Do you want to join an organization that invests in you as a(an) Ortho Cert First Assist? At Premier Ambulatory Surgery Center, you come first. HCA Healthcare has committed up to $300 million in programs to support our incredible team members over the course of three years.

• Job Summary and Qualifications
• As a Certified First Assist, you will work under the direction of the operating surgeon. You will function as first/second assistant to the surgeon during the operative procedure, providing aid in exposure, hemostasis, and other technical functions to ensure safe and efficient outcomes. You will be responsible for restocking and changing over rooms between cases.
• What you will do in this role:
• + •You will demonstrate the necessary practical, technical and/or specialized knowledge and skills required in accordance with ASA (Association of Surgical Assistants) and other regulatory standards•+ •Communicate with the surgeon prior to the case to ascertain specific needs•+ •You will share information with the remainder of the surgical team in a timely manner•+ •You will assisting with patient positioning, skin preparation, and surgical draping according to the surgeon's protocol•+ •You will anticipate the needs of the surgeon in order to expedite the procedure, while minimizing the patient's exposure to surgical and anesthetic stress•+ •You will ensure the temperature of the patient is discussed with anesthesia personnel in compliance with desired temperature ranges•+ •You will assist the surgeon by providing retraction and aiding exposure of the operative site•+ •Facilitate hemostasis of the surgical site by performing suction, irrigation and sponging during a surgical procedure•+ •You will assist with skin or external suturing and stapling under the surgeon's direction•Qualifications for this role:•+ •You are a graduate of a CAAHEP-accredited program in surgical assisting and attain the CSFA credential administrated by the National Board of Surgical Technology and Surgical Assisting•+ •BLS certification•+ •You have one year experience in an operating room setting, preferably in an ambulatory surgery center•+ •Ortho experience required•+ •You are a Certified Surgical Assistant (CSA)•+ •You have a valid BCLS Certification upon employment•online certification not acceptable.
• Benefits
• Premier Ambulatory Surgery Center, offers a total rewards package that supports the health, life, career and retirement of our colleagues. The available plans and programs include: +
• Comprehensive benefits
• for medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, behavioral health and telemedicine services +
• Wellbeing support,
• including free counseling and referral services +
• Time away from work
• programs for paid time off, paid family leave, long- and short-term disability coverage and leaves of absence +
• Savings and retirement resources
• , including a 401(k) Plan with a 100% match on 3% to 9% of pay (based on years of service), Employee Stock Purchase Plan, flexible spending accounts, preferred banking partnerships, retirement readiness tools, rollover support and financial wellbeing counseling +
• Education support
• through tuition assistance, student loan assistance, certification support, dependent scholarships and a partnership with Galen College of Nursing +
• Additional benefits
• for fertility and family building, adoption assistance, life insurance, supplemental health protection plans, auto and home insurance, legal counseling, identity theft protection and consumer discounts Learn more about Employee Benefits (https://careers.hcahealthcare.com/pages/employee-benefits-and-rewards)
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Eligibility for benefits may vary by location._

• Premier Orthopedic Surgery Center (https://posc-nashville.

com/) is located inNashville, Tennessee. We serve the residents of Middle Tennessee. We are an ambulatorysurgery center that is AAAHC accredited. The center performs a wide range of orthopedic proceduresincluding total joints. We see an average of 150 cases a month. We are accessible to I-24and I-65. As a member of Surgery Ventures powered by HCA Healthcare, we follow ourmission. Above all else, we are committed to the care and improvement of humanlife. HCA Healthcare has been recognized as one of the World's Most Ethical Companies® by the Ethisphere Institute more than ten times. In recent years, HCA Healthcare spent an estimated $3.7 billion in cost for thedelivery of charitable care, uninsured discounts, and other uncompensated expenses. "Good people beget good people."- Dr. Thomas Frist, Sr. HCA Healthcare Co-Founder We are a family 270,000 dedicated professionals! Our Talent Acquisition team is reviewing applications for our Ortho Cert First Assist opening. Qualified candidates will be contacted for interviews.

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