Certified First Assistant, (CSFA)

Certified Surgical First Assist (CSFA) - ORAt Community Medical Center, we are committed to empowering and supporting a diverse and determined workforce that can drive quality, scalability, and significant impact across our hospitals and communities. In your role, you'll support those in our facilities who interface with and provide care to our patients and community members. We believe that our collective efforts will shape a healthier future for the communities we serve. The Certified Surgical First Assistant (CSFA) is an allied health professional competent in surgical procedures and an integral part of the surgical care team. The CSFA works under the supervision and delegation of a surgeon and alongside the circulating nurse and Certified Surgical Technologist (CST), as well as other members of the surgical team, to facilitate safe and effective surgical procedures. The CSFA is an expert in theory and application of aseptic and sterile techniques, knowledgeable of human anatomy, surgical procedures, and surgeon preferences to properly assist the surgeon, providing visualization of the operative site using appropriate methods, participation, anticipation, and critical thinking. The CSFA assists with patient positioning, using stabilizing equipment when necessary, while maximizing patient comfort and safety. The CSFA utilizes appropriate techniques to manipulate tissues for retraction, sponging, suctioning, and irrigation, insert foley catheters, apply tourniquets, achieve temporary and permanent hemostasis, inject local anesthetics, insert trocars, operate drills and saws, assist with body plane closures, splints, and casts, secure drainage systems, and apply wound dressings.