Certified Surgical Assistant - Full Time Flex - Day Shift - Cadillac, MI

Munson Healthcare Cadillac Cadillac, Michigan Operating Room Day shift


Requisition #: 60627
Total hours worked per week: 16-40

Description

Certified Surgical Assistant 
    
Job Code: 470 
  
  
Job Summary 
The CSTFA is a certified surgical technologist who works in collaboration with the surgeon and health care team members to achieve optimal patient outcomes. The CSTFA must have acquired the necessary knowledge, judgment, and skills specific to the expanded role of CSTFA clinical practice. Intraoperatively, the CSTFA practices at the direction of the surgeon and does not concurrently function as a surgical technologist.  
  
  
  
Education and Experience 
EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE 
Min/Preferred 
Education Level 
and/or 
Years of Experience 
Comments 
Required 
Other 
  
  
Successful completion of an accredited surgical technology program.  
Required 
Other 
  
  
Must have completed an accredited CSTFA program. 
Required 
  
  
2 
Operating Room Experience 
  
  
CERTIFICATION, LICENSURE, REGISTRATION 
Min/Preferred 
Certification, Licensure, Registration 
Comments 
Minimum 
Surgical Technologist Certification 
  
Minimum 
Basic Life Support Certification 
  
  
  
OTHER REQUIREMENTS 
  
  
  
Key Competencies and Skills 
  
  
  
Essential Duties 
  1. Shares knowledge of surgeons’ preferences of planned surgical procedure, needed supplies, and equipment to minimize waste and improve efficiency in the delivery of care. 
  1. Applies advanced knowledge as the basis for effective problem solving and decision making when providing perioperative patient care. 
  1. In collaboration with the entire surgical team, verifies operative procedure, surgical site, and laterality. Actively participates in Universal Protocol per hospital policy. 
  1. Participates in positioning the patient in collaboration with the surgeon, anesthesia provider, and circulating RN. 
  1. Functions as first assistant to the primary surgeon during operative procedures in accordance with scope of practice and experience. 
  1. Minimizes the length of the operative procedure and maximizes surgeon’s efficiency of movement within the surgical wound. 
  1. Implements and maintains sterile technique to prevent patient exposure to microorganisms and other particulates. 
  1. Protects patients from thermal, electrical, chemical, or mechanical injury throughout the perioperative continuum. 
  1. Implements hemostasis techniques. 
  1. Implements measures to prevent injury related to retained surgical items. 
  
  
  
Work Environment and Physical Requirements 
  
  
  
Reports To 
Reports to OR Manager 
  
Works collaboratively with physician involved in patient care and all members of the patient care team. 
  
  
  
Organizational Expectations 
• Models Munson Healthcare’s Purpose – We Improve Lives  
• Embraces and supports the Munson Healthcare Alignment Framework including our Purpose, Mission, Vision, Values, True North Goals, Strategic Vision and Goals, and Operating System. 
• Promotes personal and patient safety. 
• Uses effective customer service/interpersonal skills at all times. 
• Performs other duties and responsibilities as assigned.