Surgeons Assistant - OneTen Coalition

Surgeons Assistant

Join Cleveland Clinic Akron General where we have been providing world-class care to the community for over 100 years. At Akron General, you will work and learn from some of the best caregivers, provide and receive multitudes of support and appreciation, and create the steppingstones toward a rewarding career with one of the world's most respected healthcare organizations. We strive for patient-centered care and comfort, and we are committed to serving the community and treating our patients as family .

Akron General offers a wide range of surgical services. Whether patients require a minimally invasive procedure or a major surgery, our surgical teams are dedicated to providing patients with excellent care. As a Surgeons Assistant, you will provide primary and secondary assistance to the surgeon during operative procedures and support the surgical team in providing top-quality patient care and services to perioperative patients. Surgeons Assistant are needed for more complex plastics procedures and specialized g eneral s urgery(bariatrics, breast, robotic, etc.), neurosurgery, urology, orthopaedics and ENT cases.

A caregiver in this position works 8:00AM - 6:30PM (varying start times) with on-call requirements.

A caregiver who excels in this role will:

• Review the patient medical chart and associated documentation including the H&P, tests/laboratory findings, x-ray and EKG results and consent forms.
  

• Relay pertinent information and contraindicates to the appropriate surgical team members.
  

• Under the direct supervision of the attending staff surgeon, function as first and/or second assistant during operative procedures.
  

• Assist the operating room team.
  

• P osition surgical patient s and set up required equipment.
  

• Perform appropriate surgical skin preparation for assigned procedures.
  

• Assist with transporting pat ients to and from the surgical pavilion .
  

• Practice body substance precautions according to established guidelines.
  

• Maintain current knowledge of operating room issues.
  

• Attend weekly/monthly departmental meetings and in-service programs.
  

• Attend to on-call responsibilities as assigned and compl y with the hospital's attendance policy.
  

• Complete mandatory education and training to maintain competencies, requirements, certification and/or licensure.
  

Minimum qualifications for the ideal future caregiver include:

• Graduate of an accredited Surgical Assistant program OR completion of the Registered Nurse First Assist (RNFA) course OR three years of on-the-job surgery training. Completion of a military surgical technology program will meet the requirements of an accredite d surgical training program.
  

• Basic Life Support (BLS) certification through the American Heart Association (AHA).
  

• W orking knowledge of aseptic technique, its surgical ap plicatio n a nd associated standards of care.
  

• W orking knowledge of the physiological and anatomical aspects of assigned surgical procedures.
  

Preferred qualifications for the ideal future caregiver include:

• Certified Surgical First Assistant (CSFA) from the National Board of Surgical Technology and Surgical Assisting (NBSTSA).
  

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Physical Requirements:

• Have exceptional dexterity and quick response ability.
• Requires full range of body motion including handling and lifting patient, manual and ginger dexterity and eye-hand coordination.
• Requires standing and walking for extended periods of time.
• Requires corrected vision and hearing to normal range.
• Requires working under stressful conditions and irregular hours.
• Exposure to communicable diseases and/or body fluids.
• Able to safely transport patients on stretchers to bed using good body mechanics.
• Works extended hours as necessary.

Personal Protective Equipment:

• Follows Standard Precautions using personal protective equipment as required.

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The policy of Cleveland Clinic Health System and its system hospitals (Cleveland Clinic Health System) is to provide equal opportunity to all of our caregivers and applicants for employment in our tobacco free and drug free environment. All offers of employment are followed by testing for controlled substance and nicotine. All new caregivers must clear a nicotine test within their 90-day new hire period. Candidates for employment who are impacted by Cleveland Clinic Health System's Smoking Policy will be permitted to reapply for open positions after one year.
Cleveland Clinic Health System administers an influenza prevention program. You will be required to comply with this program, which will include obtaining an influenza vaccination on an annual basis or obtaining an approved exemption.

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