Certified Surgical First Assist, Main OR

Job Summary

*** Up to a $7,500 Sign on Bonus**

Baptist Health is looking for an experienced Surgical First Assist to support our Surgical Services Team in the Main Operating Room at Baptist Medical Center Downtown in Jacksonville, Florida. This is a full time days position.

As a Surgical First Assist for the OR, your responsibilities include:

• Provide direct assistance to surgeons during surgical procedures.
• These tasks include but are not limited to:
• Preparation of the surgical suite according to surgeon preference
• Patient positioning
• Provide visualizatoin of operative site
• Utilizes techniques to provide hemostasis
• Assist with body plan closure
• Advanced skills as competency tested
• Participate actively in the safe surgery checklist briefing and debriefing
• Assists in turnover of operating room

This Surgical First Assist position supporting the Main Operating Room will be located at Baptist Jacksonville. If you are interested in this full-time days opportunity please apply now

Education Required

High School Diploma/GED

Education Preferred

Associate's Degree

Experience

• 2 years Operating Room Experience Required

License and Certification

• Basic Life Support (BLS) Required
• Certified Surgical Technologist First Assistant (CSTFA) Required Or
• Surgical Assistant Certification (SA-C) Required Or

Location

Location Overview

For more than 20 years, health care consumers have named Baptist Medical Center Jacksonville the "most preferred healthcare provider" in the region. As the central hub of the Baptist Health system, Baptist Jacksonville provides the highest level of medical and surgical care using the latest technologies, such as the robotic-assisted da Vinci™ Surgical System. Centrally located on the beautiful St. Johns River in downtown Jacksonville, Baptist Medical Center Jacksonville is Baptist Health's flagship tertiary-care hospital. Designated as a Magnet hospital by the American Nurses Credentialing Center for excellence in patient care, Baptist Medical Center Jacksonville has repeatedly been named among U.S. News & World Report's "Best Hospitals.” The hospital has also been ranked as high performing in more than 10 specialties from neurology and neurosurgery to gynecology, diabetes, endocrinology,oncology and more.  Baptist Health also has a new Stroke & Cerebrovascular Center, which is a regional epicenter for advanced treatment of strokes, aneurysms and other brain conditions.  As one of 100 Best Places to Work in Healthcare in the U.S. by Modern Healthcare, Baptist Medical Center Jacksonville is located close to sports, theater and music venues, museums, shopping and dining.