Surgical First Assistant CertifiedHCA Healthcare

This position is 11:00 am - 7:00 pm shift

Are you passionate aboutthe patientexperience? At HCA Healthcare, we are committed to caring for patients with purpose and integrity. We care like family! Jump-start your career as aCertifiedSurgical First Assistanttoday with TriStar Summit Medical Center.

Benefits

TriStar Summit Medical Center,offers a total rewards package that supports the health, life,careerand retirement of our colleagues. The available plans and programs include:

• Comprehensive medicalcoverage thatcovers many common services at no cost or for a lowcopay. Plans include prescription drug and behavioral health coverage as well as free telemedicine services and freeAirMedmedical transportation.

• Additionaloptions 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, movingassistance, pet insurance and more.

• Free counseling services and resources for emotional,physicaland 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 adoptionassistance.

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

• Consumer discounts throughAbenityand Consumer Discounts

• Retirement readiness, rolloverassistanceservicesand preferred banking partnerships

• Educationassistance(tuition, student loan, certification support, dependent scholarships)

• Colleague recognition program

• Time AwayFromWork Program (paid time off, paid family leave, long- and short-term disability coverage and leaves of absence)

• Employee Health AssistanceFund thatoffers free employee-only coverage to full-time and part-time colleagues based on income.

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Note: Eligibility for benefits may vary by location.

Come join our team as aCertified Surgical First Assistant. We care for our community! Just last year, HCA Healthcare and our colleagues donated $13.8 million dollars to charitable organizations. Apply Today!

Job Summary and Qualifications

Our Surgical Service teams are a committed, caring group of colleagues. We have a passion for creating positive patient interactions. We offer a vast array of robotic surgical technology including gynecology, general, thoracic, urology,spineand joint replacement. Services offered atSummitinclude Gynecology, urology, neurology, spine, orthopedics, general, ENT, plastics and vascular. As aSurgical Techyou will work directly with the surgeon in the operating room. You may scrub andassistthe physician during procedures. If you are dedicated to caring for the well-being of others, this could be your next opportunity.

Your responsibilities and tasks may include:

• Communicating the surgeons preferences and specific patient needs to surgical team

• Positioning the patient to provide the necessary exposure for the procedure, as well as the surgeon preference

• Providing intraoperative skills such as visualization, trocar insertion, hemostasis, tissue handling, placement and securing of wound drains

• Having knowledge of and using all open, laparoscopic, and robotic equipment necessary for a procedure

• Proficiencyin technical skillsrequiredduring a surgical procedure, including, but not limitedto:clamping, cauterizing, suturing, inserting, manipulating, retracting, cutting, and ligating tissue as necessary

• Utilizingappropriate suturingtechniques, according to surgeon preference, to close the incision at the end of the procedure

• Providing postoperative skills in patient care such as applying dressings to surgical wounds, patient transfer and transport, transfer of care, and monitoring for immediate complications

• Collaborating with others to provide continuity of care

What qualifications you will need:

• Basic Cardiac Life Support must be obtained within30 daysof employment start date

• Certification as a First Assistant through NBSTSA - REQUIRED

• High School Diploma/GEDrequired

• 1 Year of experience required

TriStar Summit is a234-bedcomprehensive facility. We serve Davidson,Wilsonand surrounding counties. We include a Level III Trauma Center. We offer a full array of acute care services. These include cardiology, oncology, orthopedics/spine,rehabilitationand womens services. We are an Accredited Chest Pain Center with PCI. We are a Primary Stroke Center. TriStar Summit is a leading provider of emergency heart and stroke care.

"The great hospitals will always put the patient and the patient's family first, and the really great institutions will provide care with warmth, compassion, and dignity for the individual."- Dr. Thomas Frist, Sr.
HCA Healthcare Co-Founder

If you are looking for an opportunity that provides satisfaction and personal growth, we encourage you to apply for ourSurgical Tech IIIopening. We promptly review all applications. Highly qualified candidates will be contacted for interviews.Unlock the possibilities and apply today!

We are an equal opportunity employer.We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.