Surgical Technologist - First Assist - CARDIAC O.R.
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Facility: Cape Fear Valley Medical Center
Location: Fayetteville, North Carolina
Department: Cardiac Surgery OR
Job Family: Allied Health
Work Shift: Days (United States of America)
Summary: Functions as the Surgical Technologist First Assist, may harvest the conduit(s) used for grafting in Cardiac Surgery and first assist the surgeon in performing surgery.
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:
- Minimum two years experience as surgical technologist first assistant.
- Certification from an approved First Assistant Credentialing Program and endorsed by the Liaison of Surgical Technologists.
- Work with complex monitoring and life support equipment.
- Able to perform in cardiac service.
- Reads, writes, and speaks English.
- Practice knowledge of standard precautions and sterile technique.
- Knowledgeable of age-specific physiological/psychosocial/developmental/spiritual needs of patients served.
- Self-directed to learn and achieve unit objectives.
- Must tolerate long hours and be able to work variable shifts.
- Much standing, walking, bending, lifting, transferring of anesthetized patients, and pushing of heavy carts, stretchers, and equipment.
- Manual dexterity and good eye-hand coordination.
- Visual and auditory acuity required.
- Position involves skin, eye, mucous membrane, or parenteral contact with blood or other potentially infectious material.
Required Licenses and Certifications: CST - National Board Of Surgical Technology And Surgical Assisting
Cape Fear Valley Health System is an Equal Opportunity Employer M/F/Disability/Veteran/Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity.
About Us
For exceptional healthcare come to Cape Fear Valley Health where caring employees are committed to integrity, patient-centeredness, and excellence throughout the entire healthcare process. At Cape Fear Valley Health, our goal is to improve the quality of every life we touch. Our diverse team of doctors, nurses, and staff work together to create a better experience for every patient, every time.
Cape Fear Valley is a 950-bed, 8-hospital regional health system, the 8th largest in North Carolina, with more than 1 million inpatient and outpatients annually. A private not-for-profit organization with over 7,000 employees and 850 physicians. Our employees and physicians proudly serve a seven-county region of southeastern North Carolina, including Fayetteville, Fort Bragg, Hope Mills, Raeford, Lumberton, Elizabethtown, Clinton, Lillington, Dunn, and beyond. Our medical facilities include Cape Fear Valley Medical Center, Highsmith-Rainey Specialty Hospital, Cape Fear Valley Rehabilitation Center, Behavioral Health Care, Bladen County Hospital, Hoke Hospital, Central Harnett Hospital, Betsy Johnson Hospital, as well as more than 60 medical offices and specialty care clinics spread throughout the Cape Fear region.
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