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Insight Hospital and Medical Center Chicago, we believe there is a better way to provide quality healthcare while achieving health equity. Our Chicago location looks forward to working closely with our neighbors and residents, to build a full-service community hospital in the Bronzeville area of Chicago; creating a comprehensive plan to increase services and meet community needs. With a growing team that is dedicated to delivering world-class service to everyone we meet, it is our mission to deliver the most compassionate, loving, expert, and impactful care in the world to our patients. Be a part of the Insight Chicago team that provides PATIENT CARE SECOND TO NONE! If you would like to be a part of our future team, please apply now!
General Summary:
The Surgical First Assistant (SFA) demonstrates an advanced level of surgical knowledge and technical skill by assisting the surgeon in a variety of complex specialty procedures such as cardiac and robotic surgery. Clinical skills performed under direct supervision of the surgeon include but are not limited to: incision, dissection, clamping, cutting, tying, providing hemostasis, insertion of laparoscopic ports, and closure of body planes & skin. The SFA works independently at the surgical field by providing either or both of the following surgical assistance: Independent saphenous vein harvesting and docking the robot; and working independently with the patient at the surgical field while the surgeon operates the remote console. The SFA collaborates closely with all surgical team members to facilitate through-put and optimize safe patient care. They may function in the scrub role for a variety of surgical procedures as needed.
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Assists the surgical team in the transport, transfer and positioning of patients in the operating room.
- Perioperative skills performed under the direct supervision of the surgeon include the following.
- Surgical skin preparation, incision, dissection, clamping, cutting, tying, providing visualization for the operative site, using appropriate techniques to obtain hemostasis, participating in volume replacement or auto-transfusion techniques as appropriate, drain placement, and the selection and application of appropriate wound dressings.
- Provides either or both surgical first assistance in cardiac and robotic surgery and functions at a distance from the surgical attending.
- Specific skills for cardiac surgery include the ability to independently harvest the saphenous vein.
- Specific skills for robotic surgery include the ability to dock the robot, and provide surgical first assistance at the surgical field while the surgeon remotely operates the surgical console.
- Functions in the role of the scrub person for a variety of surgical procedures as needed. Performs skills that include, but are not limited to the following: creating, maintaining, and monitoring the sterile field, prepping and draping the operative site, performing surgical counts, handling surgical specimens, handling surgical instrumentation and equipment, and completing end of case clean-up.
- Assists in maintaining supply and equipment inventory.
- Assists with training, and the orientation of other surgical team members.
- On-call duties as scheduled.
- Assists with planning and implementation of activities related to direct patient care.
- Assists in the preparation for surgical cases, assuring that supplies, equipment and instruments are available and in working order prior to the start of each case.
Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:
- High School Diploma.
- Surgical First Assistant Certification.
- Previous experience as a Surgical First Assistant preferred.
- Commitment to teamwork required
- Ability to relate well with people required.
- Ability to problem solve independently required.
- Professionalism and confidentiality are required.
Insight Employees are required to be vaccinated for COVID-19 as a condition of employment, subject to accommodation for medical or sincerely held religious beliefs.
Insight is an equal opportunity employer and values workplace diversity!
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