Currently offering a $2500 sign-on bonus
Last year our HCA Healthcare colleagues invested over 156,000 hours volunteering in our communities. As a Certified Surgical First Assist with Catholic Medical Center you can be a part of an organization that is devoted to giving back!
Catholic Medical Center, offers a total rewards package that supports the health, life, career and retirement of our colleagues. The available plans and programs include:
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Note: Eligibility for benefits may vary by location.
Would you like to unlock your potential with a leading healthcare provider dedicated to the growth and development of our colleagues? Join the Catholic Medical Center family! We will give you the tools and resources you need to succeed in our organization. We are looking for an enthusiastic Certified Surgical First Assist to help us reach our goals. Unlock your potential!
PRINCIPAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
Under the general direction of the Clinical Director OR and/or Clinical Nurse Manager and in accordance with standards of care and practice established by the Nursing Organization, the specific department; the rules, regulations and/or standards established by the State Board of Nursing, the Joint Commission, Association of Operating Room Nurses (AORN) and appropriate specialty organizations relevant to the patient population under care, the incumbent performs the following functions:
Essential Functions: Certified First Assistant (CFA)
Assists in moving and positioning patients for surgery.
Assists the surgeon in draping of the patient.
Retracts tissue and exposes the operating field area during the operative procedure.
Clamps and ties vessels to control bleeding during surgical entry.
Keeps the operative site dry.
Affords the surgeon the best possible exposure of the anatomy incident to the operation.
Assists the surgeon in identifying any structure which should not be ligated and keeps these structures from the moves of the surgeon.
Assists in closure of the incision including tying off bleeders, applying sutures and wound dressing and performs any and all tasks required of him/her by the surgeon incident to the particular procedure.
Practices correct operating room etiquette.
Complies with all relevant statutes, regulations and institutional policies pertaining to the role of the first assistant.
Applies principles of asepsis and infection control knowledgeably and skillfully.
Recognizes potential emergency situations or surgical hazards and initiate preventative or corrective measures in a timely manner.
Performs proficiently and calmly in all emergencies.
Works effectively and in harmony as part of the operative team.
Thorough understanding of appropriate instruments pertinent to the surgical case.
Shape the future of healthcare at Catholic Medical Center.
Located in Manchester, NH, Catholic Medical Center is a 330-bed acute care hospital and Level III Trauma Center serving southern New Hampshire and northern Massachusetts. Home to the nationally recognized New England Heart & Vascular Institute and The Mom’s Place—an innovative birthing center that pioneered couplet care—we’re proud to lead in both advanced medicine and compassionate service.
As part of HCA Healthcare’s statewide network of Catholic Medical Center in Manchester, Portsmouth Regional Hospital, Frisbie Memorial Hospital in Rochester hospitals, three freestanding ERs, and over 70 care sites, you’ll join nearly 5,000 colleagues across New Hampshire who are committed to excellence, collaboration, and making a difference every day. At Catholic Medical Center, your work has purpose—and your potential has no limits.
HCA Healthcare has been recognized as one of the World’s Most Ethical Companies® by the Ethisphere Institute more than ten times. In recent years, HCA Healthcare spent an estimated $3.7 billion in cost for the delivery of charitable care, uninsured discounts, and other uncompensated expenses.
"There is so much good to do in the world and so many different ways to do it."- Dr. Thomas Frist, Sr.
HCA Healthcare Co-Founder
Be a part of an organization that invests in you! We are reviewing applications for our Certified Surgical First Assist opening. Qualified candidates will be contacted for interviews. Submit your application and help us raise the bar in patient care!
We are an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.
At its founding in 1968, Nashville-based HCA was one of the nation's first hospital companies. Today, we are the nation's leading provider of healthcare services, a company comprised of locally managed facilities that includes about 165 hospitals and 115 freestanding surgery centers in 20 states and England and employing approximately 204,000 people. Approximately four to five percent of all inpatient care delivered in the country today is provided by HCA facilities. Richard M. Bracken serves as Chairman of HCA and R. Milton Johnson is the company's President and Chief Executive Officer.
HCA is committed to the care and improvement of human life and strives to deliver high quality, cost effective healthcare in the communities we serve. Building on the foundation provided by our Mission & Values, HCA puts patients first and works to constantly improve the care we give them by implementing measures that support our caregivers, help ensure patient safety and provide the highest possible quality. Investing in our communities is important to us. HCA typically invests about $1.5 billion annually to keep our facilities modern and up-to-date technologically and to expand and add services where needed. Focusing primarily on communities where the company is a leading healthcare provider, HCA selectively adds new facilities in order to better serve our communities.
And because two HCA founders were physicians, we value highly the strong relationships we've created with local physicians. We endeavor to provide them with a wide array of services and modern facilities in order to help them deliver the best possible care.