**Introduction** Experience the HCA Healthcare difference where colleagues are trusted, valued members of our healthcare team. Grow your career with an organization committed to delivering respectful, compassionate care, and where the unique and intrinsic worth of each individual is recognized. Submit your application for the opportunity below:Certified First AssistantSummit Surgery Center **Benefits** Summit Surgery Center offers a total rewards package that supports the health, life, career and retirement of our colleagues. The available plans and programs include: + Comprehensive medical coverage that covers many common services at no cost or for a low copay. Plans include prescription drug and behavioral health coverage as well as free telemedicine services and free AirMed medical transportation. + Additional options for dental and vision benefits, life and disability coverage, flexible spending accounts, supplemental health protection plans (accident, critical illness, hospital indemnity), auto and home insurance, identity theft protection, legal counseling, long-term care coverage, moving assistance, pet insurance and more. + Free counseling services and resources for emotional, physical and financial wellbeing + 401(k) Plan with a 100% match on 3% to 9% of pay (based on years of service) + Employee Stock Purchase Plan with 10% off HCA Healthcare stock + Family support through fertility and family building benefits with Progyny and adoption assistance. + Referral services for child, elder and pet care, home and auto repair, event planning and more + Consumer discounts through Abenity and Consumer Discounts + Retirement readiness, rollover assistance services and preferred banking partnerships + Education assistance (tuition, student loan, certification support, dependent scholarships) + Colleague recognition program + Time Away From Work Program (paid time off, paid family leave, long- and short-term disability coverage and leaves of absence) + Employee Health Assistance Fund that offers free employee-only coverage to full-time and part-time colleagues based on income. Learn more about Employee Benefits (https://careers.hcahealthcare.com/pages/employee-benefits-and-rewards) **_Note: Eligibility for benefits may vary by location._** We are seeking a Certified First Assistant for our team to ensure that we continue to provide all patients with high quality, efficient care. Did you get into our industry for these reasons? We are an amazing team that works hard to support each other and are seeking a phenomenal addition like you who feels patient care is as meaningful as we do. We want you to apply! **Job Summary and Qualifications** As a Certified First Assist, you will work under the direction of the operating surgeon. You will function as first/second assistant to the surgeon during the operative procedure, providing aid in exposure, hemostasis, and other technical functions to ensure safe and efficient outcomes. You will be responsible for restocking and changing over rooms between cases. **What you will do in this role:** + You will demonstrate the necessary practical, technical and/or specialized knowledge and skills required in accordance with ASA (Association of Surgical Assistants) and other regulatory standards + Communicate with the surgeon prior to the case to ascertain specific needs + You will share information with the remainder of the surgical team in a timely manner + You will assisting with patient positioning, skin preparation, and surgical draping according to the surgeon’s protocol + You will anticipate the needs of the surgeon in order to expedite the procedure, while minimizing the patient’s exposure to surgical and anesthetic stress + You will ensure the temperature of the patient is discussed with anesthesia personnel in compliance with desired temperature ranges + You will assist the surgeon by providing retraction and aiding exposure of the operative site + Facilitate hemostasis of the surgical site by performing suction, irrigation and sponging during a surgical procedure + You will assist with skin or external suturing and stapling under the surgeon’s direction **Qualifications for this role:** + You are a graduate of a CAAHEP-accredited program in surgical assisting and attain the CSFA credential administrated by the National Board of Surgical Technology and Surgical Assisting (http://www.nbstsa.org/) + BLS certification + You have one year experience in an operating room setting, preferably in an ambulatory surgery center + You are a Certified Surgical Assistant (CSA) + You have a valid BCLS Certification upon employment***online certification not acceptable. Summit Surgery Center – **_Why work for us?_** Check out what we have to offer! Our center is an excellent location. + Located in **Hermitage, TN** , easily accessible to I‑40 and Nashville International Airport + **Five ORs** and **one procedure room** supporting outpatient surgical care + Average of **375 cases per month** + Specialties include **ENT, gynecology, neurology, ophthalmology, orthopedics, total joints, pediatrics, and podiatry** + Part of **Surgery Ventures powered by HCA Healthcare** + Guided by HCA’s mission: **Committed to the care and improvement of human life** HCA Healthcare has been recognized as one of the World’s Most Ethical Companies® by the Ethisphere Institute more than ten times. In recent years, HCA Healthcare spent an estimated $3.7 billion in cost for the delivery of charitable care, uninsured discounts, and other uncompensated expenses. "There is so much good to do in the world and so many different ways to do it."- Dr. Thomas Frist, Sr. HCA Healthcare Co-Founder If you find this opportunity compelling, we encourage you to apply for our Certified First Assistant opening. We promptly review all applications. Highly qualified candidates will be directly contacted by a member of our team. **We are interviewing - apply today!** We are an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.