Job Description

Job Title: Surgical Assistant
Location: Cincinnati, OH, 45219
Schedule: 6:30 AM-5:30 PM
Job Type: Contract  (8 weeks Shift: 4x10s)

Payrate : $2000 - $2,200 weekly

• Assist surgeons during operative procedures, ensuring a clear view of the surgical site by retracting tissues, suctioning, irrigating, sponging, and manipulating sutures.
• Support patient positioning as instructed by the surgeon for optimal exposure.
• Control bleeding using appropriate techniques including suturing, clamping, and applying dressings.
• Close wounds using subcutaneous, subcuticular, or skin closure methods as per surgeon’s directive.
• Harvest veins, radial arteries, tendons, or skin grafts independently when required.
• Apply postoperative dressings and assist in securing drainage systems.
• Remain up-to-date with surgical technologies and best practices relevant to specialty areas.
• Provide technical expertise in major surgical cases and maintain competence through ongoing training.

• Strong knowledge of anatomy and physiology.
• Proficiency in surgical assisting tasks and sterile techniques.
• Excellent eye-hand coordination; ability to stand for extended periods.
• Sound clinical judgment and ability to adapt in high-pressure environments.

• Minimum of 4 years of general surgical experience; 2 years in a surgical specialty preferred.

• Completion of a CAAHEP-accredited Surgical Technology program
  OR
• Foreign Medical Graduate with at least 3 years of surgical assistance experience in the U.S. (case-by-case review)

• Required: BLS (American Heart Association)
• Preferred: NSAA, CFA (AST), or RNFA certification from the National Assistant at Surgery Certification (NASC)

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