Certified Surgical First Assist
Posted on: 8 Mar 2021
Big Spring, TX
Job Description
Job Description
Location: Scenic Mountain Medical Center
Posted Date: 2/2/2021
About SMMC:
Scenic Mountain Medical Center is a community health care provider serving patients in Howard County. An acute care hospital with 146 licensed beds, Scenic Mountain is Joint Commission accredited. Our specialized services include cardiology, orthopedics, maternity, diagnostic imaging, emergency care with a 24/7 level IV Trauma Center, wound care, and women's health and breast care services.
About the Shift:
M-F 6:30- 3:00 with Rotating Call and Holidays
About the Position:
The First Assistant collaborates with the surgeon in performing a safe surgical procedure to maximize patient outcomes. First Assistant is a member of the surgical team and provides knowledge of surgical anatomy, operative techniques related to the operative procedure. The First Assistant has ability to provide principles of asepsis, proper positioning techniques, draping of the surgical site and as team member assists the surgeon with dissecting, cutting and manipulation of tissue along with suturing and stapling. The First Assist will function in the Surgical Technologist role when not otherwise functioning in the First Assistant role.
Regulatory Requirements:
Licenses/Certificates:
* High School diploma or equivalent required
* Graduate from an accredited School of Surgical Technology or military equivalent
* 2 - 3 Years surgical technician/assistant experience preferred
* Current BLS/CPR certification
* Current certification for First Assisting or Surgical Assisting (or meets eligibility requirements for being grandfathered inaccording to TX law)
Steward Health Care is an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) employer. Steward Health Care does not discriminate on the grounds of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression or any other non-job-related characteristic.
Carney Hospital
Boston, MA
What Should I Know About Carney Hospital?
Carney Hospital in Dorchester, Massachusetts, has proudly served the City of Boston and neighboring communities since 1863.
Since 1863, Carney Hospital has served the City of Boston and neighboring communities. Carney Hospital has received the Joint Commission’s Gold Seal of Approval for health care quality and safety and numerous other quality and safety awards, including being designated a Top Hospital for 2014, 2015 and 2017 by the Leapfrog Group. The 159-bed hospital has more than 400 physicians and delivers high-quality to our community where they live. Carney Hospital provides Dorchester and surrounding communities with convenient, local access to quality primary care, emergency medicine and a range of specialties and subspecialties including; critical care, family medicine, cardiology, neurology, orthopedics, ambulatory care and adolescent, adult and geriatric psychiatry.
Carney Hospital operates a stand-alone Emergency Room located in the city of Quincy with on-site diagnostic radiology, including CT scans and ultrasound, pharmacy, and laboratory services. Carney Hospital is part of the Steward Health Care Network.
Carney Hospital is a Steward Family Hospital. Steward Health Care is the largest private, tax-paying physician-led health care network in the United States. Headquartered in Dallas, Texas, Steward operates 37 hospitals in the United States and the country of Malta that regularly receive top awards for quality and safety. The company employs approximately 42,000 health care professionals. The Steward network includes multiple urgent care centers and skilled nursing facilities, substantial behavioral health services, over 7,900 beds under management, and approximately 2.2 million full risk covered lives through the company's managed care and health insurance services.
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IndustryHealthcare
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