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Job Title

Surgical Assistant

Location

Akron

Facility

Akron General Medical Center

Department

Operating Room-Cleveland Clinic Akron General

Job Code

Q2501M

Shift

Days

Schedule

8:00am-4:30pm

Job Summary

Job Details

Join Cleveland Clinic Akron General where we have been providing world-class care to the community for over 100 years. At Akron General, you will work and learn from some of the best caregivers, provide and receive multitudes of support and appreciation, and createthe steppingstonestoward a rewarding career with one of the world's most respected healthcare organizations. We strive for patient-centered care and comfort, and we are committed to serving the community and treating our patients as family.

Akron General’s Operating Room (O.R.) department has a team of dedicated caregivers that work collaboratively to provide the best possible care for their surgical patients. Akron Generaloperatesa Level I Trauma Center servicing the specialties ofHeart, Vascular, Neurology, Orthopedics, Urology, Gynecology, General, Gastroenterology, Plastics, Pulmonary, Robotics, Life Banc, Eye, Maxillofacial and traumas.The caregiversin the O.R.areeagerand excited to add a Surgical Assistant to their team. As a Surgical Assistant, you willassistwith critical procedures and tasks related to specific training,scoreand orientation. You will act as a patient advocate, ensuring sterile technique to prevent infections and that every qualifying measure is done.This is a great hands-on role that will allow you to advance your skills while getting to celebrate patient successes each and every day.

A PRN caregiver in this position works varying days between8:00AM – 4:30PM. Mondays will berequired.

A caregiver who excels in this role will:

Assistwith critical procedures and tasks related to specific training,scoreand orientation.

Anticipate the needs of the surgeon and other team members with respect to the requirements for the surgical procedure.

Use knowledge of OR procedures with respect to attire, infectioncontroland compliance practices.

Prepare for the procedure or surgery by participating in the performance of the safety check/universal protocol determining the specific equipment needed, reviewing permits to confirm procedures and special needs, assisting in moving and positioning the patient, selecting x-rays for reference, inserting and removing Foley urinary bladder catheter and draping the patient.

Support the Surgeon during the procedure or surgery by retracting tissue and organs,maintaininghemostasis by direct pressure, use ofappropriate instrumentation, placing ties or ligatures, applying chemical hemostatic agents, using electrocautery mono and bi-polar,clampingand ligating and cutting tissue.

Maintain integrity of the sterile field, closing all wound layers, inserting drainage tubes, applying wounddressingandassistingwith resuscitation or any other events in the OR.

Perform any other duties orproceduresincident to the surgical proceduredeemednecessary and directed and supervised by the surgeon.

Minimum qualifications for the ideal future caregiver include:

Associate’s Degree

Graduate of a formal Surgical Assistant program

Certification withinfirstyear of hire. Acceptable Certifications include:

Certified Surgical First Assistant (CSFA) – National Board of Surgical Technology and Surgical Assisting

Certified Surgical Assistant (CSA) – National Commission for the Certification of Surgical Assistants

Surgical Assistant – Certified (SA-C) – American Board of Surgical Assistants

Basic Life Support (BLS) Certification through the American Heart Association (AHA) or American Red Cross

Two years of peri-operative practice in an acute care facility

Preferred qualifications for the ideal future caregiver include:

Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) Certification through the American Heart Association (AHA) or American Red Cross

Physical Requirements:

Requires full range of body motion including handling and lifting patient, manual and ginger dexterity and eye-hand coordination.
Requires standing and walking for extended periods of time.
Requires corrected vision and hearing to normal range.
Requires working under stressful conditions and irregular hours.
Exposure to communicable diseases and/or body fluids.
Able to safely transport patients on stretchers to bed using good body mechanics.
Works extended hours as necessary.

Personal Protective Equipment:

Follows standard precautions using personal protective equipment as required.

The policy of Cleveland Clinic Health System and its system hospitals (Cleveland Clinic Health System) is to provide equal opportunity to all of our caregivers and applicants for employment in our drug free environment. All offers of employment are followed by testing for controlled substances.

Cleveland Clinic Health System administers an influenza prevention program. You will be required to comply with this program, which will include obtaining an influenza vaccination on an annual basis or obtaining an approved exemption.

Decisions concerning employment, transfers and promotions are made upon the basis of the best qualified candidate without regard to color, race, religion, national origin, age, sex, sexual orientation, marital status, ancestry, status as a disabled or Vietnam era veter