Certified Surgical First Assist
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Certified Surgical First Assist
Wyomissing, Pennsylvania Surgical Institute of Reading (11922)
Category Clinical
Job ID 88966-147
Status Full-Time/Regular
Surgical Institute of Reading is hiring a full time Certified Surgical First Assist!
Welcome to Surgical Institute of Reading
At Surgical Institute of Reading, we believe health and care are inseparable. We focus on offering a high quality, service oriented environment for your surgical procedure. Our facility is accredited by The Joint Commission. SIR ranked in the top 100 hospitals for total joint replacement for five years and for spine surgery for the last two years. Our state-of-the-art facility has five operating rooms and one procedure room, allowing surgeons to perform procedures in the specialty areas of: Anesthesia, Gynecology, Orthopedic, Orthopedic Foot & Ankle, Pain Management, Plastic Surgery, Podiatry, General, and Spinal Surgery.
Why You'll Love Working Here:
- Essential Role in Patient Care – Your work directly impacts surgical success and patient safety.
- Supportive & Professional Team – Work alongside experienced professionals who value precision and teamwork.
- Commitment to Excellence – Maintain the highest standards of infection control, patient safety, and surgical efficiency.
- Growth & Development – Opportunities to expand your skills and advance in your career.
Certified Surgical First Assist at Surgical Institute of Reading
As a Certified Surgical First Assist (CSFA), you will play a key role as part of our surgical team. In addition to your technical expertise, we value your ability to bring critical thinking and a proactive approach to the operating room to help support optimal patient outcomes. The Surgical First Assist works closely with the surgeon and surgical team throughout the procedure. Responsibilities include assisting the surgeon during operations by handling instruments, providing tissue exposure, controlling bleeding, holding retractors, and assisting with suturing and wound closure. This role is essential to ensuring efficient surgical workflow and high-quality patient care.
Qualifications:
- Minimum HS Diploma required
- Certified Surgical First Assistant (CSFA) required
- Current BLS certification
- Proven experience as a Surgical Assistant, with excellent knowledge of surgical anatomy, physiology, and operative technique
- Strong technical skills in surgical procedures and instrumentation
Benefits
USPI offers the following benefits, subject to employment status:
- Medical, dental, vision, disability, and life insurance
- Paid time off (vacation & sick leave) – Starting PTO accrual is 15 days per year.
- 401k retirement plan
- Paid holidays
- Health savings accounts, healthcare & dependent flexible spending accounts
- Employee Assistance program, Employee discount program
- Voluntary benefits include pet insurance, legal insurance, accident and critical illness insurance, long term care, elder & childcare, AD&D, auto & home insurance.
Who We Are
At USPI, we create relationships that create better care. We partner with physicians and health care systems to provide first class ambulatory solutions throughout the United States. We are committed to providing surgical services in the most efficient and clinically excellent manner.
USPI is committed to, and proud of our inclusive culture. An inclusive culture, in our view, is respectful of differences and nurtures and supports the contributions of each individual, while also embracing and leveraging diversity. A diverse workforce, combined with an inclusive culture, makes USPI stronger and better able to meet the needs of our diverse patient and physician population.
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