Surgical Tech First Assist - HCA Healthcare

Description

Introduction

Last year our HCA Healthcare colleagues invested over 156,000 hours volunteering in our communities. As a(an) Surgical Tech First Assistant with Texas Orthopedic Hospital you can be a part of an organization that is devoted to giving back!

Benefits

Texas Orthopedic Hospital, offers a total rewards package that supports the health, life, career and retirement of our colleagues. The available plans and programs include:

• Comprehensive medical coverage that covers many common services at no cost or for a low copay. Plans include prescription drug and behavioral health coverage as well as free telemedicine services and free AirMed medical transportation.
• Additional options for dental and vision benefits, life and disability coverage, flexible spending accounts, supplemental health protection plans (accident, critical illness, hospital indemnity), auto and home insurance, identity theft protection, legal counseling, long-term care coverage, moving assistance, pet insurance and more.
• Free counseling services and resources for emotional, physical and financial wellbeing
  
• 401(k) Plan with a 100% match on 3% to 9% of pay (based on years of service)
  
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan with 10% off HCA Healthcare stock
  
• Family support through fertility and family building benefits with Progyny and adoption assistance.
  
• Referral services for child, elder and pet care, home and auto repair, event planning and more
  
• Consumer discounts through Abenity and Consumer Discounts
  
• Retirement readiness, rollover assistance services and preferred banking partnerships
  
• Education assistance (tuition, student loan, certification support, dependent scholarships)
  
• Colleague recognition program
  
• Time Away From Work Program (paid time off, paid family leave, long- and short-term disability coverage and leaves of absence)
  
• Employee Health Assistance Fund that offers free employee-only coverage to full-time and part-time colleagues based on income.

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Note: Eligibility for benefits may vary by location.

Would you like to unlock your potential with a leading healthcare provider dedicated to the growth and development of our colleagues? Join the Texas Orthopedic Hospital family! We will give you the tools and resources you need to succeed in our organization. We are looking for an enthusiastic Surgical Tech First Assistant to help us reach our goals. Unlock your potential!

Job Summary and Qualifications

Performs direct patient care under the direct supervision of a licensed nurse. Maintains a safe patient care environment. Fulfills departmental responsibilities that foster the goals of the hospital’s mission and vision statements. When functioning as a Surgical Tech First Assistant, demonstrated knowledge of surgical assisting and closure. 

What you will do in this role: 

• Demonstrates the ability to perform specific competencies as listed on the competency validation checklist(s).
• Demonstrates age specific knowledge of human growth and development, physical examination data norms, and care of patients.
• Ensures the privacy of our patient and confidentiality of their Protected Health Information (PHI)
• Meets mutually agreed upon performance goals/objectives as listed on the Performance Management Plan
• Demonstrates ability to perform technical skills, and prioritize work
• Demonstrates clinical expertise in closing a surgical incision
• Demonstrates clinical expertise in assisting a surgeon during a surgical procedure
• Assists the Registered Nurse (RN) in properly positioning the patient for a specified procedure
• Displays clinical expertise in the application of post-op dressings.
• Possesses extensive knowledge in the use of electrocautery and assists in maintaining patient safety.
• Assists the RN in preparing the Operating Room for surgery.
• Assures the aseptic technique is being done correctly and that the integrity of the sterile field is maintained
• Along with the surgical tech, “pulls” all the necessary supplies and instruments needed for the case.
• Demonstrates clinical expertise in surgical instruments and their application to different procedures
• Possesses extensive knowledge of sutures and their different applications

What qualifications you will need:

• 2-3 years of experience as CSA
• Basic Cardiac Life Support must be obtained within 30 days of employment start date
• Certified First Assistant
• Certified Surgical Assistant (CSA)
• Associate Degree

Opened in 1995, Texas Orthopedic Hospital was developed to provide high-quality, cost-effective, specialized orthopedic care in a streamlined environment focused on wellness, mobility and quick recovery. As one of the only specialty hospitals in the country focusing solely on orthopedics, Texas Orthopedic Hospital is pleased to offer all services conveniently located within one building. Texas Orthopedic Hospital is partially physician-owned and partners with Fondren Orthopedic Group, L.L.P., the largest and most comprehensive association of private orthopedic surgeons in the Houston area and one of the largest in the nation. Our physicians are internationally renowned and as a result, patients at Texas Orthopedic Hospital receive precise diagnoses and the very latest in treatment options. Texas Orthopedic Hospital is affiliated with HCA Houston Healthcare, the most comprehensive family of hospitals in the region and part of the leading provider of healthcare in the country, HCA Healthcare.

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 the delivery of charitable care, uninsured discounts, and other uncompensated expenses.

"There is so much good to do in the world and so many different ways to do it."- Dr. Thomas Frist, Sr.
HCA Healthcare Co-Founder

Be a part of an organization that invests in you! We are reviewing applications for our Surgical Tech First Assistant opening. Qualified candidates will be contacted for interviews. Submit your application and help us raise the bar in patient care!

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.