Cardiac Surgical Asst Job Listing at MedStar Health in Baltimore, MD (Job ID 157273)

Description

About the Job

General Summary of Position
Provides first second or third assistance during open heart and other vascular and thoracic surgical procedures under direction of a physician. Assists with the pre- and post-operative care of patient. Incumbents in this position may perform all or a combination of the duties described depending upon their assigned work area and the specific needs of the department.

Primary Duties and Responsibilities

• Associate's degree required or
• higher level degree required or
• equivalent training such as graduation from National Surgical Assistant Association (NSAA) or directly related discipline required

• Less than 1 year New graduate from cardiovascular surgical assistant training program will be considered. otherwise preference required is a minimum of two years of direct previous surgical assistant or equivalent experience in a general surgery or cardiac surgery program exhibiting a high degree of understanding regarding hemodynamic principles for the cardiac patient and how they relate to patient management and be able to assess these parameters and precisely relay the information to the appropriate medical personnel. required and

• Health Services \ Certified Surgical Assist - CSA Certification as a Certified Surgical Assistant (CSA) from the National Surgical Assistant's Association or equivalent certification required or
• should certification be pending incumbent must attain certification within twelve months of hire to maintain employment. within 1 Year required and
• CPR - Cardiac Pulmonary Resuscitation (includes BLS and NRP) for healthcare providers from either the American Heart Association (AHA) or American Red Cross within 90 Days required and
• Additional unit/specialty certifications may vary by department or business unit.

• Work requires a high level of judgment to plan and perform the work and solve difficult job-related problems.
• Incumbents are usually at the senior or lead level and may be assigned to monitor the work of others.
• Verbal and written communication skills.
• Basic computer skills preferred.