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CST First Assist

Trident Medical Center
Charleston, SC Full Time
POSTED ON 2/23/2025
AVAILABLE BEFORE 3/30/2025
Description

Introduction

Last year our HCA Healthcare colleagues invested over 156,000 hours volunteering in our communities. As a(an) CST First Assist with Trident Medical Center you can be a part of an organization that is devoted to giving back!

Benefits

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

  • Comprehensive medical coverage that covers many common services at no cost or for a low copay. Plans include prescription drug and behavioral health coverage as well as free telemedicine services and free AirMed medical transportation.
  • Additional options 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, moving assistance, pet insurance and more.
  • Free counseling services and resources for emotional, physical and 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 adoption assistance.
  • Referral services for child, elder and pet care, home and auto repair, event planning and more
  • Consumer discounts through Abenity and Consumer Discounts
  • Retirement readiness, rollover assistance services and preferred banking partnerships
  • Education assistance (tuition, student loan, certification support, dependent scholarships)
  • Colleague recognition program
  • Time Away From Work Program (paid time off, paid family leave, long- and short-term disability coverage and leaves of absence)
  • Employee Health Assistance Fund that offers free employee-only coverage to full-time and part-time colleagues based on income.

Learn More About Employee Benefits

Note: Eligibility for benefits may vary by location.

Would you like to unlock your potential with a leading healthcare provider dedicated to the growth and development of our colleagues? Join the Trident Medical Center family! We will give you the tools and resources you need to succeed in our organization. We are looking for an enthusiastic CST First Assist to help us reach our goals. Unlock your potential!

Job Summary And Qualifications

The Certified Surgical First Assist will perform as the surgeon’s assistant in the operating room, during evaluations, procedures, care management, and follow-up. The Certified Surgical First Assist assumes the responsibility for ensuring effective communication with the circulator, the surgeon, the patient and their family, as well as the other members of the surgical team. The skills required for this position include but are not limited to setting up and scrubbing the following cases: Robotic, Bariatric, General, GI, GYN, Orthopedic, Spine/Neuro, Urology, Vascular, and ENT procedures.

What you will do in this role:

  • You will manage instruments, equipment, and supplies for all surgical procedures
  • You will be responsible for scrubbing, assisting, and anticipating the needs of the surgeon in all surgical procedures
  • You will assist in the preparation of surgical patients. You will assist with positioning patients, applications of plaster casts, immobilizers as well as surgical dressings and drainage
  • You will clamp, ligate, and cut tissue as per surgeon’s directive
  • You will close all wound layers (facia, subcutaneous, and skin) as per surgeon’s directive
  • You will also perform duties in the scrub role as assigned

What qualifications you will need:

  • Graduation from an accredited school of Surgical Technologist or Certified Surgical Assist Program is required
  • Certification as Certified First Assist is required
  • A current American Heart Association (AHA) or American Red Cross Basic Life Support (BLS) Health Care Provider is required
  • Prior OR Scrub Tech and/or First Assist experience is required

Trident Health is a 445-bed HCA Healthcare hospital system comprised of two acute care hospitals, Trident Medical Center and Summerville Medical Center and three freestanding emergency departments, Brighton Park Emergency, Moncks Corner Medical Center and Centre Pointe Emergency.

We provide care to nearly 375,000 South Carolina Low country residents each year. Every day Trident Health's more than 2,600 employees, more than 500 physicians and more than 130 volunteers are dedicated to fulfilling our mission.

"There is so much good to do in the world and so many different ways to do it."- Dr. Thomas Frist, Sr.

HCA Healthcare Co-Founder

Be a part of an organization that invests in you! We are reviewing applications for our CST First Assist opening. Qualified candidates will be contacted for interviews. Submit your application and help us raise the bar in patient care!

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.

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