Surgical First Assistant

Job Summary and Responsibilities

You have a purpose, unique talents and now is the time to embrace it, live it and put it to work. We value incredible people with incredible skills – but your commitment to a greater cause is something we value even more. This is the heartbeat of our organization and your time will be spent in a supportive, team environment with resources to help you flourish and leaders who care about your success.

 

**Three Years OR experience required**

**Previous Experience as an SFA preferred**

 

Day to Day Duties :

• Act as a Surgical First Assistant on surgeries.
• Work closely with the surgeon in a hands-on capacity, helping the surgeon by handling vital tasks such as prepping the patient for surgery, providing suturing, clamping, removing scar tissue and positioning patients during surgery to ensure a safe operation. 
• Handing instruments to surgeons, anticipating surgeon’s needs.
• Maintaining and updating preference cards.
• Perform preoperative and post operative care as directed by surgeon to facilitate proper patient care
• Must be able and willing to function as a CST when volumes are low for SA needs

10 OR Suites +1 Cysto Room+1minor procedure room

Approx. 600-700+ cases per month

 

Schedule- 40hrs/Week- Variable shift times per surgical Volume and current unit needs

Call required- Approx. 4-6 call shifts per 6 week schedule block. May Vary

Weekend Call is 0700-1930, 1900-0730, weekday call 1900-0730

30 Min call back radius

Job Requirements

In addition to bringing your whole self to the workplace each day, qualified candidates will need the following:

 

• Three years operating room experience
• General knowledge of asepsis, healing, infectious disease process, surgicalanatomy and physiology, safety issues and operative techniques
• Graduate from an accredited Surgical Assistant program required
• Certified as a one of the following: Certified Surgical First Assistant (CSFA) by NBSTSA; Certified Surgical Assistant (CSA) by NSAA; Surgical Assistant–Certified (SAC) by ABSA
• Registered through DORA as a Colorado Surgical Assistant or Surgical Technologist
• License upon hire unless performing Surgical Assistant duties within the scope of another active Colorado license, certification, or registration (required for Coloradoemployed staff only)
• BLS from the American Heart Association required

Physical Requirements - Medium Work - (Exert up to 50lbs force occasionally, and/or up to 20lbs frequently, and/or up to 10lbs constantly)

Where You’ll Work

For more than 50 years, St. Anthony North Hospital has delivered optimal health care to the communities of Westminster, Erie, Brighton, Broomfield, Northglenn and Thornton. Highlights of our campus include 60,000 square feet of integrated primary and specialty care physician clinics, ambulatory surgery center, birthing center with private birthing suites, Level III Trauma Center with 24/7 emergency services, over 150 inpatient beds and an outpatient diagnostics center with lab and imaging services. In 2023, we received our prestigious Magnet designation! We are so proud of our nursing staff for this achievement, which is awarded to less than 6 percent of hospitals in the United States. Built on the pillars of convenience, wellness and person-centered care, we offer inpatient and outpatient care at one site, with an emphasis on preventive health, wellness and health education.