Certified Surgical First AssistantDaytona Beach, FL

Certified Surgical First Assistant

Our goal is simple: to offer our patients the absolute best care around them in the most compassionate, community-focused setting possible. And to us, that means extending the healing ministry of Christ, striving to promote wellness of body, mind and spirit.

AdventHealth Daytona Beach includes a 293-bed main hospital in Daytona Beach, as well as outpatient facilities located at the Pavilion at Port Orange and the New Smyrna Health Park.

More than 400 physicians hold privileges to practice at our facilities, and we employ more than 1,700 care team members. Our specialties include cardiology, cancer, emergency care, surgical services, obstetrics, Level II NICU, neurosurgery, stroke care, rehabilitation, weight-loss surgery, imaging, laboratory, home health, wound care, diabetes, hospice, physician practices, and womens services. We also offer the areas only inpatient rehabilitation facility with Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities (CARF) accreditation for stroke care.

Every day, our fellow team members show up to work, unified by one shared mission: Extending the Healing Ministry of Jesus Christ. As a faith-based health care organization, our story is one of hope as we strive to heal and restore the body, mind and spirit. Though our facilities are spread across the country, this unwavering belief binds us together. Across every office, exam and patient room, were committed to providing individualized, holistic care. This is our Christian mission, and it inspires us to help make communities healthier and happier.

All the benefits and perks you need for you and your family:

Sign-on Bonus $7,500 and $3,000 Relocation (for candidates that meet eligibility requirements)

Benefits from Day One

Paid Days Off from Day One

Student Loan Repayment Program

Career Development

Whole Person Wellbeing Resources

Schedule: Full Time

Shift: Days

The community youll be caring for: AdventHealth Daytona Beach - 301 MEMORIAL MEDICAL PKWY, Daytona Beach, 32117

The role youll contribute:

The Surgical First Assistant provides aid in exposure, hemostasis, closure, and other intraoperative technical functions that help the surgeon carry out a safe operation with optimal results for the patient. The Surgical First Assistant also performs pre-operative and post-operative duties to better facilitate proper patient care. These functions are performed during the operation under the direction and supervision of the surgeon and in accordance with hospital policy and appropriate laws and regulations. Collaborates as part of the OR team to ensure efficient and timely room set up and turnover.

The value youll bring to the team:

Utilizes physician preference cards to set up operating suites. May update and route cards appropriately, when instructed.

Determines appropriate surgical equipment and supplies, based on physicians preference.

Achieves temporary and permanent hemostasis by applying appropriate techniques.

Assists with body plane closures, wound dressing applications, and securing drainage systems.

Positions patients appropriately, uses stabilizing equipment when necessary, and prioritizes patient comfort and safety.

The expertise and experiences youll need to succeed:

Minimum qualifications:

Two years of technical experience.

Basic Life Support (BLS) certification.

Current certification by the National Board of Surgical Technology and Surgical Assisting (NBSTSA) as a Certified Surgical First Assistant (CSFA), or through the National Commission for the Certification of Surgical Assistants as a Certified Surgical Assistant (CSA), or American Board of Surgical Assistants (ABSA). In lieu of certification, previous documented experience as a surgeon.

This facility is an equal opportunity employer and complies with federal, state and local anti-discrimination laws, regulations and ordinances.

Category: Surgery

Organization: AdventHealth Daytona Beach

Schedule: Full-time

Shift: 1 - Day

Req ID: 25036617

We are an equal opportunity employer and do not tolerate discrimination based on race, color, creed, religion, national origin, sex, marital status, age or disability/handicap with respect to recruitment, selection, placement, promotion, wages, benefits and other terms and conditions of employment.