What are the responsibilities and job description for the Certified Surgical First Assistant / CSFA position at BSA Hospital?
Overview
Responsibilities
Qualifications
You may be eligible for a sign-on bonus of up to $8,000. You may also be eligible for relocation assistance.
Join our team as a day shift, full-time, Surgery Certified Surgical First Assistant (CSFA) in Amarillo, TX.
Why Join Us?
Thrive in a People-First Environment and Make Healthcare Better
- Thrive: We empower our team with career growth opportunities, tuition assistance, and resources that support your wellness, education, and financial well-being.
- People-First: We prioritize your well-being with paid time off, comprehensive health benefits, and a supportive, inclusive culture where you are valued and cared for.
- Make Healthcare Better: We use advanced technology to support our team and enhance patient care.
Get to Know Your Team:
- BSA Hospital is a 445-bed hospital serving the Amarillo area for over 120 years and continues to be Amarillo's preferred healthcare provider. At BSA, the focus is to provide quality healthcare in Christian love, service and dignity.
Responsibilities
- Surgical First Assistants assist physicians in surgery and may perform a specific surgical task under "professional supervision".
- Surgical tasks include but are not limited to: opening and closing surgical sites, exposure of the surgical site, harvesting grafts, dissecting tissue, removing tissue, implanting devices, and altering tissues.
- Perform CST role when not utilized in the First Assistant Role.
Qualifications
Job Requirements:
- Current Certification from the National Board of Surgical Technology and Surgical Assisting (NBSTSA), or eligible for Certification.
- American Heart Association or American Red Cross Basic Life Support Certification.
- Must be eligible for credentialing through Medical Staff.
- Previous CST experience prefer two years.
- Pervious CST-FA experience prefer a minimum of 2 years Cardio-Vascular.
- Graduate from an accredited Surgical Technologist School.
- Current CST certification.
- New employees who have completed and can document first assistant training or have maintained a current national First Assistant (FA) certification, may work as a ST/FA following BSA policies and protocols.
