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Cookeville Regional Medical Center
Certified Surgical Technologist/Certified Surgical First Assist- Surgery
Entry-Level JobVerifiedNo experience needed
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What they do
A Surgical Assistant assists in operations, under the supervision of surgeons. May, in accordance with state laws, help surgeons to make incisions and close surgical sites, manipulate or remove tissues, implant surgical devices or drains, suction the surgical site, place catheters, clamp or cauterize vessels or tissue, and apply dressings to surgical site.
$52,738 / year median in Tennessee
+13% projected growth
Job Description
The Certified Surgical Technologist/Certified Surgical First Assist is responsible for, under the direct or indirect supervision of a licensed physician, assessing patient's surgical conditions, administering treatments under physician orders or in conformity with usual practice, assisting physician as directed intra-operatively. This privilege does not include the practice of obtaining informed consent. Performs other duties as assigned.