passes sterile supplies and equipment to surgeons and assistants, holds retractor devices, anticipates and responds to the surgical team needs, ties off vessels and tissues, repairs incisions and lacerations, cuts and cauterizes tissues, stabilizes drains, applies wound dressings, etc.as needed and as directed for wide variety of surgical cases. Scrubs for cases in major surgical services according to established procedures and standards requiring advanced knowledge of anatomy, surgical instruments, surgeons' preference and other technical knowledge.Įducates and prepares surgical teams according to procedure.Īssist with or performs the positioning, prepping and draping of the patient.Īssists the surgeon during surgical procedures, i.e. Ensures cleanliness of the OR before and after surgery. Performs quality control procedures on equipment and report any issues. Wraps instruments in preparation for gas or steam sterilization. Prepares operating room according to surgical procedure schedules, and arranges sterile setups of instrument table supplies and equipment required for specific procedures. Coordinates with surgeons on specialty equipment and supply needs prior to procedure, and assists in constructing specialty instrument trays. Creates, corrects and updates surgeon preference cards to reflect equipment, radiology, supplies and specialty notes for current and future procedure. This position functions under the direction of a Registered Nurse when performing the role of CST, and works under the direction of a Surgeon when performing the role of First Assistant.Įnsures appropriate supplies, equipment and instrumentation are available, opened and functioning properly for each procedre. This position assists surgeons and surgical teams during major surgical services and complex surgical procedures. The Surgical Tech First Assistant works in a dual role as a Certified Surgical Technologist (CST) and a First Assistant.
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