Certified Surgical Tech-First Assist Endovein (321105)

Company: Veritas Global Consulting Group, LLC
Location: Oro Valley
Posted on: March 6, 2020

Job Description:

JOB CODE: (321105) Tech/Certified Surgical Tech-First Assist (Endovein) LOCATION: Pima County (AZ) Great opportunity to join a health care system renowned as an innovative leader with a network spanning over 70 acute care hospitals and more than 170 outpatient centers nationwide with more than 100,000 professionals committed to providing high quality care to patients in the communities they serve. Be a part of a team delivering the perfect combination of excellent patient care with compassion and at the same time, enjoy working for an organization that offers a culture of respect and collaboration attracting some of the best physicians, skilled nurses, and compassionate caregivers, along with extensive resources, comprehensive educational programs, real advancement potential, and a spirit of inclusion and teamwork! This position assists professional staff in providing care for the operative patient before, during and after surgery. The certified First Assistant provides aid in exposure, hemostasis, and other technical functions that will help the surgeon/team carry out a safe operation with optimal results for the patient. Must have experience with Endovein procedures. Duties: Provides certified first assist direct patient care ensuring a safe and comforting environment before, during and after surgery. Performs complex first assist duties; such as: vein harvest, femoral artery cut-down for access/cannulation. Ensures that necessary equipment and supplies are available. Participates in clinical quality improvement activities. Expert with common positions related to the surgical procedure and able to use the appropriate equipment necessary to provide the position i.e. minimally invasive cardiac cases or aortic reconstruction. Provides hemostasis by clamping blood vessels, coagulating bleeding points, ligating vessels, and by other means as directed and supervised by the surgeon. Provides exposure through appropriate use of instruments, retractors, suctioning and sponging techniques. Handles tissues as directed by the surgeon. Participate in volume replacement or auto transfusion techniques as appropriate Utilizing appropriate techniques to assist with closure of body planes. Utilizing running or interrupted subcutaneous suture with absorbable or nonabsorbable material Utilizing subcuticular closure techniques with or without adhesive skin closure strips Closing skin with method indicated by surgeon (sutures, staples, etc) Postoperative subcutaneous injection of local anesthetic agent as directed by the surgeon Selecting and applying appropriate wound dressings, including the following: Liquid or spray occlusive material Absorbent material affixed with tape or circumferential wrapping Immobilizing dressing (soft or rigid) Assists with transferring the patient from the operating room. Providing assistance in securing drainage system to tissue. Documents required information for quality control standards. When not First Assisting, participates and facilitates patient care. Provides education to other team members for emerging procedures and assists with development of those processes. Example Endovein Harvest, emergent bring-back or on-pump conversion. Assists the department Manager/Director as requested in review and update of department functions and procedures. Demonstrates a high level of professionalism including assisting with team development. Demonstrates exceptional customer service with all team members, patients and families. Participates in performance improvement teams/activities and quality improvement measures within the department. QUALIFICATIONS: 5+ to 7 years of Endovein experience National Certification as a Surgical Technologist/Surgical First Assistant (CST/CSFA Associates degree The above statements reflect the general duties considered necessary to describe the principal functions of the job as identified and shall not be considered as a detailed description of all the work requirements that may be inherent in the position. For consideration, please send us your CV/resume in MS Word format only. If there is a viable match, one of our consultants will contact you within 24-48 hours. To ensure that our response to your application reaches your INBOX (not your junk or spam folder), please add our email address, jobs@VeritasConsultingLLC.com, to your Safe Senders list or to your Address Book.

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