What are the responsibilities and job description for the Surgical Assistant PRN position at NueHealth?
The Surgical Assistant will function as a first assistant during surgical incision, excision, repair of pathology, and wound closure throughout the perioperative period on procedures for which privileges have been granted.
Minimum Qualifications
- Graduate from an accredited surgical assistant program or certification from an accredited Board
- Basic Life Support (BLS) certification
- Expert Knowledge of surgical anatomy, physiology, and operative technique
- Certification from an accredited surgical assistant program
Essential Functions
- Maintains Patient privacy and confidentiality
- Acts as a patient advocate
- Adheres to the Universal Protocol Policy by completing and participates in surgical time outs
- Participates in preoperative assessment and planning for selected surgical patients in collaboration with peri-operative team members
- Provides the surgeon exposure through appropriate use of instruments, retractors, suctioning, and sponging techniques
- Assists the surgeon with the handling and dissecting tissues
- Assists the surgeon with the clamping of blood vessels, coagulating bleeding points, ligating blood vessels, and performing other procedures
- Adheres to infection control standards of practice to protect the patient from surgical site infection
- Protects the patient from injury caused by improper positioning, chemical, electrical, laser, mechanical, thermal sources and extraneous objects
- Assists the Surgeon in operating room
Physical Demands
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
While performing the duties of this job the employee is frequently required to sit, converse, and listen; use hands to touch, handle, or feel objects, tools or controls; and to reach with hands and arms. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision and the ability to adjust focus.
The employee must be able to lift and/or carry over 20 pounds on a regular basis and be able to push/pull over 25 pounds on a regular basis.
The employee must be able to stand and/or walk at least five hours per day.
Work Environment
The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
