Certified Surgical First Assistant -Ortho Specialists, Full Time, Days at Texas Health Resources – Arlington, Texas

Certified Surgical First Assistant

Work location: Texas Health Arlington Hospital 800 West Randol Mill Arlington TX 76012 and Texas Health Fort Wort 1301 Pennsylvania Avenue Fort Worth, TX 76104

Work hours: Full-time, 40 hours weekly, Monday - Friday, (Daytime hours starting around 7am)

Clinic Highlights:

• Strong teamwork and collaboration
• Compassion and empathy to our patients and the Team
• Join an innovative team working towards making healthcare more accessible, integrated, and reliable

Education

• High School Diploma or equivalent (REQUIRED)
• Completion of a Surgical Technician Program (REQUIRED)
• Two years of relevant work experience (REQUIRED)
• CSF - Certified Surgical First Assist certification upon hire (REQUIRED)
• Orthopedic Surgical Assisting experience (PREFERRED)
  
  What You Will Do:

Assists the surgeon during surgical procedures, i.e. passes sterile supplies and equipment, holds retractor devices, anticipates and responds to the surgical team needs, ties off vessels and tissues, repairs incisions and lacerations, cuts and cauterizes tissues, stabilizes drains, applies wound dressings, etc as needed and as directed. Performs complex surgical techniques as needed and as directed by physician and in accordance with Texas scope of practice for surgical first assistants 40%
Assists in the preparation of the operating room according to procedure schedules, and arranges sterile setups of instrument table supplies and equipment required. Coordinates with surgeons on specialty equipment and supply needs prior to procedure.
15%
Monitors patient? �� s vital signs, including heart rate, respiration and pulse, alerting the physician if there are complications which need to be addressed. 15%
Evaluate the patient? �� s condition following the procedure to determine appropriate time for transport to the recovery room. 15%
Assists the physician with rounds for all inpatients, performing dressing changes and evaluation and removal of sutures and staples. 10%
Participates in special projects and/or performs other duties as assigned. 5%

Additional perks of being a Texas Health employee

Benefits include 401k, PTO, medical, dental, Paid Parental Leave, flex spending, tuition reimbursement, Student Loan Repayment Program as well as several other benefits.

Delivery of high quality of patient care through nursing education, nursing research and innovations in nursing practice.

Strong Unit Based Council (UBC).

A supportive, team environment with outstanding opportunities for growth.

Learn more about our culture, benefits, and recent awards.

Entity Highlights:

Texas Health Physicians Group includes more than 1,000 physicians, nurse practitioners and physician assistants dedicated to providing quality, patient-safe care at more than 240 offices located throughout the DFW Metroplex.

THPG members are active in group governance and serve on multiple committees and councils. Ongoing Texas Health initiatives, like the Diversity Action Council and Living the Promise, have helped to create an inclusive, supportive, people-first, excellence-driven culture and workplace, making THPG a great place to work.

If you're ready to join us in our mission to improve the health of our community, then let's show the world how we're even better together!

Do you still have questions or concerns? Feel free to email your questions to recruitment@texashealth.org .

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Primary Location: Arlington
Job: Allied Health
Organization: Texas Health Physicians Group 9250 Amberton Parkway TX 75243
Shift: Day Job
Employee Status: Regular
Job Type: Standard
Schedule: Full-time