Job Title: Local Contract - Certified Surgical First Assist
Number of positions: 1
Years of experience: One to three years
Shift: Night shifts- 40 hours
Duration: 13 weeks
Start Date: 03/10/2024
Hourly pay: $36.86
OT : 1.5
Weekly Pay : $1,382.25
JOB DESCRIPTION
Summary
Department: Surgery
Shift timing : 10:30 - 20:23. Monday to friday (4 Days/10 Hours)
Per Week: 40 Hours

• BLS, CSFA; Shift: 1030-2023; one rotating day off per week;
• Call: based on department needs but currently at 1-2 week night call shifts per week; one full weekend per 4 week schedule;
• Experience: Neuro, Robotics, Orthopedics (esp total joints), Vascular; previous surgical tech experience preferred, EPIC; may need to float onsite within skill set or to sites within 40 miles if needed

Roles & Responsibilities

• Assisting with patient resuscitation during cardiac arrests or other life-threatening events.
• Covering patients with surgical drapes to ensure and maintain a sterile operating field, removing patients' body hair, and disinfecting the incision site.
• Determining the availability and inspecting sterile and non-sterile surgical equipment, tools, and supplies.
• Adjusting and maintaining the operating room temperature, humidity, and lighting according to the Surgeon's specifications.
• Applying sutures, staples, clips, and drainage systems and clamping, or cauterizing blood vessels to control bleeding.
• Assisting with the positioning of patients' bodies to protect against nerve damage or circulation impairment and assessing the patients' body conditions after surgery.
• Maintaining an unobstructed operating field with surgical retractors, sponges, and suctioning and irrigating equipment.
• Monitoring patients' positions, vital signs, and volume and color of blood during operations.
• Assisting the surgical team with gowning or gloving and passing instruments or supplies to the Surgeon.
• Assisting with the application of dressings, casts, splints, braces, and other devices.

QUALIFICATIONS

• BLS and ACLS
• National Institutes of Health (NIH)
• Sound knowledge of anatomy, physiology, pathology, and medical terminology.
• The ability to stand for extended periods.
• Strong technical skills.
• Knowledge of medical terminology
• Passionate about patient care
• Requires a minimum of two years of current RN Cardiac ICU experience.
• Graduate from a fully accredited RN program
• Active unencumbered RN Kansas license
• One year of Cerner experience

Requirements
• COVID vaccine with 2 Shots & Booster.
SKILLS/ ABILITIES/ COMPETENCIES REQUIRED:

• Maintains and updates clinical knowledge and skills.
• Participates in relevant continuing education programs.
• Knowledge of and dedication to the highest patient care and provide the utmost service excellence to all patients.
• Ability to take initiative and to exercise independent judgment, decision-making and problem-solving expertise.
• A can-do, team oriented attitude is essential, as the ability to work independently and to interact easily with physicians, other managers and staff throughout the department and hospital.
• Effective interpersonal/communication, organizational, and the flexibility to handle multiple tasks.

ABOUT HEALTHCARE STAFFING PLUS
Healthcare Staffing Plus is a US based national per diem, local contract, and locum tenens agency. We are located in the beautiful rolling hills of southern Indiana just outside of Louisville, KY.
With close to 24 years of non-clinical healthcare experience that includes 16 years of solid medical staffing and recruiting experience, we deliver on our promise of adhering to strict and ethical recruiting standards handled with the utmost professionalism. Never resting on our laurels of sourcing candidates thoroughly and presenting our clients only the cream of the crop.