistants) and other regulatory standards
• Communicate with the surgeon prior to the case to ascertain specific needs
• Share information with the remainder of the surgical team in a timely manner
• Assist with patient positioning, skin preparation, and surgical draping according to the surgeon's protocol
• Anticipate the needs of the surgeon in order to expedite the procedure, while minimizing the patient's exposure to surgical and anesthetic stress
• Ensure the temperature of the patient is discussed with anesthesia personnel in compliance with desired temperature ranges
• Assist the surgeon by providing retraction and aiding exposure of the operative site
• Facilitate hemostasis of the surgical site by performing suction, irrigation and sponging during a surgical procedure
• Assist with skin or external suturing and stapling under the surgeon's direction

Qualifications for this role:

• Graduate of a CAAHEP-accredited program in surgical assisting and attain the CSFA credential administered by the National Board of Surgical Technology and Surgical Assisting
• BLS certification
• One year experience in an operating room setting, preferably in an ambulatory surgery center
• Certified Surgical Assistant (CSA)
• Valid BCLS Certification upon employment***online certification not acceptable.

Benefits

Brentwood Surgery Center 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

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Note: Eligibility for benefits may vary by location.

Surgery Ventures powered by HCA Healthcare is proud to have a distinguished reputation as a provider of high quality, outpatient surgical care. We serve the Nashville area and Middle Tennessee. Our division has a unique opportunity of building and operating a new ambulatory surgery center, Brentwood Surgery Center. This new surgery center is set to open in July 2021 in Brentwood, Tennessee. We have skilled and talented surgeons in the community who are committed to its success.

Brentwood Surgery Center will have 3 operating rooms and 2 procedure rooms. This state-of-the-art facility will perform an array of outpatient surgery from multiple specialties. Our specialties include orthopedics, total joints, endoscopy, general surgery, GYN, and podiatry. Brentwood Surgery Center will be a CMS certified facility accredited with the Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care ("AAAHC").

HCA Healthcare has been named one of the World's Most Ethical Companies by Ethisphere Institute for over a decade. In recent years, HCA Healthcare spent an estimated $3.7 billion in cost for the delivery of charitable care, uninsured discounts, and other uncompensated expenses.

"Good people beget good people." - Dr. Thomas Frist, Sr. HCA Healthcare Co-Founder

We are a family 270,000 dedicated professionals! Our Talent Acquisition team is reviewing applications for our Certified First Assist opening. Qualified candidates will be contacted for interviews. Submit your resume today to join our community of caring!

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.