Providence Medical Center is hiring: Certified Surgical First Assistant in Kansas City

On-Call: Open to conversationLocation: Providence Medical Center, Kansas City, KSTheCertified Surgical First Assistant (CSFA)provides advanced intraoperative support during orthopedic and orthopedic spine surgeries, including total joint replacements, trauma, sports medicine, and spine procedures. Collaborating directly with surgeons, the STFA assists with patient positioning, sterile preparation and draping, tissue retraction, hemostasis, wound exposure, suturing, wound closure, and surgical instrumentation management while ensuring excellence in patient safety, aseptic technique, and perioperative care. Full benefits at Prime Healthcare: https://www.primehealthcare.com/careers/benefits/

Responsibilities: Essential Duties and Responsibilities (includes, but is not limited to):Assist surgeons during orthopedic, spine, trauma, sports medicine, and total joint replacement procedures. Prepare and maintain the sterile field, surgical instruments, and supplies. Perform tissue retraction, wound exposure, hemostasis, suturing, and wound closure as directed by the surgeon. Assist with patient positioning, surgical site preparation, and sterile draping. Anticipate the surgeon's needs and ensure appropriate instrumentation is available throughout procedures. Maintain compliance with aseptic technique, patient safety standards, and regulatory requirements. Collaborate with surgeons, anesthesia providers, nurses, and perioperative staff to support optimal surgical outcomes.

Qualifications: Before we go any further, we do have some deal-breakers. You must have: Certification in Surgical Technology/Certified First Assistant. Successful completion of a training program in a recognized First Assistant program. Five years’ experience in an acute care operating room in the scrub role, preferred. Current Basic Life Support (BLS) for Health Care Provider affirmation by American Heart Association. Basic computer skills. Employment StatusFull Time ShiftDays Company is an equal employment opportunity employer. Company prohibits discrimination against any applicant or employee based on race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin, age (subject to applicable law), disability, military status, genetic information or any other basis protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws. The Company also prohibits harassment of applicants or employees based on any of these protected categories. Know Your Rights: https://www.eeoc.gov/sites/default/files/2022-10/EEOC_KnowYourRights_screen_reader_10_20.pdf