Surgical Tech First Assist Heart

Position: Surgical Tech First Assist Open Heart
Description

Offering a Sign on Bonus for qualified candidates of 15,000 plus relocation assistance for Surgical First Assist

Do you have the career opportunities as a Surgical Tech First Assist Open Heart you want in your current role? We invest in what matters most to nurses like you - at home, at work, and at every stage in your career. We have an exciting opportunity for you to join Memorial Health University Medical Center which is a part of the nation's leading provider of healthcare services, HCA Healthcare.

Benefits

Memorial Health University Medical Center, offers a total rewards package that supports the health, life, career and retirement of our colleagues. The available plans and programs include:

* Comprehensive medical coverage that covers many common services at no cost or for a low copay. Plans include prescription drug and behavioral health coverage as well as free telemedicine services and free Air Med medical transportation.

* Additional options for dental and vision benefits, life and disability coverage, flexible spending accounts, supplemental health protection plans (accident, critical illness, hospital indemnity), auto and home insurance, identity theft protection, legal counseling, long-term care coverage, moving assistance, pet insurance and more.

* Free counseling services and resources for emotional, physical and financial wellbeing

* 401(k) Plan with a 100% match on 3% to 9% of pay (based on years of service)

* Employee Stock Purchase Plan with 10% off HCA Healthcare stock

* Family support through fertility and family building benefits with Progyny and adoption assistance.

* Referral services for child, elder and pet care, home and auto repair, event planning and more

* Consumer discounts through Abenity and Consumer Discounts

* Retirement readiness, rollover assistance services and preferred banking partnerships

* Education assistance (tuition, student loan, certification support, dependent scholarships)

* Colleague recognition program

* Time Away From Work Program (paid time off, paid family leave, long- and short-term disability coverage and leaves of absence)

* Employee Health Assistance Fund that offers free employee-only coverage to full-time and part-time colleagues based on income.

Learn more about Employee Benefits

Note:

Eligibility for benefits may vary by location.

Do you want to work where you have a voice? Nurses are at the forefront of our commitment to the care and improvement of human life. At HCA Healthcare, there are many ways for nurses to have a voice through professional practice councils, advisory councils, vital voices surveys, and units of distinction. We learn from our multi-generational nursing family. We partner with our Nurses at Memorial Health University Medical Center!

Job Summary and Qualifications

The Certified Surgical First Assist will perform as the surgeon's assistant in the operating room, during evaluations, procedures, care management, and follow-up. The Certified Surgical First Assist assumes the responsibility for ensuring effective communication with the circulator, the surgeon, the patient and their family, as well as the other members of the surgical team. The skills required for this position include but are not limited to setting up and scrubbing the following cases:
Robotic, Bariatric, General, GI, GYN, Orthopedic, Spine/Neuro, Urology, Vascular, and ENT procedures.

What you will do in this role:

* You will manage instruments, equipment, and supplies for all surgical procedures

* You will be responsible for scrubbing, assisting, and anticipating the needs of the surgeon in all surgical procedures

* You will assist in the preparation of surgical patients. You will assist with positioning patients, applications of plaster casts, immobilizers as well as surgical dressings and drainage

* You will clamp, ligate, and cut tissue as per surgeon's directive

* You will close all wound layers (facia, subcutaneous, and skin) as per surgeon's directive

* You will also perform duties in the scrub role as assigned

What qualifications you will need:

* Graduation from an accredited school of Surgical Technologist or Certified Surgical Assist Program is required

* Certification as Certified First Assist is required

* A current American Heart Association (AHA) or American Red Cross Basic Life Support (BLS) Health Care Provider is required

* Prior OR Scrub Tech and/or First Assist experience is preferred

* Basic Cardiac Life Support must be obtained within 30 days of employment start date

* Certified First Assistant
* (CST) Certified Surgical Technologist

* High School Graduate / GED

Memorial Health University Medical Center has provided quality healthcare services since 1955, giving patients access to highly-trained physicians and advanced technology. Our 600+ bed hospital is one of the regions leading acute care facilities that serves 35 counties across southeast Georgia and southern South Carolina. Located in Savannah, Georgia, we are a regional referral center for heart care, cancer…