Surgical First Assistant
- Location
- Woodbridge, VA
- Listed
- Yesterday
Job Summary
Under direct and immediate supervision of a surgeon will perform the role of 1st assistant during surgical procedures.
Essential Responsibilities
- Positions the patient in accordance with the surgeons instruction.
- Uses standard and specialized equipment to aid in patient positioning.
- Provides the surgeon with appropriate visualization of the operative site using retractors, sponges, digital manipulation, and other techniques according to standards.
- Utilizes appropriate technique to assist surgeon with temporary or permanent hemostasis by providing aid in exposure, hemostasis, and other technical functions that will help the surgeon carry out a safe operation with optimal results for the patient.
- Performs duties as a surgical technician in all surgical specialties practicing in the ambulatory surgery center.
- Utilizes appropriate techniques to assist with closure of body planes, i.e., sutures and staples.
- Selects and applies appropriate wound dressings.
- Assists with patient transport to and from OR, including from gurney to bed.
- Participates in monitoring quality of care according to professional standards and established criteria.
- Performs other related duties as indicated.
From Kaiser Permanente's careers page, first listed on Rolev.ai on November 9, 2026. Rolev.ai is not the employer.
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