Location Address: 301 Memorial Medical Parkway Daytona Beach, FL 32117
Top Reasons To Work At AdventHealth Daytona Beach
$10,000 sign on and $3,000 relo
Immediate health benefits
Flexible schedule
Career growth and advancement potential
High quality of life with low cost of living on the shores of sunny Daytona Beach, FL.
Work Hours/Shift: FT Days You Will Be Responsible For:
Ensures that all required supplies, instruments and equipment is available for all assigned procedures
Participates in room set up, pre-procedure preparations, intra-operative positioning, prepping and draping, and room turn over independently or as directed
Demonstrates knowledge of sterilization techniques for all equipment utilized on assigned procedures
Demonstrates skills such as tissue handling, providing exposure in the operative field, use of instrumentation, suturing, and provision of hemostasis in an anticipatory manner
Demonstrates essential mental discipline, attention to detail, thoroughness, stamina, and concentration during the surgical procedure
Demonstrates flexibility and understanding of assigned work duties. Adapts to changes in assigned duties as directed
Prioritizes work responsibilities appropriately. Proactively assists others with minimal supervision including non-patient care activities (maintaining procedures supplies, sterilization of instruments and environment of care.)
Qualifications
What You Will Need:
High school graduate or equivalent
Graduate from an accredited surgical technology program or military trained surgical technologist with 5 years minimum experience
Demonstration of completion of surgical tech first assist program
BLS certification required
Certification in Surgical Technology required
Certification as First Assist
Job Summary: The surgical technologist first assistant actively participates in the on-going management of supply inventories, surgical equipment, operating room suite readiness and direct clinical and technical assistance to the surgeon while performing operative and invasive procedures. The optimal candidate will have additional experience in endoscopic vein harvest. This position requires an expanded knowledge of surgical instrumentation, surgical techniques, human anatomy, surgical retracting and wound closure. Assembly of complex mechanical devices, strong anticipatory skills, hand/eye dexterity and sequential planning are required. This position requires staying abreast of new products, procedure research and physician techniques. The surgical technologist first assistant is assigned the role of first assistant or surgical scrub technologist depending on departmental demands and supports Cardiovascular services. All activities of the surgical technologist first assistant are under the direct supervision of the Cardiovascular surgeon. Accepts call as assigned
This facility is an equal opportunity employer and complies with federal, state and local anti-discrimination laws, regulations and ordinances.
