Shift: 8hr Day Shift (40)
On Call, Call Back Requirements: 30 min response time; 8 weeks call schedule- Subject to change based on staffing needs (could be less than suggested below) -
Weekend Rotation: 1-2 weekends (shift depends on specialty) -8 week schedule - Subject to change based on staffing
Holiday Requirements: Holiday weeks—Offer 4 10/hr or traveler can work normal hours
Required Certifications
§ BLS
§ Surgical Assistant from one of the following certifying bodies:
§ National Board of Surgical Technology and Surgical Assisting (NBSTSA)
§ American Board of Surgical Assistants (ABSA)
§ National Commission for the Certification of Surgical Assistants (NCCSA)
Required Skills:
Neuro/ENT
§ Spine Surgeries: Laminectomies, ALIFs, Fusions & Discectomies
§ Cranial Surgeries: Tumors, AVMs/Aneurysms (Not required), VP shunts, Subdural, EVDs (DOES NOT need to know how to set the system up)
ENT: Neck dissections with flaps; Sinus Surgery (Stealth Navigation); Basic ENT (Tonsils); Tympanoplasty; Cochlear (Not required)
§ Navigation: Medtronic (Cranial & Spine); Medtronic Stealth (ENT); Stryker & Synaptive Navigation (Cranial)
Orthopedic
§ Procedures: Fractures, Anterior Hips, Total Knees, Posterior Hips, Ortho Spine (Laminectomy, ALIF, PLIF, Discectomies) Hand, Bone/Soft Tissue Sarcomas, Foot/Ankle, Total Shoulders, Arthroscopy (Shoulder, knee, ankle, wrist)
§ Equipment/Tables: Hanna Table, Jackson Table (open/flat top), Beach Chair (T-Max, Arthrex, Schlein)
§ Positioning Equipment: Stulberg Hip, Spider Arm, Hip Grip, Trimano, Arthrex Shoulder Traction, Peg Board, Arm Boards, Acufex Leg Holder
§ Specialty Equipment: Velys Robot
General
§ Breasts/Plastics; Vascular; Laparoscopic; General Oncology; Genitourinary (GU); Gynecology (GYN); Robots (XI)