- Valparaiso, Indiana, United States
- Full-time
- 1–3 years
The Surgical Technician First Assist provides direct support to surgeons during surgical procedures, ensuring efficient operative and invasive procedures by maintaining the sterile field, providing necessary instruments and supplies, and assisting in critical surgical tasks.
Responsibilities
- Functions as a scrub person during surgical procedures, preparing and organizing sterile supplies and instruments
- Maintains an organized sterile field and provides necessary instruments and supplies to the surgical team
- Performs first assistant duties, including instrument handling, retractors, suctioning, and sponging techniques
- Handles and dissects tissues, clamps blood vessels, coagulates bleeding points, and places drains
- Assists with wound closure, suturing subcutaneous layers and skin, applying staples, and dressing surgical sites
Requirements
- Nice to have: ACLS