Certified First Assist - OR/Endoscopy

Job description

We are more than a health system. We are a belief system. We believe wellness and sickness are both part of a lifelong partnership, and that everyone could use an expert guide. We work hard, care deeply and reach further to help people uncover their own power to be healthy. We inspire hope. We learn, grow, and achieve more – in our careers and in our communities. Job Description Summary: The Certified First Assistant in Surgery (CFA) provides assistance to the surgeon or group of surgeons during an operative procedure as a first or second assistant providing aid in exposure, hemostasis, and other technical functions that will help the surgeon carry out a safe operation with optimal results for the patient. Responsibilities And Duties: Provides assistance to the surgeon providing exposure, hemostasis, and other technical skills. Provides wound exposure through proper use of retractors so surgeon may clearly view operative site. Through use of suction and sponges, provides a dry field of operation to permit optimum vision of tissue, viscera, vessels, etc. Provides hemostasis by use of clamps, cautery, ligation Completes closure of fascia, subcutaneous tissue and skin under the direct...