11 perioperative assistant jobs found

POSITION SUMMARY/RESPONSIBILITIES Carries out, under the direction of the physician(s), duties designed to assist in intraoperative procedures at University Health. This is a position for advanced allied health practitioners who provide aid in exposure, wound closure, bleeding control and other intraoperative technical functions. Functions as a first assistant during operative and other invasive procedures in accordance with credentials, privileges, experience, education and competency verification. The CFA is to anticipate the needs of the surgical team and ensure the surgeon is able to carry out a safe operation with optimal results for patients. EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE Graduate from an accredited Certified Surgical Assistant (CSA), Certified Surgical First Assistant (CSFA), Surgical Assistant, Certified, (SA-C) or equivalent certification Certified First Assistant (CFA) Basic Life Support (BLS) Five years perioperative services experience preferred

Position Summary / Responsibilities The Surgical Technician performs a variety of duties within the Operating Room to support the surgical team and ensure safe, efficient care for patients ranging from infancy through geriatrics. Under the direction of a Registered Nurse, this position utilizes advanced knowledge of sterile technique, anatomy, surgical instrumentation, and operating room technology to facilitate invasive therapeutic and diagnostic procedures. Key responsibilities include: Prepares operating rooms, instruments, supplies, and equipment prior to each surgical procedure. Reviews surgeon preference cards and verifies required instrumentation and specialty equipment. Establishes and maintains a sterile field throughout each surgical procedure. Anticipates the surgeon's needs by selecting and passing appropriate instruments, supplies, and equipment. Demonstrates critical thinking by anticipating procedural changes and adapting to evolving surgical...

POSITION SUMMARY/RESPONSIBILITIES Carries out, under the direction of the physician(s), duties designed to assist in intraoperative procedures at University Health. This is a position for advanced allied health practitioners who provide aid in exposure, wound closure, bleeding control and other intraoperative technical functions. Functions as a first assistant during operative and other invasive procedures in accordance with credentials, privileges, experience, education and competency verification. The CFA is to anticipate the needs of the surgical team and ensure the surgeon is able to carry out a safe operation with optimal results for patients. EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE Graduate from an accredited Certified Surgical Assistant (CSA), Certified Surgical First Assistant (CSFA), Surgical Assistant, Certified, (SA-C) or equivalent certification Certified First Assistant (CFA) Basic Life Support (BLS) Five years perioperative services experience preferred.

Position Summary / Responsibilities The Surgical Technician performs a variety of duties within the Operating Room to support the surgical team and ensure safe, efficient care for patients ranging from infancy through geriatrics. Under the direction of a Registered Nurse, this position utilizes advanced knowledge of sterile technique, anatomy, surgical instrumentation, and operating room technology to facilitate invasive therapeutic and diagnostic procedures. Key responsibilities include: Prepares operating rooms, instruments, supplies, and equipment prior to each surgical procedure. Reviews surgeon preference cards and verifies required instrumentation and specialty equipment. Establishes and maintains a sterile field throughout each surgical procedure. Anticipates the surgeon's needs by selecting and passing appropriate instruments, supplies, and equipment. Demonstrates critical thinking by anticipating procedural changes and adapting to evolving surgical...

About Dell Medical School As part of The University of Texas at Austin, one of the nation's leading research universities, the Dell Medical School pursues innovation in the redesign of healthcare delivery, excellence in healthcare research, and programs in interdisciplinary and inter-professional education. It is the fifth medical school in the UT System and the first medical school established in nearly five decades by a member of the Association of American Universities, an organization of leading public and private research universities . The University of Texas Medical Center, anchored by Dell Medical School, is defining the future of health. Announced in August 2023 with planning and implementation underway, The University of Texas Medical Center will cement Austin as a premier destination for health care alongside other major Texas cities. With two new, state-of-the-art hospitals - A UT specialty hospital and a cancer center being built by MD Anderson - plus the...

About Dell Medical School As part of The University of Texas at Austin, one of the nation's leading research universities, the Dell Medical School pursues innovation in the redesign of healthcare delivery, excellence in healthcare research, and programs in interdisciplinary and inter-professional education. It is the fifth medical school in the UT System and the first medical school established in nearly five decades by a member of the Association of American Universities, an organization of leading public and private research universities. The University of Texas Medical Center, anchored by Dell Medical School, is defining the future of health. Announced in August 2023 with planning and implementation underway, The University of Texas Medical Center will cement Austin as a premier destination for health care alongside other major Texas cities. With two new, state-of-the-art hospitals - A UT specialty hospital and a cancer center being built by MD Anderson - plus the...

POSITION SUMMARY/RESPONSIBILITIES Serves as a team member of the Surgery Service Line by providing care in collaboration with the surgeon supervising surgeon. The RNFA practicing in the perioperative environment as a first assistant at surgery functions in an expanded perioperative Circulating RN role; must comply with all statutes, regulations, and institutional policies relevant to the RNFA who first assists at surgery; is required to acquire the knowledge and skills needed to provide safe, competent surgical first assistant services by completing a program that covers the content of the AORN Standards for RN First Assistant Education Programs; acquiring the necessary knowledge, judgment, and skills, to the expanded role of RNFA clinical practice; intraoperatively practices at the direction of the surgeon providing surgical site exposure, handling and/or cutting tissue, providing hemostasis, suturing, and wound management. Does not concurrently function as a scrub tech...

POSITION SUMMARY/RESPONSIBILITIES Serves as a team member of the Surgery Service Line by providing care in collaboration with the surgeon supervising surgeon. The RNFA practicing in the perioperative environment as a first assistant at surgery functions in an expanded perioperative Circulating RN role; must comply with all statutes, regulations, and institutional policies relevant to the RNFA who first assists at surgery; is required to acquire the knowledge and skills needed to provide safe, competent surgical first assistant services by completing a program that covers the content of the AORN Standards for RN First Assistant Education Programs; acquiring the necessary knowledge, judgment, and skills, to the expanded role of RNFA clinical practice; intraoperatively practices at the direction of the surgeon providing surgical site exposure, handling and/or cutting tissue, providing hemostasis, suturing, and wound management. Does not concurrently function as a scrub tech...

POSITION SUMMARY/RESPONSIBILITIES Serves as a team member of the Surgery Service Line by providing care in collaboration with the surgeon supervising surgeon. The RNFA practicing in the perioperative environment as a first assistant at surgery functions in an expanded perioperative Circulating RN role; must comply with all statutes, regulations, and institutional policies relevant to the RNFA who first assists at surgery; is required to acquire the knowledge and skills needed to provide safe, competent surgical first assistant services by completing a program that covers the content of the AORN Standards for RN First Assistant Education Programs; acquiring the necessary knowledge, judgment, and skills, to the expanded role of RNFA clinical practice; intraoperatively practices at the direction of the surgeon providing surgical site exposure, handling and/or cutting tissue, providing hemostasis, suturing, and wound management. Does not concurrently function as a scrub tech...

POSITION SUMMARY/RESPONSIBILITIES Serves as a team member of the Surgery Service Line by providing care in collaboration with the surgeon supervising surgeon. The RNFA practicing in the perioperative environment as a first assistant at surgery functions in an expanded perioperative Circulating RN role; must comply with all statutes, regulations, and institutional policies relevant to the RNFA who first assists at surgery; is required to acquire the knowledge and skills needed to provide safe, competent surgical first assistant services by completing a program that covers the content of the AORN Standards for RN First Assistant Education Programs; acquiring the necessary knowledge, judgment, and skills, to the expanded role of RNFA clinical practice; intraoperatively practices at the direction of the surgeon providing surgical site exposure, handling and/or cutting tissue, providing hemostasis, suturing, and wound management. Does not concurrently function as a scrub tech...

POSITION SUMMARY/RESPONSIBILITIES Serves as a team member of the Surgery Service Line by providing care in collaboration with the surgeon supervising surgeon. The RNFA practicing in the perioperative environment as a first assistant at surgery functions in an expanded perioperative Circulating RN role; must comply with all statutes, regulations, and institutional policies relevant to the RNFA who first assists at surgery; is required to acquire the knowledge and skills needed to provide safe, competent surgical first assistant services by completing a program that covers the content of the AORN Standards for RN First Assistant Education Programs; acquiring the necessary knowledge, judgment, and skills, to the expanded role of RNFA clinical practice; intraoperatively practices at the direction of the surgeon providing surgical site exposure, handling and/or cutting tissue, providing hemostasis, suturing, and wound management. Does not concurrently function as a scrub tech...