First Surgical Assistant - Cardiothoracic Team

Start the day excited to make a difference…end the day knowing you did. Come join our team. Job Summary: The Cardiac Surgical First Assistant functions as the surgical first assistant under the direction and supervision of the surgeon during the intra-operative phase of cardiac surgery. Essential Functions and Responsibilities: Assists with procedural set up and patient preparedness for specific procedures in positioning, prepping, and draping. Assists the surgeon in skin closure, subcutaneous closure and ties, facia closure and ties, closure and ties of peritoneum, tying deep vessels, incising tissue, and performs hemostatic techniques. Assists and/or independently performs sternal opening; performs sternal closure.…