Join Tenet-AZ Region as a Surgical First Assistant and make a meaningful impact in patient care. Collaborate with a dedicated team and utilize your skills in a supportive environment.
Key Responsibilities
Review permit to confirm procedure and special needs
Determine appropriate equipment needed for procedure
Assisting in moving and positioning of patient
Insert and remove Foley catheter in urinary bladder
Draping of patient according to surgeon guidelines
Provide exposure, retraction of tissue and organs for optimal visualization
Assist in maintaining hemostasis
Make incisions and use electrocautery
Clamp, ligate and cut tissue per surgeon's directive
Maintain integrity of the sterile field
Aids in implantation, securing and/or removal of devices and drains
Close all wound layers per surgeon's directive
Assist with resuscitation during cardiac arrest or other life-threatening events
Endoscopic and open vein harvest
May start IVs and arterial lines
Required Qualifications
Completion of formal Non-Physician Surgical Assistant program accredited by CAAHEP
CFSA - Certified Surgical First Assist or CSA - Certified Surgical Assistant
Preferred Qualifications
One year experience as a certified surgical technician - first assist